Pro-Saddam special militias have suppressed some sporadic uprisings in Baghdad. According to IRNA correspondents, several popular uprisings broke out in a number of regions of the capital, including Al-Salehiya, Al-Mansour and Shola. The special militias immediately came to the scene and dispersed the people by shooting into the air. Saddam Hussein issued an order this week prohibiting Iraqis from leaving Baghdad amid heavy bombardments by US-led coalition forces in preparation for a ground attack on this tenth day of war. The Iraqi president intends to use his nation as a human shield against US and British attacks. Sporadic popular uprisings were reported last week in the southern cities of Basra (Iraq's second biggest city) and Faw, but this is the first time such popular uprising has reportedly taken place in Baghdad. The popular uprisings are expected to fan out as civilian casualties increase in number as a result of the US-led forces' unrelenting strikes on the capital and fleeing Iraqis are fired upon. Pro-Saddam militias, who operate with their faces covered and are known as Saddam Fedayeen, have reportedly executed three Baghdad residents for acting as spies for US and British forces in recent days.
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