No Sign of Offensive Against Shiites
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<i> Associated Press</i>
BASRA, Iraq — Correspondents who visited this southern port recently as part of a government tour saw no evidence of an offensive against Shiite Muslim rebels and refugees.
Journalists saw troops scattered across the region, which is back under government control after an ill-fated Shiite rebellion. Basra Gov. Abdul-Latif Hamoud denied Iranian claims that nearby marshes are filled with Shiites who face massacre by Iraqi troops.
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