Al-Sadr's followers refuse to disband militia in Iraq
(AP)
Source: Yahoo News Published April 20, 2008 @ 1:02pm PDT
AP - Followers of hardline cleric Muqtada al-Sadr raised the stakes Sunday in the showdown with Iraq's government, refusing to disband their militia. The U.S. military said 40 Shiite militants were killed in fierce fighting in southern Iraq. [full article]