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Bollixed In Baghdad

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The Iraq war could be heading to its decisive moment: a battle for the capital of Baghdad that already has turned dramatically bloodier for American soldiers and carries enormous stakes for the country’s future. At least 13 American soldiers have been killed around Baghdad since Monday – the highest four-day U.S. toll in the capital since the 2003 invasion.

The disclosure of heavy American losses came on another day of horrific violence for Iraqis, with at least 59 people killed in separate incidents across the country, Iraqi police said. The single deadliest attack took place at 11 a.m. in Ramadi, a Sunni insurgent stronghold in western Iraq, when a suicide bomber blew up his car at an Iraqi army base, killing at least 19 people and wounding 10 … an entire Iraqi police brigade — comprising an estimated 800 to 1,200 officers — had been pulled out of service and placed under investigation for alleged complicity with death squads.

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