U.S. Soldiers, Militiamen Clash in Najaf
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NAJAF, Iraq - U.S. warplanes bombed Najaf's Old City and troops clashed with Shiite militiamen Sunday amid fears a plan to end the standoff could collapse...
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US forces and Shiite militants fought fierce battles in Najaf today, with airstrikes near a revered shrine and exchanges of mortar fire and artillery, as the US military
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Fighting continued to rage in the southern Iraqi city of Najaf as Shiite rebels battle for control against US-led troops.
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BAGHDAD, Iraq - U.S and Iraqi forces clashed with insurgents in northern Iraq on Saturday after launching an operation to destroy an alleged militant cell in the town of Tal Afar, the U.S. military said...
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Fighting resumes in the Iraqi city of Najaf between US troops and Shia militias after an abortive peace bid.
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NAJAF, Iraq - U.S. forces Monday drew near Najaf's revered Shiite shrine, engaging in fierce battles with followers of radical cleric Muqtada al-Sadr as the military stepped up pressure on the insurgents to hand over the holy site to religious authorities...
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BAGHDAD, Iraq - The deadly showdown between U.S. troops and Iraqi militants in Najaf dominated Iraq's national conference Monday, with tribal and religious leaders deciding to send 60 delegates to the holy city to persuade a radical Shiite cleric to call off his fighters...
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NAJAF, Iraq - U.S. and Iraqi forces battled militants in Najaf on Tuesday and Iraqi National Guardsmen advanced to within 200 yards of the holy city's Imam Ali Shrine compound, where insurgents loyal to radical cleric Muqtada al-Sadr have been holed up for weeks...
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NAJAF, Iraq  - U.S. warplanes, artillery and  marines engaged Shi'ite militiamen in a fierce battle around a  shrine in the Iraqi city of Najaf on Monday in some of the  heaviest fighting since the 20-day-old rebellion erupted.
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Explosions and gunfire shook Najaf&#39;s Old City yesterday in a fierce battle between US forces and Shiite militants, as negotiations dragged on for the handover of the shrine that the fighters have used for their stronghold.
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Renewed heavy fighting is reported to have broken out Wednesday in the Iraqi city of Najaf between US-led forces and militiamen loyal to radical Shi&#39;ite cleric Moqtada al-Sadr.
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More fighting has been reported in the Iraqi city of Najaf, despite an agreement by radical Shiite cleric Moqtada al-Sadr to end clashes between his supporters and US-led forces.
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Fighting in Najaf, a holy city for Shi&#39;ite Muslims in Iraq, is at crisis point. Militiamen led by anti-US cleric Muqtada al-Sadr are holed up in the golden-domed Imam Ali mosque in a standoff against Iraq&#39;s interim government and American troops.
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NAJAF, Iraq - Explosions and gunfire shook Najaf&#39;s Old City yesterday in a fierce battle between US forces and Shiite militants, as negotiations dragged on for the handover of the revered shrine that the fighters have used for their stronghold.
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U.S. and Iraqi forces battled militants Tuesday in Najaf, sending plumes of black smoke over the holy city, as Iraq's government warned fighters loyal to a radical cleric to abandon their weekslong standoff inside the Imam Ali Shrine or face attack.
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Iraqi forces today joined US troops in the battle with rebel militia in the holy city of Najaf. There was fierce fighting as the joint forces moved to within 200 metres of the Imam Ali shrine, where militiamen
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NAJAF, Iraq - Explosions and gunfire shook Najaf's Old City on Sunday in a fierce battle between U.S. forces and Shiite militants, as negotiations dragged on for the handover of the shrine that the fighters have used for their stronghold...