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She jve about vere ever ;ease id to ever _yme dis- ts highest ie United ise of the nd more the gov- jrsday. total of reported Disease ion - U P previous us,” sew a CDC e really n reduce ;ase." teria are s by ticks leer, The rise in palate e er ticks, built ic I better orting of ana and io cases By Denis 1). Gray THE ASSOCIATED PRESS NAJAF, Iraq — U.S. soldiers seized the governor’s office Thursday in the holy city of Najaf, wresting control from Shiite militiamen loyal to a rad ical cleric in battles that left an estimated 40 insurgents dead. In Baghdad, a suicide car bomber killed five Iraqi civilians and an American soldier at the edge of the heavily guarded Green Zone that houses the U.S. headquarters. The blast wound ed 25 people, including two U.S. soldiers. Amid concerns that U.S. troops were about to move directly against anti-American cleric Muqtada al-Sadr, his mili tiamen dug in in Najaf, taking positions behind earthen mounds leading into the city, center and firing a barrage of mortar shells and small arms fire at the U.S. base late Thursday. American soldiers responded with 120mm mortar fire. Gunmen took cover behind buildings as American helicop ters flew overhead. An increased number of fighters were seen in the city center. “We will fight until the last drop of our blood,” said Dhia Slmni, as he stood behind a dirt barricade. "We expect the Americans to ittreat," said fellow militiaman \lalek Holeicha. “We are fight ing for our faith. They don't have any faith.” At the city’s Imam Ali shrine, me of the holiest sites in Shiite Islam, a coffin wrapped in an Iraqi flag was brought in — ipparently one of the dead from ie fighting. "This is a martyr for Muqtada,” mourners chanted. The Najaf fighting came as chief U.S. administrator L. Paul Bremer announced the appoint- 100 ml TURKEY U.S. troops seize Najaf governor’s office The United States intensified pressure on a radical cleric in Najaf on Thursday, seizing the governor’s office . - from his fighters. An j Head of local estimated 40 \ Agriculture insurgents were Department killed in battles east I assassinated of the holy city. , • Kirkuk . UN/TED madrive-by STArES shooting sector SYRIA JORDAN' IRAQ U.S. took control of Baghdad O governor's office; new governor appointed Blindfolded man '' v described as an Iraqi- American being held hostage shown on Arab TV station. (Location unknown) Najaf 0 100 km ► Car bomb killed five Iraqis, one U.S. soldier in ) Green Zone; 25 injured ► Roadside bomb injured two Iraqis ► Roadside 3 bomb killed two * U.S. soldiers late Wednesday. ► In Sadr City mili- v tiamen ambushed —Mour U.S. patrols; ■V- . , 10 attackers /V killed ..... \\ "R ) POLISH SECTOR '‘‘Phratts R IRAN SAUDI ARABIA UNITED KINGDOM SECTOR Basra * /KUWAIT Persian Calf SOURCE: Associated Press AP ment of Adnan al-Zurufi as gov ernor of Najaf province, a step that is part of the campaign to regain control of the area from al- Sadr's militiamen. His al-Mahdi Army seized government build ings and police stations through out the province on April 4. The United States is planning to hand some sovereignty to a transitional Iraqi government June 30 and is looking to end al- Sadr's uprising, which has left parts of southern Iraqi outside of coalition control. U.S. troops have been step ping up their assaults on al- Sadr's followers, raiding offices and buildings where weapons are stored in several southern cities in increasingly bloody skirmish es. Moderate Shiite leaders have called on al-Sadr's militiamen to abandon Najaf, isolating the cler ic and making it easier for U.S. forces to act against him. On Thursday, U.S. forces moved to outlying areas of Najaf, drawing militants from the city center and enabling other troops to seize the two- story governor’s office without resistance. An estimated 40 militiamen were killed in gunbattles outside the city, said Capt. Roger Maynulet, a tank company com mander with the Army’s 2nd Armored Cavalry Regiment. After the soldiers took the building, heavy gunfire was heard near the governor’s office and smoke was seen rising. Gunmen fired from rooftops as motorists tied through deserted streets, honking their horns. 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