Chronicle Graphic 2003-04-17 04:00:00 PDT Baghdad -- With a revolver on his hip, a swagger in his walk and a dozen bodyguards carrying rifles, Ali Al-Shawki doesn't seem like your average imam.

Subscribe to this topic via RSS or ATOM Topic - Imam Ali Mosque ), also known as Masjid Ali or the Mosque of 'Alī, located in Najaf, Iraq, is the third holiest site for some of the estimated 200 ...

BAGHDAD — Rebel cleric Muqtada Sadr announced Wednesday that he would accept demands to vacate Najaf’s Imam Ali Mosque and disarm his militia but insisted on further negotiations to work out ...

NAJAF, Iraq - Supporters of rebel cleric Muqtada al-Sadr remained in control of the Imam Ali Mosque on Saturday as negotiations continued over terms for handing the shrine over to Grand Ayatollah ...

The Najaf bombing occurred at about 10:30 a.m. in a market packed with pilgrims and shoppers in front of the Imam Ali mosque, which contains the tomb of Prophet Muhammad's son-in-law, Ali.

NAJAF, Iraq — Rebel cleric Muqtada Sadr’s grip on Imam Ali Mosque appeared less certain late Friday after a chaotic day in which some of his fighters were captured attempting to flee this holy ...

U.S. forces in the central city of Najaf have reportedly come under Iraqi fire from the Ali Mosque, one of the most sacred Shiite Muslim sites in the world.

The Najaf bombing occurred at about 10:30 a.m. in a market packed with pilgrims and shoppers in front of the Imam Ali mosque, which contains the tomb of Prophet Muhammad’s son-in-law, Ali.

The gold-domed mosque of Imam Ali bin Abi Talib — named after the slain cousin and son-in-law of Islam’s prophet Muhammad — has been revered by the world’s 120 million Shiite Muslims as a ...

At a museum next to the mosque, more than 600 pages of the Muslim holy book, the Quran _ written in ink mixed with Saddam's blood, authorities claim _ are on display. Article continues below this ad ...

"Be careful and alert," warned the Ayatollah, "because the danger is very close to us." Above him rose the golden dome of the Imam Ali Mosque in the Iraqi city of Najaf, one of the holiest shrines ...