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Street clashes between US and Iraqi militants in holy city

(14 May 2004) 1. Skyline on outskirts of Najaf, audio gunfire 2. Gunmen in the street preparing a Rocket Propelled Grenade (RPG) 3. Gunman walking holding weapons 4. Skyline with smoke rising 5. People trying to put out fire 6. Man holding RPG in street 7. Various of skyline with smoke rising, gunshot and audio of explosion, helicopters in sky STORYLINE: Backed by helicopters, American tanks charged into the centre of this holy city on Friday and shelled positions held by fighters loyal to cleric Muqtada al-Sadr, who launched an uprising against the U.S.-led coalition last month. Explosions and gunfire rocked neighbourhoods, and civilians scurried for cover. The US attack in Najaf represented the strongest push yet against cleric Muqtada al-Sadr, whose forces fought intense battles with American troops this week in another holy city, Karbala. The intensifying battles have eclipsed efforts by Iraqi political and tribal leaders to seek a peaceful solution to the confrontation ahead of a planned transfer of sovereignty to Iraqis on June 30. Much of the fighting in Najaf happened in the city's vast cemetery, a maze of footpaths and tombs that offers ample hiding space for militiamen armed with automatic rifles and rocket-propelled grenades. Several tanks rumbled into the cemetery, and American troops moved along main roads in the city near the Imam Ali shrine, one of the holiest sites in Shia Islam. In a sermon in a nearby city, al-Sadr - who faces an arrest warrant in the murder of a moderate rival cleric in April 2003 - condemned the United States and its chief coalition partner, Britain. Find out more about AP Archive: http://www.aparchive.com/HowWeWork Twitter:   / ap_archive   Facebook:   / aparchives   ​​ Instagram:   / apnews   You can license this story through AP Archive: http://www.aparchive.com/metadata/you...