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Iraq Civil War

Things have gone from bad to worse to beyond the pale as Sunni takes on Shia, Shia takes on Kurd, and everyone takes on America

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  • March 2008

    • Saddam's Last Days Revealed

      CNN  |  Mar 27, 08 2:10 PM CDT

      Saddam's Last Days Revealed

      (Newser) - The dictator who ruled with a murderous fist spent his time writing in his journal and tending to a small garden his captors allowed him in the prison courtyard. And on his execution day, the man known as "Vic" told guards to tell his daughter he was going to meet God with a clear conscience, a soldier for Iraq. CNN toured Saddam Hussein's detention cell, and reports these details of his last days. More »

    • Sadrists Resist Crackdown, Demand Maliki's Ouster

      Reuters  |  Mar 27, 08 6:25 AM CDT

      Sadrists Resist Crackdown, Demand Maliki's Ouster

      (Newser) - Followers of Muqtada al-Sadr marched in Baghdad today, denouncing Nouri al-Maliki's US-backed government as non-representative, while the onslaught in Basra continued for a third day. Explosions were heard in the city every 10 to 15 minutes and more than 100 are already dead, Reuters reports. Residents of Iraq's second-largest city, the capital of oil production, have described the fighting as the worst since the 2003 US invasion. More »

    • Iraq PM Threatens Sadrists as Basra Explodes

      BBC  |  Mar 26, 08 6:47 AM CDT

      Iraq PM Threatens Sadrists as Basra Explodes

      (Newser) - As Iraqi government forces battle Shia militants for a second day in Basra, the Iraqi prime minister has issued a 72-hour deadline for insurgents to lay down their arms. In a television broadcast, Nouri al-Maliki warned militants, many of them loyal to the radical cleric Muqtada al-Sadr, to stand down or "face the most severe penalties," reports the BBC. Maliki, and not the American military, is directing the Basra operation. More »

    • Iraqi Forces Battle Mahdi Army in Basra

      Reuters  |  Mar 25, 08 11:32 AM CDT

      Iraqi Forces Battle Mahdi Army in Basra

      (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 streets of his Sadr City slum stronghold in Baghdad, Reuters reports. More »