August 26, 2004
After attack Najaf calls truce
Politics
In early morning darkness U.S. war planes unleashed an attack on targets in Najaf. The air strikes shook the ground just after a U.S. artillery bombardment and cannon fire from an AC-130 gunship rattled the Iraqi city of 500,000 whose main weapons are AK-47 assault rifles and rocket propelled grenades. Soon after U.S. forces pounded the city with multiple attacks American tanks and troops advanced closer. Then the governor of Najaf announced a 24-hour truce would begin upon the arrival of a 'Grand Ayatollah' later today.
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