Iraqi crackdown on Shiite forces threatens long-term truce
By MICHAEL KAMBER AND JAMES GLANZ
An Iraqi official said 40 people were killed in Basra during an operation against Shiite militias, and the battles raised fears across Iraq that Moktada al-Sadr, the renegade Shiite cleric, could pull out of a cease-fire.
By MICHAEL KAMBER AND JAMES GLANZ
An Iraqi official said 40 people were killed in Basra during an operation against Shiite militias, and the battles raised fears across Iraq that Moktada al-Sadr, the renegade Shiite cleric, could pull out of a cease-fire.
