APACHE HELICOPTER LANDS IN THE SOUTH OF NAJAF

A Apache combat helicopter passes the setting sun before he lands in a secured area in the south of the city of Najaf in central Iraq, March 23, 2003. US Army announced that they faced about 100 local people, including soldiers and members of the Baath party, in a heavy gunfight last night, before the Najaf area could be secured. REUTERS/Kai Pfaffenbach