It was the latest violence to hit the country in a political crisis that pits followers of the powerful Shi'ite cleric Moqtada al-Sadr against mostly Iran-aligned parties and paramilitary groups. Read more at straitstimes.com.
BAGHDAD - Four people were killed in clashes among rival Shi'ite Muslim militants in the southern Iraqi city of Basra that took place overnight and on Thursday morning, local security officials said.
The security officials said the clashes took place in the centre of Basra, Iraq's main oil-producing hub. Two of those killed were members of Mr Sadr's Peace Brigades militia, they said.
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