Reports conflict on who controls najaf shrine

Reports conflict on who controls najaf shrine

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Some reports suggest Iraqi police now control the shrine of the Imam Ali in Najaf, but others say it's still in the hands of radical cleric Muqtada al-Sadr's militia. Dozens have died in fighting around the mosque in the last 24 hours. Hear NPR's Ivan Watson. Copyright 2004 NPR

Some reports suggest Iraqi police now control the shrine of the Imam Ali in Najaf, but others say it's still in the hands of radical cleric Muqtada al-Sadr's militia. Dozens have


died in fighting around the mosque in the last 24 hours. Hear NPR's Ivan Watson. Copyright 2004 NPR