Fourteen people have been killed and more than 140 wounded in clashes between security forces and Sadrists in Baghdad's Sadr City.

A medical source in the health office for the eastern half of Baghdad said the figures came from the Sadr and Imam Ali hospitals in Sadr City and the Kindi hospital in central Baghdad, Reuters reported.

He said the casualties included women and children caught in the crossfire in the clashes, which broke out on Tuesday and continued overnight.

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