Baghdad chaotic 5 years after fall

Sixteen people died in Baghdad's Sadr City as fresh clashes broke out between security forces and Shi'ite militiamen in the capital yesterday, the fifth anniversary of the fall of Baghdad.

The city's Green Zone, which houses diplomatic missions and much of Iraq's government, also came under renewed attack by rockets or mortars yesterday. No casualties were reported.

The bloodshed served as stark reminders of Iraq's continuing instability five years after US troops swept into Baghdad and toppled Saddam Hussein's regime on April 9, 2003. The euphoria of victory soon dissipated - pummeled first by a Sunni insurgency, then Sunni-Shi'ite slaughter and now battles against Shi'ite militiamen.