Even so, the Mahdi fighters seemed to hold their ground. Witnesses said
that
from the worn, closely packed brick buildings of one Mahdi stronghold, the
Hayaniya neighborhood, Mahdi fighters fired mortars, rocket-propelled
grenades, automatic weapons and sniper rifles at seemingly helpless Iraqi
Army units pinned on a main road outside, their armored vehicles unable to
enter the narrow streets.
But sup****t for the assault already seems to be eroding in several
neighborhoods, as militiamen retained control of their strongholds and
residents were confined in their homes. "The Mahdi Army is still
controlling
most of these places," the editor said. "The result is negative."
http://www.nytimes.com/2008/03/27/world/middleeast/27iraq.html?ex=1364356800&en=4195337a984da51c&ei=5089&partner=rssyahoo&emc=rss
Iraqi Army's Assault on Militias in Basra Stalls
BAGHDAD - An assault by thousands of Iraqi soldiers and police officers to
regain control of the southern ****t city of Basra stalled Wednesday as
****ite militiamen in the Mahdi Army fought daylong hit-and-run battles and
refused to withdraw from the neighborhoods that form their base of power
there.
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