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]]> ***In Lebanon, fierce gunbattles erupted in Beirut Thursday after
Hezbollah chief Hassan Nasrallah charged that a Lebanese government
crackdown was tantamount to a "declaration of war." Supporters of the
Western-backed government and the Hezbollah-led opposition were
engaged in shootouts in several mixed Sunni and Shiite Muslim
districts of Beirut.]]> tag:innworldreport.net,2008://1.7 2008-05-09T19:24:33Z 2008-05-09T19:28:36Z

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]]> ***U.S. forces have increased air power and armored patrols in an
attempt to cripple Shiite militia influence in Sadr City, an area of
2.5 million people serving as the Baghdad base for the Mahdi Army.]]> tag:innworldreport.net,2008://1.6 2008-05-09T19:23:49Z 2008-05-09T19:29:37Z

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]]> *** Thursday ,Iraqi soldiers warned residents in the Baghdad district
of Sadr City to leave their homes, signaling a new push by the
U.S.-backed forces against Shiites who have been waging street battles
for seven weeks. 6,000 people have been forced to flee.]]> tag:innworldreport.net,2008://1.5 2008-05-09T19:23:12Z 2008-05-09T19:30:02Z

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]]> ***In Iraq Wednesday 26 Iraqis were killed and 35 wounded. One US
soldier was also killed.]]>