Fighting With Suspected Militiamen Leaves 30 Dead

[ECH1969]

At least 12 Iraqi policemen are dead in a new round of fighting with suspected militiamen. The trouble broke out in a town outside Baghdad. Local authorities say 18 gunmen were also killed.

They're believed to be part of a militia controlled by an anti-American cleric in Iraq.

Many minority Sunni Arabs have fled their homes in that town as militiamen pour in. The same fighters killed numerous Sunnis in a nearby city last week.

http://www.wcsh6.com/news/article.aspx?storyid=44033

[maxsolomon]

1. why does the Media write a sentence like this?

"They're believed to be part of a militia controlled by an anti-American cleric in Iraq."

let me help: They are believed to be members of the Madhi Army, controlled by Moqtada Al Sadr.

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4. 12 Iraqi police officers were killed here

I am sure there are Sadrists in the Iraqi police. But, they wouldn't be fighting the Madhi Army if they were all the same.

[ECH1969]

3. Yes they are believed to be members of the Medhi Army

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