Article: COALITION TURNS OVER AN NAJAF TO IRAQIS

Article: BRIDGE OPENS NEAR NAJAF
US Fed News Service, Including US State News;  September 2, 2008 ;     233 words ......Iraq, members of the Iraqi ministry and the governor of Najaf province attended the opening of the North Kufa Bridge near Najaf...economic improvement in areas like Kufa. This bridge, the Imam Ali Bridge, is built near many important holy sites. Close to here is the Imam Ali Shrine ...

Article: AN NAJAF NOW UNDER PROVINCIAL IRAQI CONTROL
US Fed News Service, Including US State News;  December 21, 2006 ;     605 words ......al-Taai, the governor of An Najaf province, to a crowd of several hundred...security enforcement needs." Najaf , the provincial capital of An Najaf province, is approximately 100 miles...s, holiest sites -- the Imam Ali Shrine. The shrine is the...Muslims make a pilgrimage to ...

Article: Iraq Imam Ali
AP Images;  September 19, 2008 ;     37 words ...Shiites mark the 19th day of the holiest month of Ramadan when Imam Ali was wounded, in Imam Ali shrine in Najaf, Iraq, Friday, Sept. 19, 2008. Imam Ali died two days after he was wounded by an poisoned sword. (AP Photo/Alaa al-Marjani)

Article: Kufa's Imam Ali Bridge inaugurated.
Aswat al-Iraq (Erbil, Iraq);  August 28, 2008 ;     261 words ......28/08/2 BAGHDAD, Aug. 28 (VOI) -- The Imam Ali Bridge in Najaf's Kufa city was opened...tomb of Ali Ibn Abi Taleb (also known as Imam Ali ), whom Shiites consider to be the righteous...Medina receive more Muslim pilgrims. The Imam Ali Mosque is housed in a grand structure...

Article: Iraqi Shiites attend a religious ceremony at the Imam Ali's shrine...
Getty Images;  October 4, 2007 ;     87 words ......Shiites attend a religious ceremony at the Imam Ali's shrine... Full Size JPG (843 KB) Iraqi Shiites attend a religious ceremony at the Imam Ali's shrine in the holy city of Najaf, central...holy city to celebrate the anniversary of Imam Ali's martyrdom. Today marks the second day...

Article: City: Martyrdom Anniversary of Imam Ali Naqi (A. S.) observed.
PPI - Pakistan Press International;  July 30, 2006 ;     403 words ......10th Sun of Imamat and Wilayat Hazrat Imam Ali Naqi (A. S.) was observed as a part of...highlighted the seerat and character of Imam Ali Naqi (A. S.) and offered their pursa to...mosques and Imambargahs including Imambargah Imam Ali Naqi, Jamia Wali-Al-Asr, Danishgah Wali...

Article: Urgent: Three US soldiers killed in Najaf province
Xinhua News Agency;  August 16, 2004 ;     37 words ...Urgent: Three US soldiers killed in Najaf province BAGHDAD, Aug. 16 (Xinhua) -- Three US soldiers were killed on Sunday during clashes with Shiite militiamen in the Iraqi province of Najaf, the US military said in a statement on Monday.

Article: Shiites gather at the Imam Ali Shrine in the holy city of Najaf...
Getty Images;  January 8, 2007 ;     66 words ......Images 01-08-2007 Shiites gather at the Imam Ali Shrine in the holy city of Najaf... Full Size JPG (961 KB) Shiites gather at the Imam Ali Shrine in the holy city of Najaf 08 January...they believe Prophet Mohammed annointed Imam Ali as his successor. AFP PHOTO / QASSEM ZEIN...

Article: 1st lead: Iraqi police enter Imam Ali Shrine: interior ministry
Xinhua News Agency;  August 20, 2004 ;     94 words ...1st lead: Iraqi police enter Imam Ali Shrine: interior ministry Eds: updates...Iraqi police on Friday entered the Imam Ali shrine in Najaf after Shiite Muslim militia...Shiite militiamen when they entered the Imam Ali Mosque in the holy city of Najaf. However...

Article: Iraqis walk outside Imam Ali Shrine in Najaf, 160 kms (100 miles...
Getty Images;  December 27, 2007 ;     80 words ......Images 12-27-2007 Iraqis walk outside Imam Ali Shrine in Najaf, 160 kms (100 miles... Full Size JPG (1103 KB) Iraqis walk outside Imam Ali Shrine in Najaf, 160 kms (100 miles) south...Mohammed designated his cousin and son-in-law Imam Ali as his successor. AFP PHOTO/QASSEM ZEIN...

Article: Pakistani Shiite Muslims carry a replica of Imam Ali' shrine...
Getty Images;  October 4, 2007 ;     82 words ......Pakistani Shiite Muslims carry a replica of Imam Ali' shrine... Full Size JPG (1564 KB) Pakistani Shiite Muslims carry a replica of Imam Ali' shrine -- located in the Iraqi holy city...Ramadan to celebrate the anniversary of Imam Ali's martyrdom. AFP PHOTO/Arif ALI (Photo...

Article: Face to the wall. (Cairo museum has controversial painting depicting Mohammed with Imam Ali)
The Economist (US);  March 10, 1990 ;     304 words ......prophet Mohammed facing his faithful disciple and son-in-law, Imam Ali Bin Abbi Talib, and Ali's two children, Al Hassan and Al Hussein...believe this is the only surviving painting showing Mohammed with Imam Ali, whose sons the Shiabut not the Sunni-consider the rightful...

Article: US Forces Close In On Imam Ali Shrine In Najaf
Getty Images;  August 25, 2004 ;     77 words ......AUGUST 25: A car burns 50 meters away from the shrine of Imam Ali, on August 25, 2004 in Najaf, Iraq. The vehicle was hit by...Images). Dateline: Baghdad, Iraq Keywords fighting,shrine of Imam Ali,Shiite,Najaf,Moqtada al-Sadr,Mahdi army,Iraq,51208309 2004...

Article: U.S-led forces hand over security of Najaf province to Iraqis
Xinhua News Agency;  December 20, 2006 ;     210 words ...U.S-led forces hand over security of Najaf province to Iraqis BAGHDAD, Dec. 20 (Xinhua) -- U.S.-led coalition forces handed over security control of Najaf province to Iraqi forces on Wednesday in third such transfer of an entire province. "It...