KUFA, Iraq -- Efforts to avoid a clash between U.S. troops and the rebel Shiite cleric Muqtada al-Sadr appeared to be at an end Friday, with al-Sadr angrily vowing from the pulpit to fight to the ...

NAJAF, Iraq (AP) -- Fighting broke out Thursday between U.S. soldiers and Shiite militiamen in Kufa -- the eighth straight day of clashes that have all but ruined a deal signed last week aimed at ...

KUFA Iraq -- The U.S.-appointed governor of Najaf accused radical cleric Muqtada al-Sadr yesterday of failing to honor a deal to end fighting as U.S. soldiers clashed with Shiite gunmen. Three Marines ...

KUFA, Iraq -- American troops clashed with Shiite militants in this southern city Wednesday -- six days after a truce was supposed to have taken effect. At least five Iraqis were killed and more than ...

There has been an upsurge in fighting between US-led coalition forces and Shia militia in the Iraqi holy city of Najaf and nearby Kufa. The US military said 32 fighters loyal to radical Shia cleric ...