(S (S (PP (IN In) (NP (BASENP (DT the) (JJ southern) (NN city)) (PP (IN of) (BASENP (NNP Diwania))))) (COMMA ,) (S (BASENP (JJ Iraqi) (NNS troops)) (VP (VP (VBD battled) (NP (BASENP (NNS members)) (PP (IN of) (NP (BASENP (DT the) (NNP Shia) (NN minority) (POS 's)) (BASENP (NNP Mehdi) (NNP Army)))))) (COMMA ,) (S (VP (VP (VBG killing) (BASENP (NN 40) (NNS gunmen))) (CC and) (VP (VBG wounding) (BASENP (DT another) (NN 40) (NNS civilians)))))))) (PERIOD .))