Dozens of Iraqi police detained in operation

Source: Reuters

BAGHDAD (Reuters) - Iraqi soldiers detained dozens of policemen and closed down a hospital suspected of treating Shi'ite militiamen in a Baghdad stronghold of cleric Moqtada al -Sadr's Mehdi Army, Iraqi security officials said on Tuesday.

Iraqi and U.S. security forces have been battling Mehdi Army fighters in Baghdad since late March. The upsurge in violence has underscored the fragility of Iraq's security at a time when U.S. troops in the capital are reducing their numbers.

The U.S. military announced that the third of five combat brigades sent to Iraq last year to help curb sectarian violence had begun withdrawing.

The brigades have been credited by Washington with helping to reduce violence by 60 percent since last June.



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Wonder if the hospital treats children wounded in the anarchy.

Good way to make mom respect the "Crusaders"

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