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05-08-04, 14:40
A US helicopter has been shot down in the Iraqi holy city of Najaf, wounding two crewmen, the US military says.
The incident occurred as US troops and Iraqi security forces fought fierce battles in Najaf with supporters of the radical Shia cleric Moqtada Sadr.
A US military spokesman said the crew had been evacuated from the area where the UH-1 helicopter was shot down.
In Basra, Sadr supporters reportedly declared a "jihad" on British forces after four comrades were arrested.
"We will wage jihad [holy war] and war against the foreign troops, not against police and Iraqi forces," said Sheikh Saad al-Basri, quoted by the AFP news agency
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The incident occurred as US troops and Iraqi security forces fought fierce battles in Najaf with supporters of the radical Shia cleric Moqtada Sadr.
A US military spokesman said the crew had been evacuated from the area where the UH-1 helicopter was shot down.
In Basra, Sadr supporters reportedly declared a "jihad" on British forces after four comrades were arrested.
"We will wage jihad [holy war] and war against the foreign troops, not against police and Iraqi forces," said Sheikh Saad al-Basri, quoted by the AFP news agency
BBC Read More (http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/middle_east/3538058.stm)