Iraqi security forces, US clamp down on hotspots

A large number of the dead from Thursday's attacks were killed in simultaneous car bombings in the northern city of Mosul, but some also died as US troops battled the guerrillas.

The US military responded with heavy firepower, dropping 11 500-pound bombs and a 2,000-pound bomb.

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