Governor calls ceasefire in Najaf

Najaf Governor Adnan al-Zurufi has declared a 24-hour cease-fire from the time Grand Ayatollah Ali Husseini Al-Sistani arrived in Najaf to give the militants a chance to decide whether to accept the cleric's peace plan.

“Immediately after that, the operation will start again if the militia disagree on what Ayatollah al-Sistani said,” he said.