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Originally Posted by forestal  more normalcy.... Iraqi authorities say the death toll from five days of intense fighting between Iraqi forces and Shi'ite militias has surged to more than 200.
There are reports that dozens of policemen in Sadr City surrendered their weapons to Sadr's forces, saying they could not fight their own people.
Despite a curfew imposed across Baghdad, mortar and rocket attacks continued to plague the Green Zone, the heavily fortified enclave in the capital that is home to the U.S. Embassy and most Iraqi government offices. One hit the office of Vice President Tariq al-Hashimi. He was not there, but police said three guards were killed.
In Baghdad, Iraqi police say U.S. helicopters carried out air strikes on the Shiite neighborhood of Sadr City last night. Television footage shows destroyed buildings and the smoking wreckage of at least one car.
Hundreds of Iraqi civilians have been killed or injured this week in the government offensive.
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Sounds like a typical October weekend in Detroit.