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Iraqi MPs protest in siege slum

Fierce clashes continue in the slum and at least one civilian has been killed and 15 others wounded. The latest clashes started late on Saturday and U.S. aircraft reportedly attacked the area of Umm al-Maalef of southern Baghdad after dawn. The Sadr City slum has been the focal point of battles between security forces and black-masked Mehdi Army militiamen loyal to Shi'ite cleric Moqtada al-Sadr.

Reuters | April 27, 2008Watch more videos from Reuters

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