A member of the Iraqi army special forces prevents civilians from entering the Baghdad neighborhood of Fadhil during deadly clashes with Sons of Iraq fighters. Ali Yussef / AFP/Getty ImagesIraqi Troops Order Some Sunni Volunteers To Disarm -- Yahoo News/AP
BAGHDAD – Iraqi troops using loudspeakers ordered Sunni security volunteers in a Baghdad neighborhood to turn in their weapons after the arrest of their leader sparked fierce gunbattles between the former U.S. allies and American and Iraqi troops.
The confrontation in Fadhil, a ramshackle Sunni enclave on the east bank of the Tigris River where al-Qaida once held sway, threatens to undermine U.S. efforts to stabilize Baghdad before American troops pull out of Iraqi cities by the end of June.
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More News On The Clashes In Iraq
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Baghdad Arrest Sets Off Clashes -- Washington Post
Sons of Iraq leader Adel Mashadani arrested in Baghdad -- L.A. Times
Violence erupts after Iraqi army arrests Sunni paramilitary leader -- Miami Herald
Troops Arrest an Awakening Council Leader in Iraq, Setting Off Fighting -- The New York Times
Anti-Qaida fighters kidnap 5 Iraqi soldiers after clash in Baghdad -- China View