The reports added that the arrests had followed "bloody clashes with knives and daggers on Nov. 7 and 15 in Baghdad".

Gary Bowden also left, following clashes with Hope.

Bucharest also faced mounting pressure abroad over the arrests, which followed clashes in which six people were killed and hundreds injured.

One soldier was injured in the firefight, which followed clashes in Kirkuk on Saturday that left at least nine people dead.

The move was followed clashes between people from the two states near the town of Kumali.

The fighting followed clashes on Thursday in the region's capital.

The Croatian offensive followed violent clashes over the weekend on the section of the main Zagreb-to-Belgrade highway, which crosses the enclave.

Many arrests followed clashes early Saturday in downtown Munich, the police said.

The decision followed clashes between the police and Mr. Ouattara's supporters.

Plans for the strikes, in mid-September and early October, follow clashes that have killed 13 people in the last two months at political rallies.