Violence continues in Najaf, Iraq, despite urgings from interim Prime Minister Ayad Allawi that armed militia in the town lay down their arms. U.S. and Iraqi forces have fought gun battles with armed ...

Najaf is home to the some of the largest graveyards in the world. The city is also currently home to some fierce fighting between U.S. forces and Muqtada al-Sadr's militia. The battle, however, hasn't ...

In Iraq, fierce fighting has broken out in the Iraqi holy city of Najaf as US soldiers backed with tanks have moved onto an ancient cemetery that is considered sacred ground by Shiite Muslims. The ...

CAMP ADAIR — The Oregon National Guard held a little-publicized ceremony Sunday afternoon at old Camp Adair to memorialize a 2004 battle at Najaf, Iraq, in which the Corvallis-based Bravo Company of ...

NAJAF, Iraq, Aug. 22 -- Loyalists of Shiite Muslim cleric Moqtada Sadr remained in control of the gold-domed Imam Ali shrine on Saturday after failing to reach an agreement with representatives of ...

NAJAF, Iraq -- The U.S.-led coalition agreed Thursday to suspend offensive military operations in Najaf after Shiite leaders struck a deal with a radical cleric to end fighting that killed more than ...