Militants hold Najaf shrine as clashes flare in Iraq
Militants loyal to Muqtada al-Sadr kept control of the Imam Ali Shrine in Najaf as heavy fighting erupted with U.S. troops. A mediator urged disarmament and a swift handover to Shiite authorities while Baghdad faced threats to the fragile interim government amid broader countrywide attacks that killed soldiers and civilians.
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Western nations hesitate to intervene in Darfur conflict
In a looming month end deadline for Sudan to disarm pro government militias in Darfur, the United Nations and Western powers weigh options amid Somalia wars and Iraq and Afghanistan fatigue. Analysts say Africa must lead, but divisions persist over defining the crisis as genocide or ethnic cleansing.
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