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Beheading Suspects Arrested; Sadr Allies Clash with U.S.

NPR | By Melissa Block,

Peter Kenyon

Published May 21, 2004 at 12:00 AM EDT

Two Iraqis suspected of involvement in the beheading of American Nicholas Berg earlier this month are under arrest. Also, there are reports of continued clashes in southern Iraq between U.S. forces and Shiite Muslim militiamen loyal to radical cleric Muqtada al-Sadr. Hear NPR's Melissa Block and NPR's Peter Kenyon.

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