U.S. Blockades Shiite Stronghold -- Police Call for Residents to Leave; Gunmen Wait

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BAGHDAD - U.S. and Iraqi forces blocked access to a town on the northeast outskirts of Baghdad where Shiite gunmen were dug in for a third day Monday behind earthen barriers. Police issued calls for residents to leave the town, and some said they were running out of food and fuel.

The blockade of Husseiniyah came as at least 16 people died when four car bombs rocked the center of the capital. Three of the blasts took place in one 30-minute span, as the relentless Baghdad summer sun pushed temperatures to 115 degrees.

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U.S. Blockades Shiite Stronghold -- Police Call for Residents to Leave; Gunmen Wait

Police, morgue and hospital officials reported a total of at least 59 people killed or found dead nationwide, and the U.S. announced the deaths of three soldiers and a Marine. At le...

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