Iraq - Inglese

U.S., British forces battle Mehdi Army in Baghdad, Basra

[Reuters international]

BAGHDAD (Reuters) - U.S. and British forces battled Mehdi Army fighters in Baghdad and the southern city of Basra after their leader, Shi'ite cleric Moqtada al-Sadr, made a rare public appearance and called on U.S. troops to get out of Iraq.