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  • October 2007

    • Bomb Wounds Highest Ranking Officer Injured in Iraq

      CNN  |  Oct 29, 07 5:51 PM CDT

      Bomb Wounds Highest Ranking Officer Injured in Iraq

      (Newser) - A roadside bomb blew shrapnel today into the highest-ranking US commander yet injured in Iraq, CNN reports. U.S. Army Brig. Gen. Jeffrey Dorko, who had taken command October 10, was evacuated to Germany after the bomb detonated by his vehicle in Baghdad. His injuries were not life-threatening and he remained in stable condition, Reuters reports.  More »

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      Iraq  • Baghdad  • Mahdi Army  • Karbala

  • August 2007

    • Al-Sadr Tells Mahdi Army to Stand Down

      Associated Press  |  Aug 29, 07 10:14 AM CDT

      Al-Sadr Tells Mahdi Army to Stand Down

      (Newser) - Radical Shiite cleric Moqtada al-Sadr has called for a six-month suspension of activity by his Mahdi Army to reorganize the force. The hostile group has splintered into multiple factions recently, some of which may be trained and supplied by Iran. More »

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      Iraq  • Muqtada al-Sadr  • Shiite  • Mahdi Army  • Karbala

    • Shiite Factions Fight Amid Pilgrims in Karbala

      Los Angeles Times  |  Aug 29, 07 7:14 AM CDT

      Shiite Factions Fight Amid Pilgrims in Karbala

      (Newser) - A million pilgrims were ordered to evacuate the holy city of Karbala yesterday as Shiite militias fought each other for control of southern Iraq, killing 51 people. Another 200 were injured in chaos after gunmen loyal to anti-US cleric Moqtada al-Sadr fired on members of the Badr Organization, the armed faction of the Supreme Islamic Council. Snipers also fired on security forces, the LA Times reports. More »

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      Iraq  • Muqtada al-Sadr  • Shiite  • civil war  • militia  • Karbala

  • July 2007

    • Iran ID’ed Working With Iraq Militants

      Associated Press  |  Jul 2, 07 8:00 AM CDT

      Iran ID’ed Working With Iraq Militants

      (Newser) - The US military has accused Iran’s Revolutionary Guard of aiding Iraqi militants in a devastating January attack and of using Hezbollah as a go-between to arm violent Shiites in that country. In March coalition forces arrested a Hezbollah operative suspected of liaising between Iran and a group led by a former Moqtada al-Sadr deputy, the AP reports. More »

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      Iraq war  • Iran  • Muqtada al-Sadr  • Shiite  • Hezbollah  • militant  • Tehran  • Revolutionary Guards  • Karbala

  • April 2007

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