Reuters: Battle rages in Basra as government cracks down

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Battle rages in Basra as government cracks down
      

BASRA, Iraq (Reuters) - Iraqi forces fought militants loyal to Shi'ite cleric Moqtada al-Sadr on Wednesday in the second day of a campaign the government hopes will end militia control without the help of foreign troops.
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