Shi’ite cleric in march to end Najaf bloodshed

IRAQ’S most powerful Shi’ite cleric arrived home from Britain yesterday and his aides called for a nationwide march to Najaf to end nearly three weeks of fierce fighting between US forces and Shi’ite militants in the holy city.

Shi’ite cleric in march to end Najaf bloodshed

In honour of Grand Ayatollah Ali Husseini al-Sistani’s arrival, militants loyal to radical Shi’ite cleric Muqtada al-Sadr said they would suspend fighting with coalition and Iraqi forces in every region al-Sistani passes through on his way to Najaf, said al-Sadr aide Aws al-Khafaji.

Heavy fighting persisted in Najaf’s Old City, the centre of much of the past three weeks of clashes.

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