keywords: cleric ayatollah iraqi iraq najaf
text: Iraq #39;s top cleric wins agreement from rebel and government for &lt;b&gt;...&lt;/b&gt; Iraq #39;s top Shiite cleric, Grand Ayatollah Ali al-Sistani, made a dramatic return to Najaf on Thursday and swiftly won agreement from a rebel cleric and the government to end three weeks of fighting between his militia and US-Iraqi forces.