By JERUSALEM POST STAFF
The leader of the Shi'ite Mahdi Army militia in the southern Iraqi city of Basra was killed Friday in a gun battle with British soldiers, Iraqi police said.
Wissam al-Waili, 23, also known as Abu Qadir, was shot along with two aides during the battle Friday afternoon, police said.
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