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  • April 2008

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

      Reuters  |  Apr 12, 08 12:57 CDT

      Sadr City Fight Kills 13; Insurgents Vow to Fight On

      (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 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

    • Death of Sadr Aide Sparks Battles in Baghdad

      Reuters  |  Apr 11, 08 8:02 CDT

      Death of Sadr Aide Sparks Battles in Baghdad

      (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 blood.” A US commander told CNN that battles broke out when a US patrol, backing Iraqi forces, ran into 10 roadside bombs and sustained heavy fire. More »

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

  • April 2007

    • Anti-American Protests Mark Iraqi Anniversary

      Associated Press  |  Apr 9, 07 6:49 AM CDT

      Anti-American Protests Mark Iraqi Anniversary

      (Newser) - Tens of thousands of Iraqis converged today on the southern city of Najaf, a Shia shrine, to mark the fourth anniversary of the fall of Baghdad.  Waving Iraqi flags and chanting anti-U.S. slogans,  demonstators marched from Kufa to neighboring Najaf. AP reports that two cordons of Iraqi police lined the route, while others soldiers, in uniform, joined the crowd. More »

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      Iraq  • protests  • Muqtada al-Sadr  • Shiite  • Mahdi Army  • Najaf

    • Al-Sadr Preaches Peace — But Not Toward U.S.

      CNN  |  Apr 8, 07 5:56 CDT

      Al-Sadr Preaches Peace — But Not Toward U.S.

      (Newser) - Firebrand cleric Muqtada al-Sadr called on Iraqis Sunday to stop killing each other—and join together to rid their country of Americans. On the eve of the fourth anniversary of the fall of Baghdad, he urged both Iraqi forces and insurgents to direct their fight against "the occupiers," CNN reported. More »

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      Iraq  • terrorism  • insurgents  • Muqtada al-Sadr  • war  • Shiite  • Mahdi Army  • America  • Najaf

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