Violence kills at least 22 in Baghdad

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Source: CCTV.com | 04-07-2008 09:26

Twenty-two people have been killed and 55 wounded in clashes in Baghdad.

Twenty-two people have been killed and 55 wounded in clashes in Baghdad. (CCTV.com)

This is the worst violence in the Iraqi capital since Shi'ite cleric Moqtada al-Sadr called his fighters off the streets a week ago.

Police said a joint operation by the US military and Iraqi forces had started in the early hours of Sunday and fighting had reached the outskirts of densely populated Sadr City.

Editor:Zhang Pengfei