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Members of a small militia spread out across Baghdad on Thursday in a show of strength. Reuters
Members of a small militia spread out across Baghdad on Thursday in a show of strength. Reuters
Iraq capital taken over as Shiite militia marches in defiance of government
The group is one of more than a dozen smaller, lesser-known Shiite militias to surface last year