U.S. Troops Kill 11 in Sadr City

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BAGHDAD -- American troops killed 11 suspected Shiite militants in a series of clashes near Sadr City on Wednesday, one day after thousands of Iraqi troops moved onto the streets of the east Baghdad district.

An American military spokesman said three of the men were killed as they planted or were preparing to plant roadside bombs in the New Baghdad area, and others after they were seen carrying machine guns or rocket-propelled grenades in the same area.

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U.S. Troops Kill 11 in Sadr City

The confrontations came after a cease-fire deal with the cleric Muqtada al-Sadr's militia, the Mahdi Army, which ended eight weeks of fight...

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