Insurgents loyal to radical Shiite cleric Muqtada al-Sadr battled fiercely with U.S. and Iraqi forces in the holy city of Najaf on Thursday and fighting quickly spread to other Shiite areas, threatening a shaky two-month-old truce. A U.S. military helicopter was shot down, injuring the crew. “The cease-fire is over because of the actions of the occupation forces, and the situation has started to deteriorate,” warned Sheik Abdul Hadi al-Daraji, a spokesman for al-Sadr in Baghdad.Full Story
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