Person: Iraqi Defence Minister

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Nine pilgrims killed in Iraq ambush

Gunmen ambushed a convoy carrying Shiite Muslim pilgrims home from Saudi Arabia in central Iraq today, killing at least nine people, a provincial governor said.

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Roadside bomb kills five in Iraq

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Guns fall silent in second day of Iraq offensive

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US inquiry into $300m missing from bank in Iraq

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Iraqi defence minister's brother-in-law kidnapped

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Rebels urged to quit as troops surround holy shrine

Iraq: Al-Sadr accepts Najaf peace plan

Radical Shiite cleric Muqtada al-Sadr accepted a peace plan yesterday to end the fighting in Najaf that would disarm his militia and remove them from their hideout in a holy shrine.

Thu, 19 Aug, 2004

Al-Sadr backs down in face of imminent attack

REBEL Shi’ite cleric Muqtada al-Sadr backed down last night in the face of a looming Iraqi army assault on a holy shrine in Najaf where his gunmen have been holding out.

Thu, 19 Aug, 2004

Rebel cleric backs down and accepts peace deal

Rebel Iraqi cleric Muqtada al-Sadr appeared to back down today and accepted a peace plan just as government forces were preparing to storm a holy shrine in Najaf where his gunmen are holed up.

Wed, 18 Aug, 2004