Iraqi security forces still depend on U S troops in Baghdad
In a dusk Baghdad patrol a 14 man unit of U S and Iraqi troops crouches behind mud brick houses. Iraqi forces remain dependent on American support to combat insurgents while training and equipment improve. The coalition keeps ultimate security responsibility as Iraqi guards and police grow toward potential full responsibility by 2005.
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Cleric Muqtada al-Sadr vows continued fight amid Iraqi uprising
In Najaf and across Iraq the Shiite cleric Muqtada al-Sadr pledges to fight until the last drop of blood as his Mahdi Army presses the five day uprising. Basra oil exports halt due to threats, while clashes kill a British soldier and multiple militants. Meanwhile an Iraqi judge says Chalabi and his nephew must be prepared for international extradition if they do not return voluntarily.
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