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NEWS ABOUT: Sadr City

Sadr City stories: 34 news summaries

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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

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

Iraqi Forces Battle Mahdi Army in Basra

Sadr promises 'civil revolt'

Mar 25, 08 11:32 AM CDT
(Newser) - Iraqi security forces fought pitched gun battles through the streets of Basra today, trying to wrest control of the oil-rich city from Mahdi Army militants. An enraged Muqtada al Sadr promised a “civil revolt” if the attacks on his faction didn’t stop and ordered police cleared from the... More »

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

Qaeda Busted in Baghdad: Gen.

Baghdad Commander says al Qaeda wing ousted from the city

Nov 8, 07 4:00 AM CST
(Newser) - The Iraqi-based terror network Al Qaeda in Mesopotamia has been ousted by US troops from every neighborhood in Baghdad where it once operated, according to Maj. Gen. Joseph Fil, commander of US forces in the city. Fil also tells the New York Times that violence is down significantly. More »

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Iraq • Sadr City • Baghdad • surge • Maj. Gen. Joseph F. Fil Jr. • al-Qaeda in Mesopotamia • Muqtada al-Sadr

Wary Iraqis Probe US Raid on Sadr City

Civilian casualties in firefight stir charges
of excessive force

Oct 22, 07 11:31 AM CDT
(Newser) - Iraqi officials are sorting through conflicting reports of an American raid in the Baghdad Shiite enclave of Sadr City yesterday that the US military said killed 49 "criminals" and Iraqis said left 17 people dead, including an elderly woman and several babies, and many wounded. The civilian casualties provoked... More »

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Iraq • Sadr City • Baghdad • civilian casualties • Shiite insurgents

US Forces Kill 49 in Sadr City

Iraqi witnesses claim women, children among the dead

Oct 21, 07 1:13 PM CDT
(Newser) - The US military said it killed 49 gunmen today in a Sadr City raid aimed at capturing an Iranian-linked rebel leader suspected of kidnapping coalition members and foreigners. But Iraqi witnesses pin the death toll at 13, including two toddlers, Reuters reports. Military officials were mum on whether the rogue... More »

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Sadr City • Mahdi Army • Iraq death toll • Iraq violence • Iraq war

Bomb Kills
2nd Iraqi Governor

Top provincial official slain in his SUV, police blame Mahdi Army

Aug 20, 07 9:12 AM CDT
(Newser) - The governor of Muthanna province was killed by a roadside bomb today—a little more than a week after another Iraqi governor was assassinated. Mohammed Ali al-Hassani's SUV was struck en route to his office in the morning. Police are blaming Moqtada al-Sadr's Mahdi Army, which has clashed with the... More »

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Iraq • Shiite • Sadr City • Mahdi Army • civil war • roadside bomb • bomb • assassination • Mohammed Ali al Hassani • Muthanna • Muqtada al-Sadr

US Kills 30 in Baghdad

Women and children may counted among the dead

Aug 8, 07 5:21 PM CDT
(Newser) - The US killed 30 militants and detained another dozen in an overnight air strike on a military stronghold in a Shiite district of Baghdad. Witnesses counted women and children among the slain, though the US claims all 30 were insurgents linked to radical cleric Moqtada al-Sadr. More »

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Iran • insurgents • Sadr City • Baghdad • Mahdi Army • Nouri al-Maliki • US military • Shia • Muqtada al-Sadr • Iraq war

UK May Seek Iran's Help on Iraqi Captives

Brits suspect kidnappers connected to Iran; search in Sadr City continues

Jun 1, 07 8:37 AM CDT
(Newser) - Britain may ask Iran for help in finding the five British hostages kidnapped in Iraq. Senior Iraqi officials think a rogue faction of the Mahdi Army—possibly under the influence of Iranian intelligence —is responsible for the kidnappings. British sources tell the Guardian they believe the kidnapping was not... More »

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Iraq • Iran • Sadr City • Mahdi Army • kidnapping • Revolutionary Guards • Britain • Muqtada al-Sadr

Sadr City Safest Spot in Baghdad

Mar 27, 07 12:54 PM CDT
(Newser) - Six weeks into the surge the vast Baghdad slum called Sadr City is the safest and best-run part of  the city—but not because of the stepped-up efforts on the part of government forces.  Moqtada al-Sadr is said to be somewhere in Iran, but his representatives run hospitals, school,... More »

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Iraq • Sadr City • Baghdad • Mahdi Army • US troops • Muqtada al-Sadr

Gunmen Ambush Sadr City Mayor

Target was key figure in U.S. efforts to disarm militia, create jobs

Mar 16, 07 12:07 PM CDT
(Newser) - The mayor of Sadr City was wounded and his police chief killed in an ambush yesterday, creating new challenges for the U.S. military effort to bring security to the Shiite stronghold and rein in the Mahdi Army. The mayor, Rahim al-Daraji, has been a key figure in negotiating with... More »

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Iraq • War on Terror • Middle East • Shiite • Sadr City • Mahdi Army • Rahim al Daraji

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