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 | Iraqi Shi'ite worshipers, followers of radical cleric Moqtada al-Sadr, chant for their leader during Friday prayers in the town of Kufa, just outside Najaf May 28, 2004. Clashes between U.S. troops and Shi'ite militia around Najaf left five Iraqis dead on Friday, a day after militant cleric Moqtada al-Sadr offered a truce to end two months of fighting. Sadr's followers accused U.S. forces of bad faith by trying to capture their leader and his Mehdi Army fighters returned in force to the streets of Najaf and fired on a rival cleric. click to open  |  | Iraqi Shi'ite women march during a demonstration after a decision by U.S. Army forces to suspend operations against cleric Moqtada al-Sadr's Mehdi army, in Najaf, May 27, 2004. U.S. forces have suspended offensive operations against radical Shi'ite militiamen in Najaf, a spokesman confirmed on Thursday. The U.S. army will gradually hand over responsibility for security to Iraqi police in the city, said Dan Senor, spokesman for the U.S.-led Coalition Provisional Authority. click to open |  | Iraqi Shi'ites of cleric Moqtada al-Sadr's Mehdi army celebrate after a decision by U.S. Army forces to suspend operations against them in the holy city of Najaf, May 27, 2004. U.S. forces have suspended offensive operations against radical Shi'ite militiamen in the Iraqi holy city of Najaf, a spokesman confirmed on Thursday. click to open |
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