Shi'ite fighters attack soldiers (REUTERS)
Jan 19 - Dozens killed as Iraqi soldiers and police fight running battles with gunmen from a Shi'ite cult in southern Iraqi cities.
Police said the head of the so-called "Soldiers of Heaven" cult in Basra had been killed in the fighting, which is reminiscent of clashes between the obscure group and Iraqi and U.S. forces a year ago.
Those battles near the holy Shi'ite city of Najaf left hundreds dead, mainly members of the cult. Penny Tweedie reports.
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