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Friday, April 11 2008, 12:34 PM Gates doubts al-Sadr would be arrested Defense Secretary Robert Gates said Friday he doubts that radical Shiite cleric Muqtada al-Sadr, whose Mahdi Army is battling ... 13 News Stories, 8 Liberal Blogs, 0 Conservative Blogs Post A Comment
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legitgov Gunmen Kill Senior Sadrist Official A senior aide to Shiite cleric Muqtada al-Sadr was assassinated Friday in the holy city of Najaf, officials said. Authorities immediately announced a citywide curfew and security forces were seen deploying on the streets.
legitgov Sadr Says Us Will Always Be Enemy Iraqi Shia cleric Moqtada Sadr has said the US will always be his enemy 'till the last drop of blood'. Mr Sadr was responding to a statement by US Defence Secretary Robert Gates, who said that all those within the political process were not enemies. 'I ha
Informed Comment Najaf Under Curfew; As Sadr Brother-in-law Killed; 13 Killed In Baghdad Clashes Al-Zaman reports in Arabic that the Shiite holy city of Najaf is under a strict curfew after a drive by shooting that killed Riyad al-Nuri, the head of the Sadr office in that city. Nuri was Muqtada al-Sadr's brother-in-law, married to one of al-Sadr's
legitgov Senior Al-sadr Aide Assassinated In Iraq A senior aide to anti-American cleric Moqtada al-Sadr was assassinated in the holy city of Najaf on Friday, raising fears that the incident could worsen clashes between Sadr's followers and government troops. The killing of Shiite cleric Riyadh al-Nouri p
AntiWar.com Friday: 50 Iraqis Killed, 52 Wounded; Sadr Aide Assassinated Excerpt: Updated at 4:20 p.m. EDT, April 11, 2008 In Najaf, unknown gunmen assassinated a senior aide to Shi'ite cleric Moqtada al-Sadr. This may further unravel a now-tenuous ceasefire imposed by al-Sadr on his followers. At least 50 people were killed a
legitgov Gates: Us Troops Won't Drop To 100,000 Defense Secretary Robert Gates said Thursday he sees no chance that the number of U.S. troops in Iraq will drop to 100,000 by the end of the year, guaranteeing a heavy American military presence as the war grinds into its sixth year to the end of the Bush
Think Progress Gates No Longer ?hopes? To Get Down To 100,000 Troops In Iraq By 2009. Last September, Defense Secretary Robert Gates said that it was his “hope” that there would be “about 100,000” U.S troops in Iraq by the time the next president takes office. During a Senate Armed Services Committee hearing today G
legitgov More Iraqis Killed In Us Airstrikes A fresh US airstrike has left at least four people dead and six others wounded in Baghdad's Sadr City district, Iraqi officials say. The airstrike just after midnight was near Al-Albaith mosque in the centre of Sadr City, the stronghold of cleric Moqtada
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