Fierce Battles for Control of Holy City
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Explosions and gunfire shook Najaf today amid fierce battles between US forces and Shiite militants, who remained in control of a revered shrine there as negotiations dragged on for its handover to religious authorities.
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An eyewitness account of the vicious battle to retake the  Iraqi city
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JERUSALEM -- Hoping to quell days of Muslim protests, Jerusalem's ultra-Orthodox Jewish mayor yesterday ordered a review of construction outside a holy site at the heart of the Arab-Israeli conflict, a spokesman said.
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The US military clashed aggressively with forces of anti-American cleric Muqtada al-Sadr as negotiations to end the standoff at one of Islam&#39;s most revered shrines remained stalled.
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Explosions and gunfire shook Najaf&#39;s Old City on Sunday in a fierce battle between US forces and Shiite militants, as negotiations dragged on for the handover
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US marines faced a tough fight Thursday as insurgents began a counterattack timed with an Islamic holy night.
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A serious battle to win over the Palestinian public was finally under way yesterday as the entry of a second major candidate galvanised the contest to succeed Yasser Arafat
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Protests by Muslims continued today over excavation work near a religious compound in Jerusalemâs Old City, despite efforts by Israeli officials to calm tensions.
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BAGHDAD -- US and Iraqi forces have moved aggressively in the past week to combat Sunni Arab insurgents in neighborhoods across the capital and to establish a stronger presence in religiously mixed districts plagued by sectarian violence.
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NAJAF, Iraq - Militants loyal to firebrand Shiite cleric Muqtada al-Sadr remained in control of a revered Shiite shrine at the center of the crisis in Najaf on Saturday, as they bickered with top Shiite religious leaders over how to hand the holy site over.    As the standoff dragged on, heavy clashes broke out for about 45 minutes near the cemetery and the Old City on Saturday afternoon between al-Sadr's militiamen and U.S...
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US and Iraqi forces battled militants in Najaf on Tuesday and Iraqi National Guardsmen advanced to within 200 yards of the holy city&#39;s Imam Ali Shrine compound, where insurgents loyal to radical cleric Muqtada al-Sadr have been holed up for weeks.
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DOHA (Aljazeera) -- An audio tape from Ayman al-Zawahri has called for organized resistance against what the senior al-Qaeda leader describes as invading crusaders in the Muslim world.
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Intense fighting continues in  Gaza, as rival factions battle for control of key buildings leaving dozens dead.
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Fighting continued to rage in the southern Iraqi city of Najaf as Shiite rebels battle for control against US-led troops.
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NAJAF, Iraq -- The scars of war line every vista leading to the gold dome of the Shrine of Ali. Fire has blackened hotel facades, shells have punched through apartment buildings, and bombs have leveled rows of shops in the normally bustling warren of streets around Iraq's most revered Shi'ite mosque.
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gangs of Christian and Muslim youths armed with sticks and knives fought running battles in the streets. Witnesses said some of the Muslim youths were carrying AK-47 rifles.
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Explosions and gunfire shook Najaf&#39;s Old City on Sunday in a fierce battle between US forces and Shiite militants, as negotiations dragged on