WRAP Firing, armed militants plus Sheikh on chopper
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(5 Aug 2004) SHOTLIST
(5 Aug 2004) SHOTLIST
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Najaf
1. Deserted shopping street
2. Shuttered businesses
3. Close up of lock
4. Exterior of deserted Imam Ali Shrine
5. Militiamen resting with their weapons
6. Close up of hand grenade on militiaman's belt
7. Militiaman takes aim
8. Various of Mahdi Army militiamen parading and singing "The Sayed (Muqtada al-Sadr) - no-one is able to conquer him"
9. Various of smoke from fire on street
10. SOUNDBITE (Arabic) Sheikh Ahmed al-Shaybani:
"The american troops have entered the city of Najaf in order to find a foothold in the city but the Mujaheddin were able to repel them and Mahdi Army militiamen were able to shoot down two helicopters. The enemy has used fighter jets and helicopters in their assault on Najaf in addition to using tanks and other armoured vehicles. I say one of those helicopters which was shot down near Fatamet al-Zahra mosque and the other one near the cemetery."
POOL
Baghdad
12. Iraqi Interior Minister Falah Hassan al-Naqib walking into press conference
13. SOUNDBITE (English) Falah Hassan al-Naqib, Iraqi Interior Minister:
(Question: Can you elaborate what decisions did you (and Iraqi Prime Minister Ayad Allawi) make to respond to the actions that we've seen in the past 48 hours?)
"We're not going to any negotiations. We're going to fight those militias and we have enough power and enough strength to stop and kick those people out, out of the country."
14. Press conference
STORYLINE
Insurgents loyal to radical Shiite cleric Muqtada al-Sadr fought fierce battles on Thursday with United States and Iraqi forces in the holy city of Najaf that quickly spread to other Shiite areas.
The violence killed seven civilians, eight militants and a US soldier. Scores were injured.
Al-Sadr's men also fought with US troops in the Baghdad neighbourhood of Sadr City, and attacked Iraqi officials in the southern city of Amarah as well as threatening to hit British forces further south in Basra.
The clashes were the worst flare-up in fighting between authorities and al-Sadr's forces since a series of truces two months ago ended weeks of violence.
Each side blamed the other for violating the truces.
Iraqi Interior Minister Falah Hassan al-Naqib at a press conference in Baghdad on Thursday refused to negotiate with the militants but said: "We're going to fight those militias."
Tension has been rising in recent days between al-Sadr's Mahdi Army and Iraqi and US forces.
On Monday, US Marines in Najaf, 160 kilometres (100 miles) south of Baghdad, clashed with the militants in fighting that killed an Iraqi woman.
The Marines said they had been fired upon and responded.
Al-Sadr's aides said the Marines had surrounded the cleric's house.
Police in Najaf have also accused al-Sadr's militia of kidnapping 18 police officers there in hopes of using them as leverage to force authorities to free recently detained militants.
Early on Thursday, the Mahdi Army attacked a police station in Najaf with mortars, rocket-propelled grenades and gunfire.
US Marines intervened "to help the policemen protect the police stations and the city," the Najaf Governor told the Al-Jazeera television station.
During the battle, a UH-1 helicopter was hit and crashed, the military said. The crew was hurt and evacuated to safety.
The dome of the Imam Ali Shrine was slightly damaged in the fighting, witnesses said.
The intensely revered shrine, reputed to hold the remains of Imam Ali was slightly damaged twice during fighting in May.
Busloads of Mahdi Army militants were seen entering the city, residents said.
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Najaf
1. Deserted shopping street
2. Shuttered businesses
3. Close up of lock
4. Exterior of deserted Imam Ali Shrine
5. Militiamen resting with their weapons
6. Close up of hand grenade on militiaman's belt
7. Militiaman takes aim
8. Various of Mahdi Army militiamen parading and singing "The Sayed (Muqtada al-Sadr) - no-one is able to conquer him"
9. Various of smoke from fire on street
10. SOUNDBITE (Arabic) Sheikh Ahmed al-Shaybani:
"The american troops have entered the city of Najaf in order to find a foothold in the city but the Mujaheddin were able to repel them and Mahdi Army militiamen were able to shoot down two helicopters. The enemy has used fighter jets and helicopters in their assault on Najaf in addition to using tanks and other armoured vehicles. I say one of those helicopters which was shot down near Fatamet al-Zahra mosque and the other one near the cemetery."
POOL
Baghdad
12. Iraqi Interior Minister Falah Hassan al-Naqib walking into press conference
13. SOUNDBITE (English) Falah Hassan al-Naqib, Iraqi Interior Minister:
(Question: Can you elaborate what decisions did you (and Iraqi Prime Minister Ayad Allawi) make to respond to the actions that we've seen in the past 48 hours?)
"We're not going to any negotiations. We're going to fight those militias and we have enough power and enough strength to stop and kick those people out, out of the country."
14. Press conference
STORYLINE
Insurgents loyal to radical Shiite cleric Muqtada al-Sadr fought fierce battles on Thursday with United States and Iraqi forces in the holy city of Najaf that quickly spread to other Shiite areas.
The violence killed seven civilians, eight militants and a US soldier. Scores were injured.
Al-Sadr's men also fought with US troops in the Baghdad neighbourhood of Sadr City, and attacked Iraqi officials in the southern city of Amarah as well as threatening to hit British forces further south in Basra.
The clashes were the worst flare-up in fighting between authorities and al-Sadr's forces since a series of truces two months ago ended weeks of violence.
Each side blamed the other for violating the truces.
Iraqi Interior Minister Falah Hassan al-Naqib at a press conference in Baghdad on Thursday refused to negotiate with the militants but said: "We're going to fight those militias."
Tension has been rising in recent days between al-Sadr's Mahdi Army and Iraqi and US forces.
On Monday, US Marines in Najaf, 160 kilometres (100 miles) south of Baghdad, clashed with the militants in fighting that killed an Iraqi woman.
The Marines said they had been fired upon and responded.
Al-Sadr's aides said the Marines had surrounded the cleric's house.
Police in Najaf have also accused al-Sadr's militia of kidnapping 18 police officers there in hopes of using them as leverage to force authorities to free recently detained militants.
Early on Thursday, the Mahdi Army attacked a police station in Najaf with mortars, rocket-propelled grenades and gunfire.
US Marines intervened "to help the policemen protect the police stations and the city," the Najaf Governor told the Al-Jazeera television station.
During the battle, a UH-1 helicopter was hit and crashed, the military said. The crew was hurt and evacuated to safety.
The dome of the Imam Ali Shrine was slightly damaged in the fighting, witnesses said.
The intensely revered shrine, reputed to hold the remains of Imam Ali was slightly damaged twice during fighting in May.
Busloads of Mahdi Army militants were seen entering the city, residents said.
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