IRAQI MILITIA TAKES UP DEFENSE AGAINST US FORCES
Members of a militia loyal to radical cleric Moqtada Sadr take defense positions as U.S. tanks surround their Baghdad headquarters on April 6, 2004. No fighting occurred before nightfall, but each of the past three nights has seen fierce clashes between the U.S. and Sadr's men in the neighborhood. (UPI Photo/Mitch Prothero)
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