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64 killed in Iraq

BAGHDAD, APRIL 27. U.S. troops fought gunbattles with militiamen overnight near the southern holy Shia city of Najaf, killing 64 gunmen and destroying an anti-aircraft system belonging to the insurgents, the U.S. military said today.

U.S. troops, seeking to mount pressure on the gunmen loyal to the radical Shia cleric, Muqtada al Sadr, moved into a base in Najaf, but promised to stay away from the sensitive holy sites. - AP

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