Najaf Shrine Wall Hit by U.S. Fire-Shi'ite Cleric

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Sun Aug-22-04 07:26 PM
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Najaf Shrine Wall Hit by U.S. Fire-Shi'ite Cleric

NAJAF, Iraq (Reuters) - A senior commander of Shi'ite militants holed up inside a Najaf shrine said the wall of the mosque was hit by U.S. fire on Sunday night.

Sheikh Ahmed al-Sheibani, who is also a top adviser to radical cleric Moqtada al-Sadr, said it was hit during fighting.

It was not immediately possible to confirm the accusation independently. Serious damage to the shrine would enrage millions of Shi'ites around the world and give Sadr political ammunition in his rebellion against U.S. troops.

http://news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&u=/nm/20040822/ts_nm/iraq_najaf_shrine_dc_1

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Sun Aug-22-04 07:30 PM
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1. shit... meet mr. fan n/t

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Sun Aug-22-04 07:33 PM
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2. Duplicate

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_topic&forum=102&topic_id=769254

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