Iraqi Shiite militiamen take up positions and look at a nearby U.S. military base in the Holy city of Najaf Iraq (news - web sites), Wednesday, May 5, 2004. Shiite militiamen loyal to a radical cleric ambushed a patrol of U.S. troops Wednesday in the holy city of Najaf and shot and killed a coalition soldier in a separate battle in Karbala. (AP Photo/Hadi Mizban)
An Iraqi Shiite militiaman aims his rifle at the Al-Najaf cemetery in Najaf, Iraq (news - web sites), Wednesday, May 5, 2004. Shiite militiamen loyal to a radical cleric ambushed a patrol of U.S. troops Wednesday in the holy city of Najaf . (AP Photo/Hadi Mizban)