Four Blasts in Iraq's Najaf, U.S. Warplane Overhead
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NAJAF, Iraq,  - Four loud blasts were heard in  Najaf late on Sunday as an AC-130 U.S. military plane circled  overhead, a Reuters witness said.
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U.S. warplanes pounded the rebel-held  Iraqi city early on Monday as ground forces fought fierce  clashes with insurgents on the outskirts of the city, witnesses  said.
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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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U.S. warplanes bombed targets in Iraq's  rebel-held city of Falluja Friday, marking a violent start to  the holy Muslim fasting month of Ramadan.
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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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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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NAJAF, Iraq  - A U.S. military plane unleashed  rapid cannon fire on positions held by Shi'ite rebels in the  sacred city of Najaf early on Sunday, a Reuters witness said.
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NAJAF (Iraq) - US helicopter gunships pounded supporters of Moqtada Al Sadr in the holy Iraqi city of Najaf yesterday as 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  - U.S. helicopter gunships pounded  Shi'ite militias in the holy Iraqi city of Najaf on Sunday as  tanks rumbled to within 800 yards of a besieged shrine at the  center of a near three-week insurgency.
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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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Several loud explosions resonated near a holy shrine in Najaf on Monday as sporadic clashes continued between US-backed Iraqi forces and Shiite militiamen, witnesses said.
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Strong blasts were heard in the besieged city of Najaf early on Sunday as U.S. military planes unleashed cannon and howitzer fire.
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NAJAF, Iraq  - U.S. warplanes pounded Shi'ite  rebels early on Friday after their leader, radical cleric  Moqtada al-Sadr, rejected a final order from Iraq's interim  prime minister to disarm and leave a holy shrine.
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A U.S. military plane unleashed rapid cannon fire on positions held by Shi'ite rebels in the sacred city of Najaf early on Sunday, a Reuters witness said.
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NAJAF, Iraq - U.S. forces and Shiite militants fought fierce battles in Najaf on Monday, with airstrikes near a revered shrine and exchanges of mortar fire and artillery, as the U.S...
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NAJAF, Iraq  - U.S. forces appeared to keep Sh'ite  militants guessing in the city of Najaf overnight, firing off  sporadic rounds as a military aircraft flew overhead.
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NAJAF, Iraq  - A large fire was blazing in Najaf  Saturday after a series of blasts and gunfire as a U.S. AC-130  plane circled overhead, a Reuters witness said.