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Show HERALD DAILY Thursday, March 8, 2007 A3 Iraq struggles to protect pilgrims Suicide attacker kills 30 in cafe as Shiites head toward Karbala 190. More than 30 other pilgrims have been killed in dozens of bombings and shootings since the pilgrimages began this week. In Karbala, 50 miles south of Baghdad, Iraqi security forces set up a cordon around the two main Shiite shrines as the city swelled with hundreds of thousands of pilgrims. six-rin- g Robert THE H. Reid ASSOCIATED PRESS A suiBAGHDAD, Iraq cide attacker blew himself up in a cafe northeast of the capital Wednesday, killing 30 people as a wave of violence left 90 Iraqis dead throughout Local Gov. Aqeel said 10,000 policeman were deployed in the city, with pilgrims undergoing multiple searches at checkpoints before they reach the two major shrines, the focus of the week the country. The bloodshed persisted as Iraqi security forces struggled to protect more than 1 million Shiite pilgrims streaming toward the holy city of Karbala for annual religious rituals that begin Friday. The pilgrims are facing a string of attacks along the way. that have claimed at least 174 lives in two days among 284 killed across Iraq since Tuesday. ' vor among the Shiites, free to practice their rituals since the collapse of Saddam Hussein's Sunni4ed regime in 2003. Abbas Ghatie Ali, a pilgrim walking from Baghdad to Karbala, tied a list of emergency contacts around his neck in case he was hurt along the way. "I'm wearing this card to identify me if I'm killed during the journey to Karbala," Ali said. He said he would defy threats by Sunni extremists because Shiites are "the majority and will defend our ideology and doctrine." ,1 - '7' to : I - 1 " HAIDAR FATEHIAssociated v Mm D MORE SAVE DURING OUR HAVE A GREAT WEEKEND SALE J d -- r- V$ American troops have stepped up efforts to clear and secure major highways around the capital as part of the v Baghdad security crackdown, which began last month. But the operation, which will eventually see an additional 17,000 U.S. combat troops in the capital, has so far failed to intimidate Sunni insurgents, who have retaliated with atintacks outside the city cluding those against Shiite pilgrims. At least 13 U.S. troops have been killed in Iraq since Sunday, all of them in Sunni areas north and east of Baghdad. Nine Americans died Monday, the deadliest day for the U.S. military here in nearly a month. Gen. Peter Pace, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, said that in recent days the number of sectarian murders was down slightly and the number of car bombings was up. "So I think you see potentially the Iraqi people wanting to take advantage of this opportunity and the enemy wanting to keep it going," Pace told a Pentagon news conference. Still, police reported finding n 10 bodies throughout Baghdad on Wednesday, most showing signs of torture. Another two were found floating in the Tigris river south of the capital. Defense Secretary Robert Gates cited early indications that the Iraqi government is meeting the commitments it made to bolster security, although he cautioned that it was mm V a9iwt ( ALL BED ENSEMBLES, SHEETS, SHEETSETS ON SALE T2.SO-S60- Reg. Hiill ' ALL TOWELS & PILLOWS ON SALE sale Reg. Excludes Everyday Value pillowj sale bullet-ridde- too early to reach any firm conclusions about the outcome. "We're right at the very beginning," he said at the Pentagon. "But I would say that based in terms of whether the Iraqis are meeting the commitments that they've made to us in the security arena, I think that our view would be so far, so good." He was referring to the movement of additional Iraqi troops into the capital Wednesday's suicide attack took place near sunset at a popular cafe in Balad Ruz, 45 miles northeast of Baghdad, where Sunni extremists have been forcing Shiites to flee through a campaign of assassination and intimidation. A senior police officer said dozens of people were gathered around the cafe enjoying mild, sunny weather when the attacker struck, killing 30 people and wounding 25. The officer spoke on condition of anonymity, fearing for his personal safety. 50 ALLC00KWAREAND Iraqi security forces have been bracing for more trouble this weekend at the climax of Shiite religious rites marking mournthe end of a HusImam for period ing sein, grandson of the Prophet Muhammad Hussein's death in a 7thentury battle near Karbala cemented the schism between Sunnis and Shiites. Hundreds of thousands of , Shiite pilgrims were streaming by bus, car and foot Into Karbala, 50 miles south of Baghdad, many of them afmarching behind banners firming their reverence for KITCHEN ELECTRICS ON SALE sale Rfg. Excludes Samsonlte sale Reg. ALL CHINA, SILVER, CRYSTAL ON SALE OFF ALL SAMSONITE, TRAVELPRO&DELSEY salt Reg. 40-da- y v Imam Hussein. On Tuesday, two suicide bombers exploded themselves among pilgrims lining up at a checkpoint in the southern city of Hillah, killing at least 120 people and wounding about Press the bodies of victims of Tuesday's suicide bomber attacks in Hillah, 60 miles south of Baghdad, Iraq, on Wednesday. A man grieves beside ANY COMBINATION OF HOME ITEMS IN A SINGLE PURCHASE, INCLUDING BED & BATH, HOUSEWARES, CHINA, SILVER, CRYSTAL, LUGGAGE They included 22 people 12 police commandos and 10 civilians who died Wednesday in a car bombing at a checkpoint in southern Baghdad set up to protect pilgrims, the U.S. military said. An Iraqi TV cameraman working for a station was among the civilian dead, his station said. Just north of the capital, a powerful bomb killed three American soldiers trying to clear explosives from a major highway, the U.S. military said. One American soldier was wounded in the attack. Shiite-owne- end rites. "All the city's entrances have been secured, and I call upon the pilgrims to follow the instructions of the security forces and let them do the necessary searches," Iraq's minister of state for national security, Sherwan said in Karbala. "Terrorists are adapting and improvising new ways of hurting people. Preparations have been made in hospitals to receive emergency cases," he said. But the attacks have done little to discourage religious fer macys ' ttluJ REFUCT PRICES Twm offw, Shf fumltiir, rtvirtrs md ruqv Wfffofd, Lalkjo. Lladrft. Rrcfl md fwydy Vlu. Cmno b comWrwJ with ny ottwf BUT NOT NECESSARILY DURING THE PAST 30 DAYS. Of FIRING PRICES IN EFFECT DURING THE 90 0AY5 BEFORE OR AFTER THIS ADVERTISEMENT, MAY NOT HAVE BEEN IN EFFECT THE PAST 90 DAYS. tlNTERMEDIATl PRICE MAY HAVE BEEN TAKEN. Irxtudn flK rff. ftttfd ihft K nd pwi(s) RKJORti WtKIS SAVINGS MAY NOT IASE0 ON ACTUAL SALES. 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