US Forces Raid al-Sadr Baghdad Offices, Detain Aides

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VOA News
08 May 2004, 21:56 UTC



Muqtada al-Sadr in mosque with supporters
U.S. forces in Iraq have briefly encircled the Baghdad offices of radical Shi'ite cleric Moqtada al-Sadr and have detained at least three of the cleric's aides.
The U.S. tanks and armored vehicles moved into place (Saturday) after militiamen loyal to the cleric attacked British forces in the southern city of Basra.

Several hundred members of the militia known as the Mehdi Army attacked British patrols in several districts, using assault rifles and rocket-propelled grenades,

British commanders sent reinforcements to the center of Basra, where a large crowd had gathered near Southern Oil Company headquarters. British troops also surrounded Mr. al-Sadr's Basra office.

Two Iraqis were killed and three British soldiers were wounded in the Basra clashes.
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[ex_jew]

1. Clerics' aides detained !

Whoo-hoo ! Do you think they'll get the dog-leash treatment ? Maybe the "inappropriate contact". I wouldn't want to be in their shoes.