A ambulance speeds towards the center of Karbala, 110 kms south of Baghdad, Iraq (news - web sites), Wednesday, May 12, 2004 as fighting errupted in this holy Iraqi city. U.S. soldiers backed by tanks and helicopters battled fighters loyal to a radical cleric near a mosque in this holy city Wednesday, hours after Iraqi leaders agreed on a proposal that would end his standoff with the U.S.-led forces. (AP Photo/Mohammed Uraibi)
