US Planes Bomb Najaf, Hopes Of Peace Fade
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US planes pounded Najaf&#39;s cemetery and historic centre near the Imam Ali shrine on Monday, dimming hopes of a peaceful end to a near three-week stand-off between US-led Iraqi troops and Shiite militia.
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BAGHDAD, Iraq - A U.S. warplane bombed near Najaf's vast cemetery as fighting with Shiite militants intensified Tuesday...
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BAGHDAD, 23 August 2004 - Gunfire and explosions shook Najaf yesterday as fighting broke out between supporters of Shiite cleric Moqtada Sadr and US forces.
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NAJAF, Iraq  - U.S. warplanes pounded areas near a  shrine where radical Shi'ite militiamen were holed up early  Friday after their leader, Moqtada al-Sadr, defied a final  demand from Iraq's interim prime minister to disarm.
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BAGHDAD, Iraq - An Iraqi delegation delivered a peace proposal to aides of militant cleric Muqtada al-Sadr in Najaf on Tuesday as explosions, gunfire and a U.S. air strike on the sprawling cemetery echoed across the holy city...
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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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At least six people were killed in attacks across Iraq Saturday, while the holy city of Najaf remained calm. Shi&#39;ite militiamen left its Imam Ali shrine earlier this week as part of a deal to end three weeks of fighting with US and Iraqi troops.
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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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Explosions and gunfire have rocked the Iraqi city of Najaf, with US forces battling militants loyal to a Shiite cleric. Witnesses say the militants attacked US troops with mortar rounds and the troops fired back.
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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 jets have launched a new assault on Shi&#39;ite militia positions in the Iraqi city of Najaf. The attack follows a stall in talks on the transfer of control of the mosque in the southern holy city.
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US aircrafts Sunday pounded positions held by militants loyal to Iraq&#39;s radical Shia cleric Muqtada al-Sadr in the besieged sacred city of Najaf, Xinhua reports.
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A US warplane  shells suspected rebel positions in the Iraqi holy city of Najaf as peace talks stall.
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US warplanes bombed Najaf&#39;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 has unleashed a fresh wave of attacks on positions held by forces loyal to rebel cleric Moqtada Sadr in Najaf. Hopes of a peaceful resolution to the bloody siege of a revered Shiite shrine are fast
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NAJAF, Iraq - Sporadic gunfire echoed through Najaf on Friday after a night of heavy U.S. bombing that saw radical cleric Muqtada al-Sadr call on his fighters to hand control of a revered Najaf shrine to top Shiite religious authorities...
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American tanks and planes bombarded guerrilla positions around the Imam Ali shrine in southern Najaf early today, reportedly damaging sections of one of Shia Islam&#39;s most revered