US army raids Chalabi's Baghdad base

US troops and Iraqi police raided the headquarters of the party led by Governing Council member Mr Ahmad Chalabi today.

US troops and Iraqi police raided the headquarters of the party led by Governing Council member Mr Ahmad Chalabi today.

The headquarters of the Iraqi National Congress and a nearby house also used by Mr Chalabi's party were being raided.

Mr Chalabi, a former favourite of the Pentagon, has increasingly fallen out of favour in Washington.