AFP - The UN's refugee agency warned Friday that it would have to reduce or even suspend programmes to help hundreds of thousands of Iraqi refugees due to a funding shortfall.
AFP - Battles between Shiite fighters and US forces in Baghdad's militia stronghold of Sadr City killed 15 people and wounded dozens more overnight, US and Iraqi officials said on Friday.
AP - Shiite militants launched rockets toward the fortified Green Zone on Friday, taking advantage of a sandstorm that gave cover from attacks by U.S. aircraft. Some rockets fell short, including one that damaged the British Broadcasting Corp. bureau.
