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IRIN/ReutersBAGHDAD, 4 June 2007 (IRIN) - Clashes between rival Sunni militant groups in the Sunni neighbourhood of Amiriyah in western Baghdad have left residents facing acute difficulties.
In a bid to restore calm after the last week of clashes, the Iraqi authorities and US forces imposed a curfew, adding to residents' problems.
"This is our seventh day indoors and we have run out of basic essentials," said Sarhad Abdul-Ghafour Amin, a 48-year-old taxi driver from Amiriyah.
"Shops have been closed for the last week… and we can't venture out to other areas for fear of being shot by militants or US and Iraqi forces," Amin, a father of five, told IRIN.
"We have already run out of meat, vegetables, mineral water and fuel for the generator. We have only flour and eggs and are forced to drink dirty water. I have just eight blood pressure tablets left and it will be a real catastrophe for me if I can't get more," he added.
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