Heavy fighting breaks out in southern Iraqi city
BASRA, Iraq |
BASRA, Iraq (Reuters) - Heavy fighting erupted on Tuesday in Iraq's southern city of Basra where Iraqi authorities have clashed with members of the Mehdi Army militia, a Reuters witness said.
An Iraqi military official said Iraqi forces had launched operations to "cleanse" Basra of armed groups.
(Reporting by Aref Mohammed, Writing by Randy Fabi)
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