Baghdad curfew extended indefinitely (Reuters)

Courtesy Ytop stories  Sat, 03/29/2008 - 3:32pm

Women grieve during the funeral of shooting victims in Basra March 29, 2008.<br /><br />Gunmen wearing military uniforms stormed a house in Basra and killed four family members on Saturday, family of the victims said.<br /><br />(Atef Hassan/Reuters)Reuters - Iraqi authorities on Saturday extended a curfew in Baghdad indefinitely in an attempt to contain clashes between Shi'ite militants and Iraqi security forces that have threatened to spiral out of control.




 

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