Fighting Undermines Truce in Najaf
Fierce fighting erupts in Najaf, endangering a wary truce between U.S. Marines and armed militia under the control of Shiite cleric Muqtada al-Sadr. At least one U.S. soldier was killed, as well as more than a dozen Iraqis. Hear Scott Baldauf of The Christian Science Monitor and NPR's Michele Norris.
A masked Iraqi Shiite fighter stands near a portrait of Imam Ali, an Islamic figure, in the streets of the impoverished eastern Baghdad suburb of Al Sadr city, August 5, 2004. Reuters hide caption
A masked Iraqi Shiite fighter stands near a portrait of Imam Ali, an Islamic figure, in the streets of the impoverished eastern Baghdad suburb of Al Sadr city. Reuters hide caption