 American-backed Iraqi security forces are continuing a big operation they say is targeting Shia militiamen and criminal groups in the southern city of Amara. Operations in the city involve US and Iraqi forces going house to house in search of weapons. Reports say five provincial council officials representing the movement led by Shia cleric Moqtada Sadr have been arrested for aiding militias. This follows the arrest on Thursday of Amara's mayor, Rafi Abdul Jabbar, among others. He is also a supporter of Moqtada Sadr.
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