A U.S. Marine Corps M1 Abrams Main Battle Tank (MBT), 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), Special Operations Capable (SOC), in convoy along the streets of An Najaf, An Najaf Province, Iraq, on Aug.
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US Marines surrounded one of Islam's holiest sites - it didn't end well
Nearly a year after Saddam Hussein's capture, Iraq faced another defining moment as fierce fighting erupted in the holy city ...
NAJAF, Iraq—Peace has failed to bring reconciliation to this religious city where self-declared holy warriors battled U.S. forces last month. Each day, hundreds of residents turn out to shout down ...
Arabic-language satellite channels broadcast live all day from inside the Imam Ali shrine in Najaf, where dozens of members of al-Sadr's Mahdi Army militia chanted vows to defend the holy site. Plumes ...
Capt. Erik Peterson knows fighters from the Mahdi Army militia of Moqtada al-Sadr are all around, even though he can’t see them. Peterson and his men usually catch only glimpses of the Mahdi Army ...
NAJAF, Iraq, Aug. 13 -- U.S. forces launched a multi-pronged offensive Thursday to drive a stubborn militia from the holiest city in Shiite Islam, as heavy fighting broke out in other cities in ...
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