Article: Shiite center seeks a higher profile In vision for Najaf, a weaker Baghdad

Article: U.S. troops claim to have killed 300 militiamen in two days of fighting in Najaf
Deseret News (Salt Lake City);  August 6, 2004 ;     700+ words ......were wounded in Baghdad. In Najaf, 100 miles south of Baghdad, U.S. helicopters...situation in Najaf affects that...of al-Sadr in Baghdad, told reporters...southeast of Baghdad, witnesses said...positions in Najaf, while Italian...

Article: At least 43 killed in clashes in Baghdad, Najaf in 24 hours
Xinhua News Agency;  August 8, 2004 ;     227 words ......43 killed in clashes in Baghdad, Najaf in 24 hours BAGHDAD, Aug. 8 (Xinhua) -- At...Najaf, 160 km south of Baghdad. "The toll in Najaf is initial because there...forces since Thursday in Baghdad and Najaf. The US military said Friday...

Article: Clashes Break Out in Baghdad; U.S. Forces Battle Insurgents as Militia Returns From Najaf
The Washington Post;  August 29, 2004 ;     700+ words ......the trip home to Baghdad after a cease-fire...the holy city of Najaf was just a pit stop...neighborhood in eastern Baghdad, killing two boys...agreement that concerned Najaf and Kufa," a senior...Yarmouk Hospital in Baghdad, family members and...fighters just back from Najaf. The ...

Article: Explosions echo throughout Najaf after ceasefire breaks down; renewed fighting casts shadow over national conference
AP Worldstream;  August 16, 2004 ;     700+ words ......08-16-2004 Dateline: NAJAF, Iraq U.S. tanks...into the center of Najaf and battled with...as delegates in Baghdad opened a conference...the ceasefire in Najaf after the failure...National Conference in Baghdad, which gathered...rang out through Najaf on Sunday, police...immediate ...

Article: Tensions flare up as Najaf fighting resumes; Some delegates threaten to leave conference in Baghdad unless fighting stops
Telegraph - Herald (Dubuque);  August 16, 2004 ;     590 words ......into the center of Najaf and battled with...just as delegates in Baghdad opened a conference...the ceasefire in Najaf after the failure...National Conference in Baghdad, which gathered religious...rang out through Najaf Sunday, police ordered...or face arrest. In Baghdad, about 1,300 ...

Article: Najaf fighting resumes; over 1,000 delegates convene
Charleston Gazette;  August 16, 2004 ;     700+ words ......Associated Press NAJAF, Iraq - U.S. tanks...into the center of Najaf and battled with...as delegates in Baghdad opened a conference...the ceasefire in Najaf after the failure...National Conference in Baghdad, which gathered...rang out through Najaf on Sunday, police...immediate ...

Article: Deal to end Najaf battle displays Iraqi Shiite ayatollah's power.
Chicago Tribune (Chicago, IL);  August 29, 2004 ;     700+ words ...Aug. 29--BAGHDAD, Iraq -- A frail...in a few hours in Najaf what the tough-talking...under control. In Najaf, critics say, the...Al-Jedid newspaper in Baghdad, calls the settlement...fighting the militia in Najaf or Baghdad's Sadr City slum...

Article: Ominous Calm Settles Over Baghdad; A Week of Fighting in Capital, Najaf Has Residents Fearing the Worst
The Washington Post;  August 12, 2004 ;     700+ words ......said. On Wednesday, Baghdad seemed to be holding...Shiite holy city of Najaf, 90 miles south of Baghdad, where Marines and...part, fighting in Baghdad has been contained...near holy sites in Najaf, have taken up arms...Tuesday night in Baghdad killed eight people...a spokesman in ...

Article: Allawi visits Najaf, urges rebels to end attacks.
Chicago Tribune (Chicago, IL);  August 8, 2004 ;     700+ words ......rebels for control of Najaf since Thursday. There...skirmishes also in Baghdad's Sadr City, where...people were killed in Baghdad in weekend violence...have been killed in Najaf in the bloodiest...spokesman for al-Sadr in Baghdad, said the militia...call to pull out of Najaf. ...

Article: Clashes kill 43 in Baghdad, Najaf
China Daily;  August 9, 2004 ;     566 words ...BAGHDAD/NAJAF,Iraq: At least 43...Shi'ite militiamen in Baghdad and the holy city of Najaf over the past 24...died in clashes in Baghdad's mainly Shi'ite...the flashpoints in Baghdad and the holy city...300 militiamen in Najaf but a militia spokesman...

Article: U.S. Seizes Governor's Office in Najaf
AP Online;  May 6, 2004 ;     700+ words ......headquarters in Baghdad, killing five Iraqi...the building in Najaf without a fight...cities including Najaf and Kufa. In Baghdad's Sadr city, an...growing concern. In Baghdad, Bremer announced...al-Zurufi as governor of Najaf province. Bremer...

Article: FBI says it will help in Najaf investigation, hundreds of thousands of mourners march from Baghdad
AP Worldstream;  August 31, 2003 ;     700+ words ......Shiites marched toward Najaf from Baghdad behind a truck carrying...planned for Tuesday in Najaf, 175 kilometers (110 miles) south of Baghdad. The faithful trudged...Governing Council in Baghdad and religious leaders in Najaf. An answer was expected...

Article: Delays Mar Negotiation Mission in Najaf
AP Online;  August 17, 2004 ;     700+ words ......08-17-2004 Dateline: BAGHDAD, Iraq U.S. armored...besieged city of Najaf, in southern Iraq...end the fighting in Najaf _ their worst crisis...delegation waited in Baghdad, a mortar round hit...the delegation from Baghdad to Najaf and back," Interior...

Article: Convoy ambushed in Baghdad: Fighting continues in Najaf as cease-fire appears to unravel
Charleston Gazette;  May 31, 2004 ;     442 words ...BAGHDAD, Iraq - Assailants ambushed...convoy of Britons on a northern Baghdad highway on Sunday, killing...clashes around the holy city, Najaf, the military said. Fighting...coalition headquarters in Baghdad. Elsewhere, attackers in Samarra, 75 miles northeast of Baghdad, hurled three mortar ...