- BAGHDAD (Reuters) - U.S.-led
coalition forces do not have control of the Iraqi cities of Najaf and Kut,
where Shi'ite militiamen have seized control of key buildings in the center
of town, the top U.S. general in Iraq said on Thursday.
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- Lieutenant-General Ricardo Sanchez said coalition troops
in the cities -- who include Ukrainian and Spanish soldiers -- were in
their bases on the outskirts.
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- Ukrainian forces pulled out of Kut's city center on Wednesday
after clashes there. Shi'ite followers of radical cleric Moqtada al-Sadr
began an uprising on Sunday and have clashed with foreign troops in several
Shi'ite areas of Iraq. © Reuters 2004. All Rights Reserved.
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