US, Iraqi forces battle Shi’ite militia in Baghdad
U.S. and Iraqi forces raided a suspected death squad in mostly Shi’ite east Baghdad early on Monday, the U.S. military said, and a police source said they fought with militia there for several hours. The police source said that 18 people had been wounded and two killed in the fighting in Sadr City, a stronghold of radical Shi’ite cleric Moqtada al-Sadr, whose supporters are part of the ruling Shi’ite coalition. Full Story