Analysts say that recent arrests and killings of top militant commanders, including Baituallah Mehsud, appear to have broken the back of militants and led to infighting among various Taliban groups.

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The Iraqi capital's plague of violence continued Tuesday with at least three killings, including that of a judge, authorities said.

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Ramon was believed to be behind more than 300 killings, including those of judges, prosecutors and, probably, a Roman Catholic cardinal.

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The deaths of McClelland and Hasse were two of several recent high-profile law enforcement killings, including the shooting earlier this month of a southern West Virginia sheriff and the March slaying of Colorado's prison chief.

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