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Iraqi army armored vehicles are seen moving toward Diwaniyah, 130 kilometers (80 miles) south of Baghdad, Iraq, Monday Aug. 28, 2006, after a gunbattle between Iraqi forces and militiamen of the Mahdi Army loyal to radical cleric Muqtada al-Sadr left at least 34 people dead and about 70 wounded, Iraqi officials said. The fighting broke out late Sunday when Iraqi soldiers conducted raids in three neighborhoods to flush out the militiamen and seize weapons. (KEYSTONE/AP Photo/Alaa Al-Marjani)