Iraqi officials say at least 13 people have been killed in Baghdad's Sadr City district despite increased security on the fifth anniversary of the fall of Baghdad to U.S. forces.
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Iraqi radical Shi'ite cleric Moqtada al-Sadr has extended for another six months a cease-fire between his Mahdi army militia and U.S. and Iraqi forces. Daniel Schearf reports from the northern Iraqi city of Irbil.
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Anti-American Iraqi Shi'ite cleric Muqtada al-Sadr has made his first public appearance since the start of a major U.S.-backed security crackdown in February.
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The commander of the U.S. forces in South Korea says it is probably a question of when, not if, North Korea will test a second nuclear device. He also says the 28,000 U.S. military personnel who stand ready to defend South Korea from the North deserve better consideration from policymakers in Seoul. VOA's Kurt Achin reports from the South Korean capital.
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The commander of U.S. combat forces in Iraq today said it may take up to three years to meet American goals.
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Iran says two Iranians being held by U.S. forces in Iraq were released early today and handed over to Iranian officials in Baghdad.
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U.S. officials say American forces in Baghdad detained several Iranians last week suspected of inciting attacks against Iraqi troops.
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