Toll the Bell for the Polls, Part III
Well, this is one way to influence the outcome of elections in Iraq I suppose (refer to Part I and Part II for background): Iraqi security forces, after more than of 40 days of intense fighting, on Thursday told residents to evacuate their homes in the northeast Shiite slum of Sadr City and to move to temporary shelters on two soccer fields. The military's call indicated the possibility of stepped-up military operations and came as Iraqi security forces raided a radio station run by backers of Shiite cleric Muqtada al Sadr.
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- 05/10/2008
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