Iraq Fires Policemen, Soldiers

BAGHDAD, April 13 -- The Iraqi government said Sunday it had dismissed 1,300 soldiers and policemen for refusing to fight during an offensive last month in the southern port city of Basra.
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Sholnn Freeman

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