U.S. troops clashed today with Iraqi fighters from Moqtada al-Sadr’s Mehdi Army militia near the holy city of Najaf. This comes less than 24 hours after the U.S. and the Shiite cleric agreed to a ceasefire that appeared to end a seven-week battle around the holy Shiite cities. The US retreated from its demand that Sadr be captured or killed and for the Mehdi Army to be disbanded. Iraqi officials also agreed to suspend the arrest warrant for Sadr. The New York Times reports there is now talk of giving Sadr a post in the still-to-be-formed Iraqi government after June 30th.