US strikes Basra and Baghdad targets as Iraq battles militias
U S forces widened operations in Basra and hit militia positions in Sadr City Baghdad with airstrikes and a Hellfire missile. The clashes followed heavy resistance as Iraqi troops pressed Basra operation amid Shiite faction attacks on the Green Zone and other areas.
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Bush calls Iraq violence a defining moment for free Iraq
President Bush said the flare up in violence in Basra and Baghdad marks a defining moment in the history of a free Iraq as Iraqi forces and Prime Minister Maliki push to root out Shiite militias. He backed Maliki, praised leadership, and said the attack would not derail the mission.
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