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 a predawn airstrike in the Hananiyah neighborhood, a known...

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...

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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...