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Shiite al-Sadr
Reaches Out
to Sunni Rivals

Switch in tactics aims
at hastening US withdrawal

Washington Post Washington Post May 20, 07 3:14 PM CDT
(Newser) - In a dramatic shift in tacttics, Shiite cleric Moqtada al-Sadr is reaching out to rival Sunni leaders in Iraq, and purging radical elements of his own militia, the Washington Post reports. With Sunni insurgents making moves to distance themselves from al-Qaeda, Sadr sees an opportunity for a cross-sectarian political alliance, aides tell the Post . More »

More about:  Iraq • al-Qaeda • insurgents • Moqtada al-Sadr • Shiite • Sunni • Mahdi Army • sectarian violence • Sunni leaders

Some Mahdis Going Freelance

What's worse than Moqtada al-Sadr?
The Mahdi Army ignoring him

Newsweek Newsweek May 2, 07 1:58 PM CDT
(Newser) - The Madhi Army is letting loose. Officially locked down by leader Moqtada al-Sadr during the troop surge, renegade Mahdis are unleashing a wave of random violence on once-peaceful areas of central and southern Iraq, Newseek reports. That worries even al-Sadr's commanders, who are now seeking U.S. help to control their wayward acolytes. More »

More about:  Iraq • Iraq war • Iran • troop surge • Moqtada al-Sadr • Shiite • violence • Mahdi Army • Revolutionary Guards • militia

Al-Sadr Cronies Quit Cabinet

Los Angeles Times Los Angeles Times Apr 16, 07 1:33 PM CDT
(Newser) - Six cabinet members loyal to radical cleric Moqtada al-Sadr have made good on their threat to resign from the Iraqi parliament, after the Prime Minister refused to set a date for the Americans to leave. But they insist—in spite of a spate of violence yesterday and today that many blame on Sadr's Madhi Army—that the move is intended to strengthen the government. More »

More about:  Iraq • troop withdrawal • Moqtada al-Sadr • Mahdi Army • Iraqi Parliament

Anti-American Protests
Mark Iraqi Anniversary

Al-Sadr demonstrations draw tens of thousands

Associated Press Associated Press Apr 9, 07 6:49 AM CDT
(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 »

More about:  Iraq • protests • Moqtada al-Sadr • Shiite • Mahdi Army • Najaf

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

Urges Iraqis to unite against "occupiers"

CNN CNN Apr 8, 07 5:56 PM CDT
(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 »

More about:  Iraq • terrorism • insurgents • Moqtada al-Sadr • war • Shiite • Mahdi Army • America • Najaf

Sadr City Safest Spot in Baghdad

Washington Post Washington Post 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, courts, police, and mosques. More »

More about:  Iraq • Baghdad • Moqtada al-Sadr • American troops • Mahdi Army • Sadr City

Sunni Baghdad
Lies in Ruins as Shiites Rebuild

Insurgents target efforts to provide food, fuel, services

New York Times New York Times Mar 26, 07 12:05 PM CDT
(Newser) - Baghdad's Sunni neighborhoods are in collapse, lacking food, fuel,  electricity and health care even as their Shiite neighbors have regained basic services, Alissa Rubin reports. In Shiite areas, the Mahdi Army fills in for the government by keeping order and organizing resources, but Sunnis now find themselves under attack both from Shiite forces and Sunni insurgents. More »

More about:  Iraq • Baghdad • Middle East • Islam • insurgents • Shiite • Sunni • Mahdi Army • sectarian violence

Gunmen Ambush Sadr City Mayor

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

New York Times New York Times 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 American officials to disarm the militia. More »

More about:  Iraq • Middle East • War on Terror • Shiite • Mahdi Army • Sadr City

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