Iraqis loyal to radical Shiite cleric Muqtada al-Sadr hoist pictures of al-Sadr as they rally in the Imam Ali mosque complex as clashes take place between U.S. and Iraqi soldiers with Sadr's militia in the southern Iraqi city of Najaf, Monday Aug. 16, 2004. Delegates at Iraq's National Conference called on radical Shiite cleric Muqtada al-Sadr to abandon his uprising against U.S. and Iraqi troops and pull his fighters out of a holy shrine in Najaf. (AP Photo/Khalid Mohammed)

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U.S. tanks take up positions near holy shrine in Najaf

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• August 15, 2004