US Warplanes Pounce on Najaf

World | August 22, 2004, Sunday // 00:00

US warplanes have attacked suspected militant positions in the Iraqi holy city of Najaf. The raid comes as efforts to make peace with Moqtada Sadr and his Mehdi militia reached a deadlock. Clashes between the radical cleric's men and US soldiers have been on for several weeks already. The militants still hold the Imam Ali shrine, and refuse to hand over control of the holy place.

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