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BAGHDAD, Iraq - U.S. and Iraqi forces killed 80 militants in a battle west of Tikrit, Iraqi officials said Wednesday. . .

Iraqi insurgents have suffered a series of blows this week, including 26 deaths during a clash with American soldiers on Sunday. . .

Also Tuesday, shopkeepers and residents on one of Baghdad’s main streets pulled out their own guns and killed three insurgents when hooded men began shooting at passers-by. The incident gave a rare victory to civilians increasingly frustrated by the violence bleeding Iraq.

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