The Iraqi government has ignored the Sadrist bloc's request for a negotiated settlement to the fighting in Baghdad. US troops killed eight Mahdi Army fighters in Sadr City. Iraqi troops captured a Special Groups commander in Baghdad. Coalition forces killed four al Qaeda operatives and captured 19 during raids throughout Iraq. A US Predator crashed in southern Iraq.
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