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  • April 2008

    • Baghdad Rockets Kill 3 US Soldiers, Wound 31

      CNN  |  Apr 6, 08 5:18 PM CDT

      Baghdad Rockets Kill 3 US Soldiers, Wound 31

      (Newser) - Battles erupted in Baghdad today as rocket attacks killed three US soldiers and wounded 31, CNN reports. The first strike killed one and wounded 14 at a military outpost; “a couple of rounds of fire” killed two more and wounded 17 in the Green Zone soon after, a military official said. Earlier, US troops fought cleric Muqtada al-Sadr's militia, killing at least 20 and wounding 52 in Baghdad, the AFP reports. More »

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      US military  • Nouri al-Maliki  • American troops  • Muqtada al-Sadr  • death toll  • Shiite militia  • casualties

    • Basra Showed Maliki Weakness, al-Sadr Strength

      Washington Post  |  Apr 4, 08 1:06 PM CDT

      Basra Showed Maliki Weakness, al-Sadr Strength

      (Newser) - The Iraqi-led assault on Basra last week exposed the weaknesses of Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki and the strength of Moqtada al-Sadr, the Washington Post concludes in its post-mortem of the unsuccessful foray. In not engaging parliament, political allies, or the Americans in planning the incursion, Maliki sought to demonstrate decisiveness, but showed ineptness instead. More »

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      Iran  • US military  • Nouri al-Maliki  • Muqtada al-Sadr  • Basra

    • Iraqi PM Flips, Calls Off Raids on Militias

      Associated Press  |  Apr 4, 08 9:48 AM CDT

      Iraqi PM Flips, Calls Off Raids on Militias

      (Newser) - Nouri al Maliki reversed course today, ordering a stop to raids against suspected Mahdi Army militants. The move is an apparent olive branch to Shiite rival Muqtada al Sadr, who had complained that raids against his militia fighters were continuing, even after he’d ordered them off the streets. Just yesterday, Maliki was calling for raids in both Basra and Sadr City. More »

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      Iraq  • Nouri al-Maliki  • Muqtada al-Sadr  • Mahdi Army  • Basra

    • Iraqi Assault on Basra Was 'Thrown Together'

      New York Times  |  Apr 3, 08 6:37 AM CDT

      Iraqi Assault on Basra Was 'Thrown Together'

      (Newser) - American officials were expecting a gradual, methodical operation when Nouri al-Maliki moved Iraqi troops into Basra to restore order in the city. What they witnessed instead was a rush job: an Iraqi raid that had little forethought and began even before the last of the soldiers had arrived. "He went in with a stick and he poked a hornet's nest," one coalition official told the New York Times . More »

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      Iraq  • Nouri al-Maliki  • David Petraeus  • Muqtada al-Sadr  • Basra  • Ryan Crocker  • Sadrists  • Iraqi militias

  • March 2008

    • Iran Played Key Role in al-Sadr Ceasefire

      CNN  |  Mar 31, 08 6:58 PM CDT

      Iran Played Key Role in al-Sadr Ceasefire

      (Newser) - Iran played a key role in convincing Shiite cleric Muqtada al-Sadr to call a ceasefire in Basra yesterday, CNN reports. Iraqi lawmakers from five Shiite parties traveled to Iran on Friday to meet with al-Sadr, and returned yesterday, right before al-Sadr's injunction to halt violence in Basra, an Iraqi official said. More »

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      Iraq  • Iran  • Muqtada al-Sadr  • Shiite  • Basra  • Iraqi government  • Shiite militants  • Iraqi militias  • Shiite cleric

    • Baghdad Curfew Lifted; Basra Violence Slows

      AFP  |  Mar 31, 08 8:31 AM CDT

      Baghdad Curfew Lifted; Basra Violence Slows

      (Newser) - Baghdad authorities lifted a 3-day-old curfew today as violence ebbed and soldiers from Muqtada al-Sadr's Mahdi Army began to heed his call yesterday to stand down, reports the AFP. The southern city of Basra also eased its curfew as 6 days of violent clashes wound down, although the BBC reported sporadic gunfire and parts of the city that were still under Mahdi Army control. More »

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      Baghdad  • Muqtada al-Sadr  • Basra  • ceasefire  • Green Zone  • curfew

    • Al-Sadr Orders His Militia Off Streets of Basra

      BBC  |  Mar 30, 08 5:15 PM CDT

      Al-Sadr Orders His Militia Off Streets of Basra

      (Newser) - Iraqi Shia cleric Muqtada al-Sadr ordered his fighters to leave the streets of Basra and other cities, reports the BBC, in an effort to end clashes with security forces. “Anyone carrying a weapon and targeting government institutions will not be one of us,” Sadr said, but minutes after his statement was released, militia shells hit Basra’s palace, and attacks on the Green Zone persisted throughout the day. More »

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      Iraq  • Iraq war  • Baghdad  • Muqtada al-Sadr  • Basra  • Iraq government  • ceasefire  • Shia  • cleric  • Shia militia

    • Brits Join the Fight in Basra

      Daily Telegraph (UK)  |  Mar 29, 08 11:27 AM CDT

      Brits Join the Fight in Basra

      (Newser) - As the Iraqi army struggles to combat militias in Basra, British troops for the first time directly joined the fight, and American forces expanded their bombing beyond the militia stronghold. The Brits, who had previously provided only logistical and air support to the Iraqis, fired on an insurgent mortar team in Bosra, the Telegraph reports. Moqtada al-Sadr, meanwhile, told his soldiers not to surrender their weapons. More »

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      Iraq  • George W. Bush  • Iraq war  • US military  • Nouri al-Maliki  • Muqtada al-Sadr  • Basra  • British troops  • Shiite insurgents  • British

    • US Joins Basra Battle; Maliki Extends Deadline

      BBC  |  Mar 28, 08 8:18 AM CDT

      US Joins Basra Battle; Maliki Extends Deadline

      (Newser) - Prime Minister Nouri al Maliki today gave Shia militants in Basra 10 more days to turn over their weapons, as fighting continued in Iraq’s third largest city. The US, meanwhile, made its first moves in the fight, bombing Mahdi Army positions, the BBC reports. Muqtada al Sadr, the radical cleric who leads the Shia militias, called last night for a political solution to end the fighting that has claimed 130 lives. More »

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      Iraq  • Baghdad  • Nouri al-Maliki  • Muqtada al-Sadr  • Mahdi Army  • Basra

    • Iraqi Lawmakers to Meet as Violence Escalates

      Reuters  |  Mar 27, 08 9:45 PM CDT

      Iraqi Lawmakers to Meet as Violence Escalates

      (Newser) - Iraqi lawmakers will hold an emergency session in Baghdad tomorrow to try to find a way to resolve the escalating violence in Basra and the capital, Reuters reports. Baghdad, its Green Zone rocked by steady rocket and mortar fire, is now under a three-day curfew, and the State Department ordered US personnel to stay indoors. Militias in Basra, meanwhile, stood their ground for a third straight day against Iraq's security forces.  More »

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      Iraq  • Baghdad  • Nouri al-Maliki  • Muqtada al-Sadr  • Basra  • Iraq Civil War  • Sadrists

    • Bush Praises Iraqi Offensive

      Associated Press  |  Mar 27, 08 4:47 PM CDT

      Bush Praises Iraqi Offensive

      (Newser) - President Bush praised the government of Iraq today for the offensive launched three days ago against militias in Basra, painting it as a sign of progress toward the goals of the US war, the AP reports. Bush also criticized Congress for calling for troop withdrawals so the military’s attention could be turned to anti-terrorism efforts elsewhere, such as Afghanistan. More »

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      Iraq  • George W. Bush  • Iraq war  • Bush administration  • Nouri al-Maliki  • Muqtada al-Sadr  • Iraq exit strategy  • Iraq pullout  • Mahdi Army  •