Committed to PEOPLE'S RIGHT TO KNOW Vol. 5 Num 73 Sun. August 08, 2004       International Iraqi VP raps US for 'uncivilised' killing A fire rages during clashes between militiamen of radical Shia Muslim cleric Moqtada Sadr's Mehdi Army and US troops yesterday in the holy Shia city of Najaf, which left most of the commercial center of the city in ruins. Fresh fighting broke out between US troops and Shia Muslim militiamen in Najaf and Baghdad, as families began to flee the southern Iraqi pilgrimage city after days of intense fighting. PHOTO: AFP