In Iraq, fighting in the holy Shiite city of Najaf resumed on Sunday after failed efforts to reach a cease fire. Knight Ridder is reporting that more than 100 Iraqi national guardsman and a battalion of Iraqi soldiers have resigned their posts from the U.S-backed forces because they refused to carry out attacks against fellow Iraqis.

The Najaf police chief ordered all journalists to leave the holy city or face arrest. This will leave only journalists embedded with the U.S. military covering the attack on the city.