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Iraqi army clashes with militants in Basra (Extra)
Feb 21, 2008, 12:27 GMT
Baghdad - Iraqi army forces fought for several hours with illegal militant groups in different areas in the city of Basra, some 550 kilometres south of Baghdad, security sources and media reports said Thursday.
The news agency Voices of Iraq (VOI) said the clashes took place in the Hussein and Jameiyat districts during the late hours of Wednesday and lasted till the dawn of Thursday.
Helicopters were seen supporting the Iraqi soldiers during the clashes, while militants used rocket-propelled grenades.
There were a number of dead and wounded on boths sides, but no firm casualty figures yet available, the reports said.
Sources added that attacks on the British base were also reported near Basra airport.
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