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To: LindyBill who started this subject	8/15/2004 10:03:59 AM
From: LindyBill	Read Replies (1) of 793911

Media Warned : Get out of Najaf From Reuters via the ABC (Australian Broadcasting Corporation) : Shiite militiamen have battled United States and Iraqi forces in the holy city of Najaf, resuming hostilities after yesterday’s collapse of peace talks aimed at ending 10 days of fighting. Reuters witnesses said loud explosions and automatic gunfire echoed from near an ancient cemetery in the heart of Najaf, a key stronghold for the militia loyal to radical Shiite Muslim cleric Moqtada al-Sadr. US tanks moved close to the area near the cemetery and the sacred Imam Ali Mosque, prompting frightened residents to stay indoors. But it appeared US and Iraqi forces had yet to resume a full-scale offensive against the militiamen. […] Iraq has said only local forces would enter the shrine. Some 2,000 US servicemen and 1,800 Iraqi security men are deployed around Najaf, a city of 600,000 south of Baghdad. Meanwhile, Iraqi police have urged local and foreign journalists in Najaf to leave the holy city, citing safety concerns after talks aimed at ending 10 days of fighting between militia and US forces collapsed. Najaf police chief Ghaleb al-Jazaeri told a news conference all media should leave the southern city. He said that after midday, he would not be able to guarantee their safety.

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