
Today a US warplane bombed near Najaf’s cemetery and the Imam Ali Mosque as clashes intensify between US troops and militants loyal to Shiite cleric Moktada al-Sadr. Al-Sadr reportedly refused to meet with a delegation of Iraqis who were hoping to persuade him and his militia to evacuate the shrine.
Christian Science Monitor reporter Scott Baldouf has spent the last few days in Najaf. He reports from Baghdad on the latest developments in the clashes around the shrine.
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Scott Baldouf, reporter for Christian Science Monitor, in Baghdad













