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| The Iraqi government has declared an immediate curfew in the capital, Baghdad, to run until Sunday morning. | The Iraqi government has declared an immediate curfew in the capital, Baghdad, to run until Sunday morning. |
| The move affects both vehicles and pedestrians, a spokesman for the Iraqi prime minister said. | The move affects both vehicles and pedestrians, a spokesman for the Iraqi prime minister said. |
| The spokesman did not reveal why a curfew was being put in place, but sectarian violence and blasts have been increasing in recent days. | The spokesman did not reveal why a curfew was being put in place, but sectarian violence and blasts have been increasing in recent days. |
| The brother-in-law of the new chief judge in Saddam Hussein's trial was shot dead in Baghdad late on Thursday. | The brother-in-law of the new chief judge in Saddam Hussein's trial was shot dead in Baghdad late on Thursday. |
| The curfew order was announced on state broadcaster Iraqiya. | The curfew order was announced on state broadcaster Iraqiya. |
| "The government has decided to enforce a curfew on vehicles and individuals starting from Friday evening until 0600 on Sunday morning (0200 GMT)," the message said. | "The government has decided to enforce a curfew on vehicles and individuals starting from Friday evening until 0600 on Sunday morning (0200 GMT)," the message said. |
| An unidentified official at the interior ministry told the Associated Press news agency that "intelligence information on the security situation" had made the announcement necessary. | An unidentified official at the interior ministry told the Associated Press news agency that "intelligence information on the security situation" had made the announcement necessary. |
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| US and Iraqi troops have been reinforcing operations against insurgents and sectarian militias in Baghdad. | |
| On Wednesday a US military spokesman said Iraqi security forces were "making a concerted effort" to end the capital's sectarian violence by targeting death squads. | |
| He also said that there had been a spike in violence coinciding with the start of the Muslim holy month of Ramadan, which began on Monday, and that suicide attacks were at record levels. | |
| Shortly after he spoke, 10 people were killed and 11 injured in a shoot-out at a Sunni mosque in the capital. | |
| On Thursday, gunman ambushed a car carrying Kadhem Abdul Hussein, the brother-in-law of Judge Mohammad Oreibi al-Khalifa, who is presiding over Saddam Hussein's genocide trial. | |
| Mr Abdul Hussein was killed outright and police said his son was injured. |