U.S. Aircraft Bombard Sadr Fighters in Najaf
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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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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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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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U.S. air strikes killed at least 13 people and wounded 52 early on Sunday in the northeastern Baghdad district of Sadr city, a stronghold for Shi'ite militants, two police sources said.
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US warplanes pounded Mehdi Army positions in Najaf early Monday as fighting continued between US-Iraqi forces and militiamen loyal to renegade Shiite cleric Muqtada al-Sadr.
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US forces in the Iraqi  city of Najaf carry out  an overnight assault on militia loyal to Shia cleric Moqtada Sadr.
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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. planes unleashed a fierce attack on rebel targets in Najaf early on Thursday, a Reuters witness 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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BAGHDAD: US tanks raided the Baghdad Shi&#39;ite Muslim stronghold of Sadr City this morning as aircraft bombed the area and helicopters flew low overhead, witnesses 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 yards of a besieged shrine at the  center of a near three-week insurgency.
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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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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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WASHINGTON : The United States pulled its punch in Iraq as Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld announced US forces arrayed in Najaf against Shiite militants of firebrand cleric Moqtada Sadr were &quot;unlikely&quot; to storm the town&#39;s holy places to deal the militia ...
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NAJAF, Iraq - Plumes of black smoke rose above the embattled city of Najaf Tuesday after American warplanes bombed insurgent positions overnight and supporters of a radical cleric charged that shrapnel from a U.S. attack had hit parts of the Imam Ali Shrine...
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U.S. troops clashed with Shi'ite militiamen in Najaf on Saturday, interrupting a day of relative calm in the holy city with the sound of mortar, rocket-propelled grenade and machinegun fire, witnesses said.
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NAJAF/MOSUL, AUGUST 22: US helicopter gunships pounded Shiâite militias in the holy Iraqi city of Najaf on Sunday as tanks rumbled to within 800 metres of a holy shrine at the centre of a near three-week insurgency.