Iraq: Mixed Reports About Najaf Shrine; Fighting Rages + UPDATES

Article image Imam Ali shrine may now be controlled by the Hawza (AFP)
The US Defense Department and an aide to Moqtada Al-Sadr said the Shiite leader’s militiamen are still in control of Imam Ali Shrine Friday, August 20, despite the Iraqi interim government claims to the opposite.

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