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BATTLE STATIONS
Sadrist fighters fire a mortar shell towards U.S. positions in Najaf on Monday. By taking cover in and around the Imam Ali Mosque, Sadr's men have vastly complicated the task of ejecting them — although the U.S. has superior numbers and firepower, damage to the shrine could provoke a Shiite rebellion that could doom the U.S.-backed government in Iraq
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POSTED THURSDAY, AUG. 12, 2004

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