Nine killed in fresh clashes between Sadr militia, US forces

[Barrett808]

NAJAF, Iraq (AFP) - Nine Iraqis were killed and 44 wounded in ferocious clashes between US forces and Shiite Muslim militiamen, hospital sources and officials said, as fresh truce efforts unraveled.

In Kufa, six people were killed and 32 wounded in clashes which erupted Tuesday night between US soldiers and members of radical Shiite cleric Moqtada Sadr's militia, said doctors at the southern town's al-Furat al-Awsat hospital.

One was killed and 21 wounded during fighting Wednesday near two mosques in the centre of the city.

Another five were killed and 11 wounded overnight.

In the nearby holy city of Najaf, one person was killed and injured 12 when three mortar shells hit an industrial zone close to a US base, a medical source at the Hakim hospital told AFP.

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[underpants]

1. Glad to see his "Backing down" (not negotitated thank you) is working

uh-huh.