US launches major assault on al-Sadr militia

Thousands of American and Iraqi soldiers launched a major assault on militiamen loyal to a radical Shiite cleric in the holy Iraqi city of Najaf today.

US launches major assault on al-Sadr militia
Thu, 12 Aug, 2004 - 20:11

Thousands of American and Iraqi soldiers launched a major assault on militiamen loyal to a radical Shiite cleric in the holy Iraqi city of Najaf today.

By nightfall they had stormed the home of Muqtada al-Sadr who has been masterminding the Shiite uprising against coalition and Iraqi government forces.

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