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Iraq: Ayatollahs Decline to Ban Militia
"I am always astounded at the combination of unrealistic optimism and foolish gullibility that marks political discourse on the Right in Washington. We were being told by Rich Lowry at the National Review that Sadr was on the ropes and on the verge of disbanding the Mahdi...16 killed in Basra airstrikes
16 militants have been killed today after Iraqi troops came under heavy fire from a US warplane in the city of Basra. "Iraqi police earlier claimed eight civilians, including two women and a child, had been killed in...
Basra: Mahdi Army Arrests 17 US Soldiers
UPDATE 4 PM PDT, Mar.26th. Though reports in the western press claim Nouri al Maliki has given Muqtada al Sadr a deadline of Friday to surrender Basra, the current report from sources on the ground indicate... Has Muqtada al-Sadr assumed RT?
(*room temperature)"Muqtada Al-Sadr Announces He’s Retiring From Leadership Of Sadrist Movement, Sequestering Himself The leader of the Shi'ite Sadrists in Iraq, Muqtada Al-Sadr, has announced in a letter to his... Explosive charge blows up in US's face
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Explosive charge blows up in US's face
By Gareth Porter
WASHINGTON - When the United States military command accused the Iranian Quds Force in January of providing the armor-piercing EFPs (explosively formed... Shifting Sands: Iraq Govt Expels Pilgrims
NowPublic contributor phrolen is a veteran of Operation IraqiFreedom and Joint Taskforce Katrina. His commentary is based on actualexperience. The recent acceletation... The 'dirty thieves' of Sadr City by Pepe Escobar
" RED ZONE ROVING The 'dirty thieves' of Sadr City By Pepe Escobar BAGHDAD - This was once the pinnacle of world culture. Al-Mustansariya University is older than the Sorbonne. During Saddam Hussein's time, even with United Nations sanctions, it was still churning out the...What Muqtada wants
"GHDAD - Muqtada al-Sadr is not at the conference on Iraq that opened on Thursday in Sharm-al-Sheikh, Egypt, even though he is, hands down, the most popular, and certainly the most charismatic, political leader in Iraq, with his ears finely tuned to the Shi'ite - and even...Mahdi Army lowers its profile, anticipating arrival of U.S. troops
"BAGHDAD, Iraq - Mahdi Army militia members have stopped wearing their black uniforms, hidden their weapons and abandoned their checkpoints in an apparent effort to lower their profile in Baghdad in advance of the arrival of U.S. reinforcements. "We have explicit directions...Top aide to Muqtada al-Sadr killed in Iraqi raid
Got another bad guy in Iraq "A top aide to anti-American cleric Muqtada al-Sadr was killed in a raid by US troops Wednesday in the Shi'ite holy city of Najaf, an Iraqi lawmaker said. The US military, however, said American troops participated in a raid led by Iraqi...AP Top News
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It does what it says in the title.Official sorry for 'stupidity' comment - Seattle Post Intelligencer
" THE ASSOCIATED PRESS An Iraqi soldier jumps over cars that were burnt outside a police station Friday during fighting in Amarah , 320 kilometers (200 miles) southeast of Baghdad Saturday Oct. 21, 2006. Relative quiet returned Saturday to Amarah where masked gunmen loyal...Radical's power in Iraq troubles US - The Age
" Email Print Normal font Large font Muqtada al-Sadr is a growing force in Iraqi politics as Shiites look to him and his army for protection from insurgent Sunnis. Photo: AP MUQTADA al-Sadr, a radical Shiite Muslim preacher who has steadfastly fought against American forces...
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