Dozens of blasts rock Baghdad

A SERIES of explosions rocked southern Baghdad today as US soldiers left the "green zone" to establish outposts in the capital's most violent neighbourhoods.

Soldiers Move to Small Posts in Baghdad's Most Violent Areas

American soldiers are leaving their sprawling fortress-cities and establishing many small outposts in the capital's most violent neighborhoods in a major tactical shift under the two-week-old Baghdad security plan. American soldiers say these outposts pose new risks to their safety and require pulling soldiers off patrols to protect their lodgings.