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To: unclewest who wrote (57570)8/2/2004 12:45:31 PM
From: KLP  Respond to of 793691
 
US troops surround Najaf home of Shiite militia leader

54 minutes ago
news.yahoo.com

NAJAF, Iraq (AFP) - US troops surrounded the home of wanted Shiite Muslim radical leader Moqtada Sadr in the central Iraqi holy city of Najaf, an AFP correspondent witnessed.

AFP/File Photo



US armoured vehicles, backed by Iraqi security forces, cordoned off the Al-Zahra neighbourhood, where Sadr's home is located in the eastern part of the city.

Smoke was seen rising from the area Monday amid the sound of heavy gunfire, mortar fire and rocket-propelled grenade explosions.