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Tuesday, March 25 2008, 07:47 PM US, Iraqi Troops Battle Shiite Militia Iraq's leaders faced their gravest challenge in months Tuesday as Shiite militiamen loyal to anti-American cleric Muqtada al-Sadr battled government forces for control of the southern oil capital, fought U.S. and Iraqi troops in Baghdad and unleashed rock 12 News Stories, 7 Liberal Blogs, 4 Conservative Blogs Post A Comment
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The Carpetbagger Report Iraq?s Unraveling? A couple of weeks ago, Gen. David Petraeus touted the decline in violence in Iraq in recent months, and credited two main developments: the Sunni “Awakening” and the cease-fire called by Shiite cleric and militia leader Moqtada al-Sadr. This w
Eschaton War On Sigh.BAGHDAD (AFP) - Moqtada al-Sadr's militiamen battled troops in four Iraqi cities on Tuesday, including the capital, as the hardline Shiite cleric threatened a countrywide campaign of civil revolt.Heavy clashes broke out between Sadr's Mahdi Army figh
AfterDowningStreet.org - Impeach Bush and Cheney Now! Across Iraq, Battles Erupt With Mahdi Army Moqtada al-Sadr's Mahdi Army fought US, Iraqi forces in Baghdad and Basra on Tuesday. By Sam Dagher, Christian Science Monitor The Mahdi Army's seven-month-long cease-fire appears to have come undone. Rockets fired from the capital's Shiite district of Sa
Coalition Casualty Count News Ap: Al-sadr Calls For End To Violence, Political Solution To Deadly Clashes Shiite leader Muqtada al-Sadr wants a 'political solution' to the crisis that has led to deadly clashes between his followers and government security forces this week in Baghdad and the oil-rich south.
Coalition Casualty Count News Afp: Shiite Fighters Clash Again With Iraqi Forces In Basra Fighters loyal to Shiite cleric Moqtada al-Sadr clashed again in Basra Wednesday, a day after running battles in Iraq's southern oil hub killed seven people, an AFP reporter and witnesses said.
legitgov Moqtada Al-sadr Orders Iraq Pm Out Of Basra The Iraqi cleric Moqtada al-Sadr has demanded that the country's prime minister leave Basra where he is overseeing a military operation to purge the southern city of its Shi'ite militiamen.
Think Progress Perino Spins Renewed Violence In Iraq: ?the Surge Created New Opportunities? For Iraqi Security Forces Iraqi Security Forces (ISF) launched a major combat operation in the southern city of Basra today against the Mahdi Army — which is led by anti-American cleric Moktada al-Sadr ? and other Shiite militias. Violence also erupted in three other Iraqi
From The Right
Outside The Beltway | OTB Iraq Cease-fire over The cease-fire that has kept the main Shiite militia mostly quiet for the past seven months seems to have unraveled. The US blames Iran. The Mahdi Army’s seven-month-long cease-fire appears to have come undone. Rockets fired from the capital
Rathergate.com Mcclatchy? They Are Still Pathetic. Try this one from McClatchy: Is ’success’ of U.S. surge in Iraq about to unravel? Okay, they have to use the marks around “success,” but they still forecast its failure based on “a militia loyal to radical Shiite Muslim cleri
Save the GOP Al-sadr Creating More Unrest BAGHDAD, March 24 — Followers of influential Shiite cleric Moqtada al-Sadr launched a civil strike Monday to protest raids and mass arrests by Iraq’s security forces, underscoring the growing frustrations of Sadr’s group, which U.S. mil
memeorandum Across Iraq, Battles Erupt With Mahdi Army (sam Dagher/christian Science Monitor) Sam Dagher / Christian Science Monitor: ACROSS IRAQ, BATTLES ERUPT WITH MAHDI ARMY  —  Moqtada al-Sadr's Mahdi Army fought US, Iraqi forces in Baghdad and Basra on Tuesday. … The Mahdi Army's seven-month-long cease-fire appears to