| THE Iraqi government would resume military operations against Shiite militiamen after peace talks broke down in the holy city of Najaf, national security adviser Muwafaq al-Rubaie said today. "Yes, the military operations will start," Mr al-Rubaie told a news conference, when asked by reporters about the result of the breakdown of the talks. Fierce fighting between Shiite radical leader Moqtada Sadr's Mehdi Army and US-backed Iraqi forces had stopped on its ninth day yesterday to pave the way for the truce negotiations. |