Arab newswire: Sadr's office stormed by coalition forces
 An Arab news agency is claiming that the Baghdad offices of Shi'a political leader Muqtada al-Sadr was just raided by US military and Iraqi security forces. Military sources could not confirm the reports.
The Kuwaiti News Agency reports that "some 14 military vehicles are now surrounding the office and Iraqi and US soldiers could be seen confiscating material and documents."
Al Sadr, the leader of the Mahdi Army, a leading Shi'a militia in Iraq, is said to be currently out of the country due to concerns for his security.
RAW STORY placed calls to US Central Command in Tampa and Baghdad, neither of which currently had any information pertaining to the raid.
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The full news story can be ready at the KUNA website.
Note: RAW STORY was alerted to this development by the Newshog blog.
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