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dbpedia:Iraq_spring_fighting_of_2008

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The Iraq Spring Fighting of 2008 (March – May, 2008) was a series of clashes between the Mahdi Army and the Iraqi Army supported by coalition forces, in southern Iraq and Baghdad, that began with an Iraqi offensive in Basra. The fighting followed a lull in the Civil war in Iraq and was the most serious crisis since October 2007.

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Iraq Spring Fighting of 2008

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4 killed (Islamic Dawa Party) 191 killed; 2,100 deserted, defected or captured (Iraqi security forces) 1 killed (Iraqi militia) 35 killed (U.S. forces)

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Special Groups Fadhila Militia Thar Allah Awakening Councils Iraqi Army Badr Brigades Mahdi Army Islamic Dawa Party

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dbpedia:Nouri_al-Maliki dbpedia:Muqtada_al-Sadr dbpedia:Mohan_al-Furayji dbpedia:Akran_Hasnawi dbpedia:Akram_al-Kabi dbpedia:David_Petraeus dbpedia:Yusuf_al-Mosawi dbpedia:Hadi_Al-Amiri

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2008-05-15Z

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*Maliki government politically weakened and agrees to immunity for Mahdi Army gunmen and a release of detained Mahdi Army members *Iraqi forces launch further operations inMaysan Governorate Ceasefire *Iraqi forces gain control ofSadr City *Mahdi Army propaganda victory in Basra, however clearing operations continued

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