U.S. closes on Imam Ali shrine in Najaf amid fighting
U.S. tanks moved within 500 yards of Najaf's Imam Ali shrine as explosions rocked a nearby cemetery where fierce clashes with Muqtada al Sadr loyalists continued. Two U.S. soldiers were killed in Najaf and one in Anbar as protests and kidnappings unsettled the region.
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Najaf
Iraq
Imam Ali Shrine
Muatada al-Sadr
U.S
1St Cavalry
Anbar
Ghalib al-Jazaari
Muqtada al-Sadr
Basra
Foreign journalist Micah Garen kidnapped in Nasiriyah market
In Nasiriyah, Iraq, two armed men abducted journalist Micah Garen and his Iraqi translator Amir Doushi in a busy market. Police and family confirm the missing translator, while officials say Garen worked for Four Corners Media and had recently left a local Italian base en route to Baghdad.
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Amir Doushi
Nasiriyah
Haidar Aboud
Adnan al-Sharaify
Dhi Qar
Garen
Four Corners Media
U.S
Baghdad
Mosul
Oktay Gorgun
Najaf
Iraq
Micah Garen
Aboud
Adnan al-Shoraify
Al-Shoraify
Four Corners
New Haven
Conn
Alan
Ettore Sarli
Conference delegates urge militants to leave Najaf shrine
Delegates at Iraq's National Conference urged Muqtada al-Sadr to withdraw from the Imam Ali shrine in Najaf and end the uprising against U S and Iraqi forces. A delegation may be sent to Najaf to press him to quit fighting and enter the political process.
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Kharrazi
Annan
Saudi Arabia
United Nations
Najaf
U.S
Iraq
Baghdad
Najaf Shrine
Muqtada al-Sadr
Al-Sadr
Imam Ali Shrine
Muqtada _ al-Sadr
Hussein al-Sadr
Two Turkish Drivers Kidnapped in Iraq Attack
Armed assailants seized two Turkish truck drivers from a convoy delivering water to a U.S. base in Baghdad. Mustafa Koksal and Durmus Kumdereli, both from Tarsus, were kidnapped near Mosul after the Saturday delivery, while four other crew members escaped.
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Turkey
Iraq
Mustafa Koksal
Durmus Kumdereli
Tarsus
Mosul
U.S
Baghdad
Oktay Gorgun
Mersin
Gorgun
Koksal
Kumdereli
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