Fight Won't End Until Cleric is Defeated, Military Says

(Los Angeles Times) This time, military officials say, they will not negotiate and will not stop applying pressure until they "defeat and destroy" Sadr's Al Mahdi militia. This time, an interim Iraqi government is in place that is backing the fight against Sadr and a more capable Iraqi national guard is helping in the battle.


2004-08-12 00:00:00

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