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Fierce fighting in Baghdad suburb Fierce fighting in Baghdad suburb
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Eleven people have been killed and more than 30 wounded in Baghdad in clashes between US forces and Shia militiamen, Iraqi police have said. At least 11 people have been killed and more than 30 wounded in overnight clashes between US-led forces and Shia militias in Baghdad, police have said.
The fighting, overnight on Thursday, took place in Sadr City, a mainly Shia suburb of the capital. Two women and a child are believed to have been among those killed in the fierce fighting in the capital's mainly Shia suburb of Sadr City, they added.
Police said the wounded included women and children. US and Iraqi forces have recently been targeting Shia militias, especially the Mehdi Army of the cleric, Moqtada Sadr.
US and Iraqi forces have been leading operations against Shia militia in the capital and the southern city of Basra over recent weeks. On Friday, he urged his supporters to respect a truce he called in August.
"You are the best who committed and were patient with the decision to cease fire, and were the most obedient to your leader," he said in a statement read out in mosques across Iraq during Friday prayers.
"I wish you would continue your patience and your belief."
Although Moqtada Sadr said he considered fighting foreign forces "a holy rite", he insisted the Mehdi Army would not fight the US-led coalition unless its fighters were attacked.