lennart
30-07-04, 18:02
Italian troops and Mahdi Army clash
Clashes between Italian occupation troops and a Shia militia, the Mahdi Army, have erupted in the centre of the southern Iraqi city of Nasiriya.
Aljazeera's correspondent in the city reported the clashes began on Thursday morning and were still underway hours later.
He said the storming of Shia leader Muqtada al-Sadr's offices in the city by Italian troops provoked the unrest.
"No details were reported about casualities on both sides," he added.
In another incident, four policemen were wounded when a police station was attacked in Taji district, 25km north of Baghdad, on Thursday morning.
Aljazeera reported that the wounded were taken to the Kadhimiyah hospital in Baghdad for treatment.
http://english.aljazeera.net/NR/exeres/04AF29B7-0E1C-4016-AF30-FB1B25A50421.htm
Bestormingen van Al-Sadr kantoren begonnen de vorige opstand van de Mehdi milities.
Clashes between Italian occupation troops and a Shia militia, the Mahdi Army, have erupted in the centre of the southern Iraqi city of Nasiriya.
Aljazeera's correspondent in the city reported the clashes began on Thursday morning and were still underway hours later.
He said the storming of Shia leader Muqtada al-Sadr's offices in the city by Italian troops provoked the unrest.
"No details were reported about casualities on both sides," he added.
In another incident, four policemen were wounded when a police station was attacked in Taji district, 25km north of Baghdad, on Thursday morning.
Aljazeera reported that the wounded were taken to the Kadhimiyah hospital in Baghdad for treatment.
http://english.aljazeera.net/NR/exeres/04AF29B7-0E1C-4016-AF30-FB1B25A50421.htm
Bestormingen van Al-Sadr kantoren begonnen de vorige opstand van de Mehdi milities.