Ultimatum as Iraq cease-fire in jeopardy

March 26, 2008 – 3:27 pm

Iraq’s prime minister gives Shiite militants battling security forces in Basra a 72-hour deadline to surrender as the death toll from two days of fighting that threatens to undo efforts to stabilize Iraq nears 50.


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