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Iraqis Celebrate Asia Cup Victory


Iraqis are celebrating their team's Asia Cup victory over Saudi Arabia amid increased security aimed at suppressing violence that marred an earlier football celebration.

Iraq won Sunday's match 1-0 in Jakarta. Fans danced in the streets of Iraq and fired gunshots into the air -- despite orders from authorities against celebratory gunfire. The football team's members include Shi'ites, Sunnis and Kurds.

Iraqi officials also imposed a vehicle ban in Baghdad and other parts of the country for the game.

Last week, car bombers in Iraq killed 50 people and wounded 130 others in crowds celebrating a semi-final victory over South Korea.

In other developments, the US military says coalition forces killed eight terrorists and detained 22 other suspects during operations on Sunday targeting al-Qaida across central Iraq.

The military also says two US soldiers were killed Sunday during combat operations, one in eastern Baghdad and one north of the city.

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