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60 dead as suicide bombers target holy cities

Car bombs tore through a Najaf funeral procession and Karbala’s main bus station, killing at least 60 people and wounding more than 120 in the two Shiite holy cities.

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Suicide bombers kill 60 in attacks on holy cities

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Wave of violence kills more than 60 in Iraq

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Car bomb kills 43

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Al-Sadr aides in bid to negotiate Najaf truce

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Najaf truce after nine days of fighting

Marines seize heart of holy city

US MARINES backed by tanks and aircraft seized the heart of the holy Iraqi city of Najaf yesterday in a major assault on Shi'ite rebels, but they kept out of a site sacred to millions of Shi'ites around the world.

Fri, 13 Aug, 2004

US offers peace plan to holy Iraqi city

US officials have proposed that a radical Shiite cleric’s militia withdraw over a 72-hour period from Najaf, the governor of the holy Shiite city said today.

Tue, 01 Jun, 2004

Iraqi ceasefire broken

US soldiers clashed with Shiite gunmen in the holy city of Najaf today despite an agreement to end the bloody stand off with followers of radical cleric Muqtada al-Sadr.

Sun, 30 May, 2004

US troops launch attacks on cleric's militia

The US army intensified pressure on radical cleric Muqtada al-Sadr today, seizing the governor’s office from his fighters in the holy city of Najaf.

Thu, 06 May, 2004