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Shiite Militants Agree to
Sadr City Cease-Fire

But truce may not end weeks of violence there

May 10, 08 8:06 AM CDT
(Newser) - Shiite militants have agreed to a cease-fire in Baghdad’s Sadr City, said an aide to cleric Moqtada al-Sadr, whose militia is concentrated there, the AP reports. Sadrists “will stop fighting in Sadr City and will stop displaying arms in public,” the aide said. “In return, the... More »

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Iraq • Sadr City • Baghdad • Mosul • Muqtada al-Sadr • al-Qaeda in Iraq • Shiite militants

Iraq Leaders to Visit Iran to Discuss Militia Role

Top Shiites will probe Tehran's hand in arming, training anti-government forces

May 1, 08 2:06 PM CDT
(Newser) - A delegation of Shiite Iraqi officials is heading to Iran to discuss its role in supporting anti-government activity in Iraq, the New York Times reports. The trip marks the first time Iraqi leaders have visited Tehran over the issue. The officials, selected by PM al-Maliki, all have links to Iran,... More »

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Iraq • Iran • Shiite • Nouri al-Maliki • Shiite militia • Muqtada al-Sadr

 Green Zone
 Strike Kills 2
 in Sandstorm 

Violence comes after al-Sadr's plea to end fighting

Apr 27, 08 6:35 PM CDT
(Newser) - Hidden in a sandstorm, militants struck the US-protected Green Zone in Baghdad today and killed at least two Iraqis, the Los Angeles Times reports. The mortar or rocket attack, which also wounded 25, came just 2 days after influential cleric Muqtada al-Sadr ordered members of his Mahdi Army to end... More »

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Iraq • Iran • Sadr City • Baghdad • Mahdi Army • Green Zone • Shiite insurgents • Muqtada al-Sadr

Al-Sadr Threatens
'Open War'

Radical cleric urges Baghdad to take
'road of peace'

Apr 19, 08 4:48 PM CDT
(Newser) - Moqtada al-Sadr today threatened today to “declare a war” against Iraq unless it curbs attacks on his Mahdi Army, CNN reports. “I’m giving the last warning to the Iraqi government,” he said. “If the government does not stop the militias infiltrated with them, then we... More »

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

Iraqi Troops Seize
Sadr Stronghold

Fighting in Baghad kills 12, wounds 130

Apr 19, 08 9:11 AM CDT
(Newser) - In a major new clash, Iraqi troops backed by American and British firepower today captured a stronghold of fighters loyal to Shiite cleric Moqtada al-Sadr in Basra, said Iraqi officials. In a show of force, American planes and British artillery attacked a deserted area outside the Sadr-controlled section of Hayaniya... More »

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Sadr City • Baghdad • Basra • US military • British military • Iraq Army • Muqtada al-Sadr • Iraq war

 US Builds Giant Wall in Sadr City 

Partition aims to keep insurgents from neighborhood

Apr 18, 08 6:26 AM CDT
(Newser) - American forces have begun construction of an enormous concrete wall that will partition Sadr City, one of Baghdad's most dangerous neighborhood. The structure is intended to make the southern section of Sadr City, a Shiite stronghold that borders the Green Zone, into a protected enclave, reports the New York Times.... More »

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Iraq • insurgents • Sadr City • Baghdad • US military • wall • Muqtada al-Sadr

Iraq Fires 1,300 Cops, Troops After Basra

Baghdad says they ducked fight with
Shiite militias

Apr 13, 08 5:16 PM CDT
(Newser) - Iraq sacked 1,300 troopers and policemen today for fighting poorly or not at all in last month’s Basra battles. “Some of them were sympathetic with these lawbreakers,” said one official. “Some refused to battle for political, national, sectarian or religious reasons.” The firings are... More »

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Sadr City • Mahdi Army • Nouri al-Maliki • Basra • Iraqi soldiers • Supreme Iraqi Islamic Council • Iraqi government • Muqtada al-Sadr • Shiite militants

19 Yanks Die in Worst Week
of Year for US

Baghdad battles against Shiite militia take heavy toll

Apr 13, 08 5:24 AM CDT
(Newser) - The death of a US soldier in a roadside blast in Baghdad yesterday brought the death toll for US troops to 19 in a single week—the highest so far this year. Almost all of the deaths have been in the Iraqi capital, where US and Iraqi forces are battling... More »

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Iraq • Sadr City • Baghdad • US military • roadside bomb • Iraq death toll • Shiite militia • Muqtada al-Sadr

Sadr City Fight Kills 13; Insurgents Vow to Fight On

Authorities ease blockade in Iraqi slum

Apr 12, 08 12:57 PM CDT
(Newser) - US and Iraqi forces clashed with Shiite insurgents in fierce fighting overnight near Baghdad’s Sadr City, Reuters reports, as authorities lifted a blockade in some areas that had been stifling the region. At least 13 militiamen loyal to cleric Moqtada al-Sadr were killed in the clashes in the Iraqi... More »

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Iraq • Sadr City • Robert Gates • Nouri al-Maliki • Najaf • blockade • Muqtada al-Sadr • Shiite militants

 Death of Sadr Aide
 Sparks Battles
 in Baghdad 

Iraqi prez condemns attacks but meets al-Sadr MPs

Apr 11, 08 8:02 PM CDT
(Newser) - The murder of a Moqtada al-Sadr aide triggered heavy fighting in Baghdad today after al-Sadr’s men attacked US and Iraqi forces, Reuters reports. The cleric blamed “the hand of the occupier” for the death of Riyadh al-Nuri, a close relative, and vowed not to forget “this precious... More »

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Iraq • Sadr City • Baghdad • Mahdi Army • Basra • Najaf • assassination • US Army • Jalal Talabani • Iraq Army • Muqtada al-Sadr • Iraq war

 Sadr Threatens to End Truce 

Mahdi Army leader, 'worried' for Iraqis' safety, cancels anti-US protest

Apr 8, 08 3:02 PM CDT
(Newser) - Iraqi cleric Muqtada al-Sadr today threatened to end the cease-fire he imposed last year on his Mahdi militia, CNN reports, and called off a massive protest set for tomorrow, the fifth anniversary of the end of Saddam Hussein’s rule. Hundreds had converged on Baghdad—despite orders to keep young... More »

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Iraq • Saddam Hussein • Sunni • Sadr City • Mahdi Army • Nouri al-Maliki • US military • Shia • Iraq Civil War • Sadrists • Muqtada al-Sadr

 Split Deepens 
 Between Iraqi Shiites 

Intra-sect feuds reign between Sadr loyalists and government bodies

Apr 7, 08 2:40 PM CDT
(Newser) - As violence between Sunni and Shiites has subsided in Iraq, animosity between Shiite sects is mounting, with a death toll to match, the Washington Post reports. The government's offensive last week against Moqtada al-Sadr’s Mahdi Army militia in Basra exposed the grim reality of a widening political gulf. “... More »

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Iraq • Sunni • Shiite • Mahdi Army • Nouri al-Maliki • Abdul Aziz Al Hakim • Supreme Iraqi Islamic Council • Muqtada al-Sadr

Iraqi PM:
No Elections
for Militias

Mahdi Army must disband, Maliki says,
or lose political power

Apr 7, 08 8:32 AM CDT
(Newser) - Muqtada al-Sadr and his loyalists will be banned from upcoming elections if the Mahdi Army doesn't disband, Nouri al-Maliki said today, in his toughest rhetoric yet against the popular cleric. Sadrists say the Iraqi PM has no constitutional power to make that threat, but even if lawmakers succeed in banning... More »

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Iraq • Sadr City • Mahdi Army • Green Zone • Nouri al-Maliki • Iraq government • Sadrists • Iraqi militias • Muqtada al-Sadr

Baghdad Rockets Kill 3 US Soldiers, Wound 31

Another killed in roadside bombing; death count now 4,022

Apr 6, 08 5:18 PM CDT
(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... More »

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

analysis

Basra Showed Maliki Weakness, al-Sadr Strength

Nouri al-Maliki is now saying the assault wasn't political

Apr 4, 08 1:06 PM CDT
(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,... More »

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

Iraqi PM Flips, Calls Off Raids on Militias

Maliki extends olive branch to Sadr after Basra battle

Apr 4, 08 9:48 AM CDT
(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... More »

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

 Iraqi Assault on Basra
 Was 'Thrown Together' 

Americans taken aback by Maliki's hasty,
improvised raid

Apr 3, 08 6:37 AM CDT
(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... More »

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

Iran Played Key Role in al-Sadr Ceasefire

Iraqi lawmakers met cleric in Iran before deal was struck

Mar 31, 08 6:58 PM CDT
(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... More »

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

 Baghdad Curfew Lifted;
 Basra Violence Slows 

Move comes a day after Sadr ordered militants to stand down

Mar 31, 08 8:31 AM CDT
(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... More »

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

Updated

Al-Sadr Orders His Militia Off Streets of Basra

He offers weakened Maliki a truce deal as violence continues

Mar 30, 08 5:15 PM CDT
(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... More »

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

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