Three Killed, 15 Wounded As British Troops Battle Shiite Militia

AMARA, Iraq, Aug 24 (AFP) - Three people were killed, including a child, and 15 women and children wounded Tuesday during afternoon clashes in the southern city of Amara between Shiite Muslim militiamen and British troops, a medic said.
Moqtada Sadr's Mehdi Army fighters in the city opened fire on a British base at around 4:00 pm (1200 GMT) and the British soldiers retaliated, said Mustafa Ali from the Zahrawi hospital.
During the clashes, which lasted until around 6:00 pm (1400 GMT), three mortar rounds landed on the Al-Jadida residential district, killing two adults and a child.
Another 15 women and children were brought into the hospital with injuries, Ali added. It was not immediately clear which side fired the deadly rounds.