Video CNN: Cleric Muqtada al-Sadr says he will fight till the end in Najaf. CBS: In the bloodiest battle Iraq has seen in months, there were more than 100 U.S. casualties and an estimated 300 followers of the radical cleric al-Sadr killed. CBC: Al-Sadr vows to continue fighting U.S. occupation PBS: U.S. and Iraqi forces battling rebels loyal to radical cleric Muqtada al-Sadr advanced on a cemetery bordering a shrine sacred to Shiite Muslims in the southern Iraqi city of Najaf. AP: Explosions Rock Najaf

Audio NPR: U.S., Iraqi forces launch major Najaf assault

Images Strategy in Najaf Fighting in the Wadi Al Salam cemetery 1 2 3 The Imam Ali Mosque, which adjoins the cemetery, serves as camp for supporters of al-Sadr. 1 2 The Imam Ali Shrine 1 2 Najaf Photo Essay Reconstructing Najaf 1 2