Heavy fighting erupts in Basra

by Dave Keating | March 24, 2008 at 11:19 pm
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The US military death toll in Iraq has passed another milestone. 4,000 US troops have now been killed in the conflict.

Heavy fighting erupted in Iraq's southern oil hub of Basra on Tuesday, and a military official said a major operation had been launched against armed groups in the city.

Rival factions from Iraq's Shi'ite Muslim majority and criminal gangs have been competing for control of Basra.

A Reuters witness said he could see columns of black smoke and hear the sound of explosions and machinegun fire in Iraq's second city and gateway to the Gulf.

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