NAJAF, IRAQ — In an era beset by war and confusion, a purported messiah rises from the sands of the desert promising to deliver the end of time. On the outskirts of a holy city, he gathers his ...

Iraq's Grand Ayatollah Ali al-Sistani is a most remarkable man. Consider these attributes: a Muslim theologian who promotes democracy, an Iraqi Shia leader who supports national reconciliation, an ...

BAGHDAD, Aug. 2 -- In an agreement brokered by the top Shiite Muslim religious figure in Iraq, rebellious cleric Moqtada Sadr agreed Thursday night to withdraw his militia from a contested shrine and ...

U.S.-backed Iraqi troops killed more than 200 insurgents from a religious cult in a weekend battle near the Shiite holy city of Najaf, Iraqi officials said Monday. A Los Angeles Times reporter in ...

Iraqi officials claimed Monday that at least 200 militants were killed in a fierce battle between U.S.-backed Iraqi troops and a religious cult allegedly plotting to kill pilgrims at a major Shiite ...

The ongoing siege of Najaf has graphically underscored the crisis of US imperialism in Iraq. Whatever the immediate outcome of the confrontation between the US military and the militia of Shiite ...

Iraqi forces in Al-Najaf on January 28 (epa) January 29, 2007 (RFE/RL) -- Iraqi officials say government troops – backed by U.S. airpower -- have killed at least 300 militants in battles around ...

(Baghdad, Iraq-AP) January 29, 2007 - Iraqi officials say at least 200 insurgents were killed in Sunday's battle between militants and US-backed Iraqi troops in the city of Najaf. Officials say ...

U.S. troops are involved in fighting in Najaf and Nasiriyah as they advance toward Baghdad. Al-Jazeera television shows pictures of what appear to be captured American soldiers. And an estimated 10 ...

Iraq's Grand Ayatollah Ali al-Sistani is a most remarkable man. Consider these attributes: a Muslim theologian who promotes democracy, an Iraqi Shia leader who supports national reconciliation, an ...