US Aircraft Make New Attack on Rebels in Najaf
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US aircraft launched a fresh assault on Shi&#39;ite rebels in the embattled Iraqi city of Najaf early Sunday after talks on transferring control of the mosque at the center of a two-week siege ran into trouble.
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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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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  - U.S. helicopter gunships pounded  Shi'ite militias in the holy Iraqi city of Najaf on Sunday as  tanks rumbled to within 800 meters (yards) of a besieged shrine  at the center of a near three-week insurgency.
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UNITED States tanks today encircled the sacred Imam Ali shrine in the Iraqi city of Najaf, after an intense bombardment of rebel positions overnight.
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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.
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Clashes between US troops and Sadr militiamen escalated Thursday, as the US surrounded Najaf for possible siege.
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NAJAF, Iraq  - U.S. forces launched a fresh  assault on Shi'ite rebels in the embattled Iraqi city of Najaf  on Sunday after talks on transferring control of the mosque at  the center of a two-week siege ran into difficulties.
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American commanders are preparing new battle plans for breaking Moktada al-Sadr's grip on the holy city of Najaf.
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U.S. aircraft launched a new airstrike in the rebel-held city of Falluja on Saturday aimed at killing supporters of a Jordanian militant who has led a campaign of suicide bombings and kidnappings in Iraq.
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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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U.S. aircraft launched a fresh assault on Shi'ite rebels in the embattled Iraqi city of Najaf early Sunday after talks on transferring control of the mosque at the center of a two-week siege ran into trouble.
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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  - U.S. aircraft and tanks pounded  Shi'ite militia positions around a holy shrine and ancient  cemetery in Najaf early on Friday, witnesses said.
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US forces renewed their assault yesterday on Mehdi Army positions in and around Najaf&#39;s old city with an early morning bombing raid and an advance which brought tanks at some points
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US forces and Shiite militants fought fierce battles Monday marked by explosions and gunfire near a revered shrine in Najaf, as the US military stepped up pressure on the insurgents to quickly hand over the holy site to Shiite religious authorities.
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A US military aircraft launched several strikes on suspected Shi&#39;ite militant positions in the besieged southern city of Najaf late on Monday, a Reuters witness said.