The Shrine of Imam Ali is seen through a hole from a U.S. sniper perch, in Najaf, Iraq, Thursday, Aug. 19, 2004. Later on Friday, militiamen loyal to rebel Shiite cleric Muqtada al-Sadr removed their weapons from the revered Imam Ali Shrine as part of an effort to end 2-week-old uprising centered on the holy site. (AP Photo/Jim MacMillan)

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Al-Sadr fighters remove their weapons from Shiite shrine

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• August 19, 2004