March 27, 2008 (vol. 118, iss. 122) • Page Image 3
…The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com NEWS BRIEFS BAGHDAD With violence rising, Iraqi prime minister issues ultimatum Iraq's prime minister warned gunmen in the oil port of Basra to surrender their weapons by Friday orfaceharshermeasures, asclashes between security forces and Shiite militia fighters spread throughout the south and in Baghdad. Despite Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki's ultimatum yesterday, government troops in Basra were having...…

















































