Committed to PEOPLE'S RIGHT TO KNOW Vol. 5 Num 145 Sun. October 17, 2004       International US asks Britain to deploy troops in more volatile parts of Iraq An Iraqi man prays with his beads as others gather outside a destroyed church following an explosion in Baghdad yesterday. Bombs exploded near five churches around Baghdad last morning followed by a mortar attack near a sixth church, causing damage but no casualties. Iraq's tiny Christian community has been heavily targeted in the unrest that has swept the country following last year's US-led invasion. PHOTO: AFP