BAGHDAD, Aug. 27 (Xinhuanet) - The Iraqi government has accepted apeace deal on ending an uprising by a radical cleric in the city of Najaf, Minister of State Kasim Daoud said early on Friday.

    "I would like to congratulate the Iraqi people for the victorythey have won today," he told a news conference. "We will have a peaceful Najaf and Kufa, free from weapons and free from militias."