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Baghdad slum gun battle leaves 36 dead

US forces battled rebel cleric Muqtada al-Sadr’s gunmen in a in a Baghdad slum today and the clashes left at least 36 people dead, including one American soldier.

Baghdad slum gun battle leaves 36 dead

Tue, 07 Sep, 2004 - 18:42

US forces battled rebel cleric Muqtada al-Sadr’s gunmen in a in a Baghdad slum today and the clashes left at least 36 people dead, including one American soldier.

More than 200 were wounded, US and Iraqi authorities said.

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