Iraqi-born Britons join Sadr's militia in battle for Najaf

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http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&u=/afp/20040811/wl_mideast_afp/iraq_unrest_shiites_britain&cid=1514&ncid=1480

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It is our country and there are invaders here," the older of the two Iraqi-born Britons told The Times' correspondent in Najaf. "We have taken the side of Moqtada Sadr because we believe it is the right side."


The Times said Wednesday that the two men, an uncle and nephew just two years apart in age, spoke in "distinctive London accents" and refused to identify themselves beyond their noms de guerre.


Neither had weapons training or military experience, but within hours of arriving in Najaf they found themselves guarding the city's sacred Imam Ali shrine, it said.

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"Bush said you are either with us or against us," he said. "We had to decide whether to be with him or against him, so we are against him, obviously."