Roads to Iraq
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October 23, 2007
Aljazeera [video available here] reported that Mahdi Army controlling Basra right now after heavy fights, that started since this morning, Basra governor and chief Basra police runway to an unknown place, Mahdi Army took 50 hostages from Iraqi police and army, no more details because Aljazeera reporter in Basra says there is a deliberate media blackout by the "Green Zone" government.
According one Iraqi website, Iranians from Al-Quds Brigades are fighting with Mahdi Army against the police and the Army, the website added that the whole conflict started after two Iranian cars refused to stop at Iraqi police checkpoint.
Aljazeera says that the clashes started after Iraqi police killed a leader of Mahdi Army
Video: Sadr controls Basrah
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