Fighting has also broken out between U.S. forces and Shiites connected to Moqtada al-Sadr. U.S. forces killed 8 members of the Shiite Mehdi Army. Meanwhile in Kirkuk, US forces raided one of Sadr’s offices. Last week British forces clashed with Shiite militiamen in Basra. In the Sunni city of Duluiyah, U.S. forces shot dead a City Council member and a police captain after they reportedly fired shots at American troops.