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(2)Najaf looks like ghost town

NAJAF, Iraq - An unexploded shell lies inside a heavily damaged shop in the central Iraqi city of Najaf on Aug. 27. Najaf, which prospered as the home of the revered Imam Ali Shrine, is now a horrible scene after three weeks of fighting between rebel Shiite cleric Moqtada al-Sadr's Mahdi Army and U.S.-Iraqi forces.

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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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(2)Najaf looks like ghost town

NAJAF, Iraq - An unexploded shell lies inside a heavily damaged shop in the central Iraqi city of Najaf on Aug. 27. Najaf, which prospered as the home of the revered Imam Ali Shrine, is now a horrible scene after three weeks of fighting between rebel Shiite cleric Moqtada al-Sadr's Mahdi Army and U.S.-Iraqi forces. (Kyodo)

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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. (Kyodo)