Thousands join anti-U.S. march marking Baghdad's fall

Thousands of anti-U.S. protesters marched in the Shiite holy city of Najaf today to mark the fourth anniversary of the fall of Baghdad. Radical Shiite cleric Muqtada al-Sadr called for the demonstration, which Najaf police said included tens of thousands of protesters. The U.S. Army estimated the crowd to be 5,000 to 7,000 participants.

Thousands of anti-U.S. protesters marched in the Shiite holy city of Najaf today to mark the fourth anniversary of the fall of Baghdad. Radical Shiite cleric Muqtada al-Sadr called for the demonstration, which Najaf police said included tens of thousands of protesters. The U.S. Army estimated the crowd to be 5,000 to 7,000 participants.

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