Inside the Middle East - Blog
March 28, 2008
Mideast Snapshot - Deserted Streets In Baghdad
CNN Baghdad's Mohammed Tawfeeq sent me these two pictures of what central Baghdad streets look like today.

The governement imposed a week-end curfew amid clashes between Iraqi Security Force troops and Shiite militias.


U.S. Embassy staff were told to remain indoors after days of rocket attacks left two Americans dead.

An Iraqi military spokesman says the curfew - which took effect at 11 p.m. Thursday (4 p.m. ET) - bans pedestrian, motorcycle and vehicle traffic through 5 p.m. Sunday.

Update: the round-the-clock curfew has been extended in Baghdad for an indefinite period, amidst continuing clashes between government forces and shiite militiamen.
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