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Militiamen Control Parts of 3 Iraq Cities
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| Contributor | The Oncoming Storm |
| Last Edited | The Oncoming Storm Apr 08, 2004 08:25am |
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| Category | News |
| Media | Website - Yahoo News: Iran |
| News Date | Thursday, April 8, 2004 06:00:00 AM UTC0:0 |
| Description | By LEE KEATH, Associated Press Writers
BAGHDAD, Iraq - Shiite Muslim militias held partial control Thursday over three southern Iraqi cities, while Sunni insurgents killed a U.S. Marine in the battle for Fallujah. In escalating violence, gunmen kidnapped three Japanese and eight South Korean civilians.
The militia led by radical Shiite cleric Muqtada al-Sadr has full control over the city of Kut and partial control in Najaf, but coalition forces will move soon to break their hold, said Army Lt. Gen. Ricardo Sanchez, the top U.S. general in Iraq (news - web sites) said. Residents of Kufa said militiamen also control that southern city by holding police stations and government buildings.
In a videotape broadcast to the Arab world by Al-Jazeera, kidnappers armed with automatic rifles and swords threatened to kill the blindfolded Japanese hostages unless Tokyo withdrew its troops from Iraq.
Three explosions rocked central Baghdad, with smoke rising from the Green Zone — the sealed-off neighborhood where the U.S.-led coalition has its headquarters. The military did not immediately report casualties. |
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