NAJAF, Iraq (Reuters)Iraq's interim deputy president has urged U.S. troops to leave the holy Shi'ite city of Najaf to end a week of fierce fighting,
appearing to open a split within the government over how to end the crisis. ..
"I call for multinational forces to leave Najaf and for only Iraqi forces to remain there," Ibrahim Jaafari said in remarks broadcast on Al Jazeera television on Wednesday.
"Iraqi forces can administer Najaf to end this phenomenon of violence in this city that is holy to all Muslims."
The Shi'ite unrest has disrupted Iraq's vital oil exports and triggered a spike in world prices. ..
Jaafari is a respected politician who heads the Shi'ite Muslim Dawa Party, one of the largest Muslim groups in the country. ..
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