Iraqi officials say 2 killed in Sadr City clashes

By SPA,

Baghdad : Overnight clashes in Sadr City have killed Two people and wounded 25, including five children, despite a reported cease-fire in the Iraqi capital’s sprawling slum, Iraqi health officials said Monday.


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The clashes erupted in Sadr City around midnight Sunday, marring the first day of a reported cease-fire between factions of Muqtada al-Sadr’s political movement and the Iraqi government, the Associated Press reported.

Nasar al-Rubaie, a Sadrist lawmaker, said talks on final touches to the agreement were continuing Monday. Al-Rubaie said he could not comment on the latest clashes in Sadr City.

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