Your Comments On...

Rival Shiite Militias Clash in Southern Iraq

BAGHDAD, Aug. 16 -- Clashes between rival Shiite Muslim militias erupted Wednesday in Basra, Iraq's second-largest city, when scores of gunmen stormed the governor's office after accusing his supporters of assassinating their tribal leader. Meanwhile, car bombs in Baghdad killed 25 people.
 - 

By Sudarsan Raghavan

 
Comments
© 2006 The Washington Post Company