Siege of Sadr City

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Basra fighting

Host Lisa Mullins gets the latest on fighting in the Sadr City area in Baghdad from the BBC’s Clive Myrie, as Shiite militias took advantage of a sandstorm that hit the capital yesterday to step-up their attacks.

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