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NPR : U.S. Troops, Shiite Militants Clash in Sadr City

NPR : U.S. Troops, Shiite Militants Clash in Sadr City: "Day to Day, August 8, 2007 · In Baghdad, U.S. helicopter gunships blasted a suspected militant base in the Shiite stronghold of Sadr City. The raid came amid escalating clashes between U.S. troops and Shiite gunmen. A senior U.S. commander said this week that more than 70 percent of American casualties in July were the result of Shiite attacks. "
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