Fire Blazes in Najaf After Blasts
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NAJAF, Iraq  - A large fire blazed in Najaf in  Iraq Saturday after a series of blasts and gunfire as a U.S.  military plane circled overhead, a Reuters witness said.
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Heavy blasts rock Najaf hours after the prime minister issues a "final call" to Moqtada Sadr to end his insurgency.
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âThe smell of burnt flesh filled the air and blood smeared the deserted streets of Najaf&#39;s Old City after heavy US air strikes on Shiite militia positions around Iraq&#39;s revered Imam Ali shrineâ, reported Agence France-Presse on August 25.
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Several mortar bombs were heard landing in the southern Iraqi city of Najaf on Tuesday after Shi'ite rebels came under fierce U.S. bombardment overnight.
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The death toll from Sunday&#39;s attack in the holy Shiite city of Najaf climbed to 48, with another ninety wounded. The car bomb exploded near the Imam Ali Mausoleum, one of the most revered spots in Najaf.
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NAJAF, Iraq  - U.S. aircraft, apparently AC-130  gunships, pounded positions held by Shi'ite militiamen in the  Iraqi holy city of Najaf Thursday and large orange multiple  flashes lit the night sky.
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The US military planes unleashed cannon and howitzer fire early Sunday on positions held by militants loyal to radical Shi&#39;ite cleric Muqtada al-Sadr in the besieged sacred city of Najaf.
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The crash of explosions and crackle of gunfire that have torn through Najaf for weeks gave way Saturday to the clangs of shovels clearing the destruction and the wail of police
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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 revered shrine that the fighters have used for their stronghold...
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Explosions and gunfire shook Najaf on Monday amid fierce battles between US forces and Shiite militants, who remained in control of a revered shrine here as negotiations
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NABLUS, West Bank  - Unknown assailants threw fire   bombs on Saturday at two churches in the West Bank city of   Nablus, following a day of Palestinian protests against   comments Pope Benedict made about Islam. No one was hurt.
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Explosions and gunfire shook Najaf&#39;s Old City on Sunday in a fierce battle between US forces and Shiite militants, as negotiations dragged on
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NAJAF: US planes pounded Iraqi militias in Najaf last night after tanks rumbled to within 800 metres of a holy shrine at the centre of a near three-week insurgency.
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NAJAF, Iraq  - Car bombs ripped through the Iraqi Shiite holy cities of Karbala and Najaf near major religious shrines, killing at least 44 people and wounding more than 100.
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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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Explosions and gunfire shook Najaf today amid fierce battles between US forces and Shiite militants, who remained in control of a revered shrine there as negotiations dragged on for its handover to religious authorities.
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NAJAF, Iraq  - The death toll from a car bombing in Iraq &#39;s holy Shiite city of Najaf climbed to 48 killed and 90 wounded, a hospital official said.