Sadr Militia Shows Ire with Foray in Southern Iraq - NPR

by Jamie Tarabay All Things Considered , October 20, 2006 In Iraq, Shiite militiamen loyal to anti-American cleric Muqtada al-Sadr seized control of the southern city of Amarah briefly Friday, after hours of fighting with local police. The Iraqi government and Sadr's group rushed emergency delegations to the city, and a curfew was imposed. Sadr's militiamen have reportedly withdrawn -- and Amarah, north of Basra, is now described as calm but tense. Television images showed men wearing black ...