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(3)Najaf looks like ghost town

NAJAF, Iraq - About 20 bodies, most covered with blankets, lie on the floor of a religious court in the central Iraqi city of Najaf on Aug. 27. The holy city looked like a ghost town.

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(1)Najaf looks like ghost town

NAJAF, Iraq - Many buildings stand heavily damaged in the central Iraqi city of Najaf on Aug. 27 after three weeks of fighting between rebel Shiite cleric Moqtada al-Sadr's Mahdi Army and U.S.-Iraqi forces.

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(4)Najaf looks like ghost town

NAJAF, Iraq - A gutted police car lies abandoned near the revered Imam Ali Shrine in Najaf on Aug. 27. The downtown area of the central Iraqi city has been devastated. The streets, once filled with devout pilgrims, are quiet.