Clashes erupted in central Baghdad on Sunday between Iraqi security forces and gunmen firing from the rooftops and alleys, killing at least two Iraqis and injuring six despite a major security clampdown.They were among at least 27 Iraqis reported found slain during the day. Five U.S. soldiers were killed in roadside bombings, four in a single blast east of the capital, the military said.
Busy city streets emptied as the fighting broke out Sunday afternoon in Fadhil, a notorious hide-out of Sunni Arab insurgents in the center of the capital. Gunmen attacked Iraqi army patrols in the latest of a series of skirmishes, officials and residents said. The two sides traded fire for more than an hour.
At least two civilians were killed and three injured in the crossfire, they said. Three Iraqi soldiers were among the wounded.
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