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U.S. Forces May Be Losing Grip on Karbala

NPR | By Anne Garrels,

Cheryl Corley

Published April 10, 2004 at 12:00 AM EDT

As pilgrims gather in Karbala for the Shiite Muslim holiday al-Arbaeen, militants loyal to firebrand cleric Muqtada al-Sadr take control of the streets. U.S.-led forces have yet to reassert control. Hear NPR's Cheryl Corley and NPR's Anne Garrels.

Anne Garrels

Cheryl Corley

Cheryl Corley is a Chicago-based NPR correspondent who works for the National Desk. She primarily covers criminal justice issues as well as breaking news in the Midwest and across the country.

See stories by Cheryl Corley