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  • July 2008

    • UK Hostage in Iraq Kills Himself: Kidnappers

      newser  |  Times (UK)  |  Jul 20, 08 3:03 PM CDT

      UK Hostage in Iraq Kills Himself: Kidnappers

      One of five British hostages seized in Baghdad last year has killed himself, according to a video made by his Shi'ite captors. Seeking the release of comrades in US captivity, they blame the British government for failing to negotiate: "Foot-dragging" has hastened the captives' "psychological deterioration, pushing one of them, Jason, to commit suicide," the videotaped statement says. More »

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      Iraq  • kidnapping  • Baghdad  • hostage  • suicide  • Shiite militants  • British

  • May 2008

    • Shiite Militants Agree to Sadr City Cease-Fire

      newser  |  Associated Press  |  May 10, 08 8:06 AM CDT

      Shiite Militants Agree to Sadr City Cease-Fire

      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 government will stop random raids against al-Sadr followers and open all closed roads that lead to Sadr City.” More »

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

    • Hezbollah Militants School Iraqi Fighters in Iran: US

      newser  |  New York Times  |  May 5, 08 9:45 AM CDT

      Hezbollah Militants School Iraqi Fighters in Iran: US

      Hezbollah is helping to train Iraqi militants in Iran, the US claims in a report to Iraq’s government. The information, obtained during US questioning of captured Shiite fighters, suggests Iran is quietly aiding the militia, despite repeated claims it’s not interfering in internal Iraqi matters, the New York Times reports. More »

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      Iraq  • Iran  • Nouri al-Maliki  • Hezbollah  • Shiite militants  • Iraqi militias

  • April 2008

    • Iraq Fires 1,300 Cops, Troops After Basra

      newser  |  New York Times  |  Apr 13, 08 5:16 PM CDT

      Iraq Fires 1,300 Cops, Troops After Basra

      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 tantamount to Baghdad admitting it failed in the clashes against Shiite insurgents, the New York Times reports. More »

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

    • Sadr City Fight Kills 13; Insurgents Vow to Fight On

      newser  |  Reuters  |  Apr 12, 08 12:57 PM CDT

      Sadr City Fight Kills 13; Insurgents Vow to Fight On

      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 slum, but no American or Iraqi troops were seriously injured. More »

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

    • Bush Backs Petraeus' Pause

      newser  |  CNN  |  Apr 10, 08 12:22 PM CDT

      Bush Backs Petraeus' Pause

      Vowing that Gen. David Petraeus will have “all the time he needs” in Iraq, President Bush today announced a pause, from August until at least mid-September, in withdrawal of troops from Iraq, CNN reports. Citing the post-surge security gains, Bush said, “we have renewed and revived the prospect of success” in a war he characterized as “difficult, not endless.” More »

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      Iraq  • George W. Bush  • Iran  • David Petraeus  • troop withdrawal  • Ryan Crocker  • Shiite militia  • Shiite militants  • troop drawdown

  • March 2008

    • Iran Played Key Role in al-Sadr Ceasefire

      newser  |  CNN  |  Mar 31, 08 6:58 PM CDT

      Iran Played Key Role in al-Sadr Ceasefire

      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  • Shiite militants  • Iraqi government  • Iraqi militias  • Shiite cleric

    • Criticism Dogs Basra Battle

      newser  |  CNN  |  Mar 29, 08 5:33 AM CDT

      Criticism Dogs Basra Battle

      As US troops are drawn deeper into the four-day-old Iraqi crackdown on militants in Basra,  critics see a long and difficult road ahead. While President Bush praised the operation as a "defining moment in the history of a free Iraq," military officials murmured that the battle "is going to go on for a while," CNN reports. More »

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      Iraq  • George W. Bush  • Iraq war  • Nouri al-Maliki  • Basra  • Shiite militants

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