End to Najaf Crisis Brings Partial Peace and Mixed Gains
Grand Ayatollah Ali al-Sistani secured a peace deal that allows Allawi's government to tighten control of the Imam Ali Shrine while Muqtada al-Sadr's Mahdi Army remains intact. The U.S. avoids renewed large combat but toll rises with thousands dead and continued damage to Najaf.
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Iraq
Najaf
Ayatollah
Ali al-Sistani
Muatada al-Sadr
Ayad Allawi
al-Sistani
Imam Ali
U.S
United States
Maj
Jay Antonelli
Al-Sadr
Shiite Cleric Mediation Boosts Iraqi Government
Iraqi analysts say the Najaf accord brokered by Grand Ayatollah Ali al-Sistani could crown Ayad Allawi as the primary beneficiary by yielding sovereignty over Najaf and strengthening Shiite legitimacy. A Bush official notes al-Sistani acknowledges Allawi, lending clerical prestige to the government.
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Hamed Gadhban
Baghdad
U.S
al-Sistani
Allawi
Najaf
al- Sistani
Iraq
Bush Administration
Washington
Bodies found in room at rebel Shiite court
In Najaf Iraq ten bloated darkened bodies lay under bloodied blankets in an open air room of an abandoned religious court run by Muqtada al Sadr followers. Police said victims of the court or the street gun battles in Najaf Old City.
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Muqtada al-Sadr
Najaf
Iraq
Al-Sadr
Muqtada al Sadr
al Sadr
Associated Press
Saddam Hussein
Traces of explosive found in Russian jet wreckage
Traces of a high explosive were detected in wreckage of a crashed Russian jetliner, with authorities branding it a terrorist act. An Islamic group claimed responsibility as White House officials say evidence points to terrorism. Two female Chechen named passengers were among the victims. the crashes kill 90 people.
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Chechnya
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Nandy
Russia downplays terror ties in dual airliner crashes
Moscow backs security claims as Chechen violence flares, with over 30 killed in attacks on police in Grozny. Officials cite compensation for victims, tighten airport checks, and propose shifting airport security to the Interior Ministry amid terrorism links being investigated. Traces of high explosive found in one wreckage.
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Vladimir Putin
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