Investor's Iraq Forum (Free subscription) | 07/16/2008
The Sadrists, or Iraqis loyal to Shiite Cleric Moqtada al-Sadr, will not vote on candidates for vacant ministerial portfolios if they are chosen on partisan basis, a Sadrist parliamentarian said on Tuesday. Read the entire article at IraqiUpdates.com...
USA Partisan (Free subscription) | 07/15/2008
It's difficult to avoid exasperation over the left's absolute refusal to acknowledge the new realities of the Iraq war. The surge, the Anbar awakening, the collapse of the militias (particularly that belonging to everybody's favorite would-be caliph, Moqtada al-Sadr) -- it's as if none of it ever happened, as if one the most impressive turnabouts in modern military annals never took place. Full Article...
Obsidian Wings (Free subscription) | 07/11/2008
by Eric Martin While I'm usually the one complaining about the neverending string of stories telling of Moqtada al-Sadr's demise, which began in 2003 and continue to this day (with each new contribution showing little concern for the unbroken streak...
Christian Science Monitor (Free subscription) | 07/06/2008
The Islamic Supreme Council of Iraq aims to capitalize on the disarray within Moqtada al-Sadr's movement ahead of parliamentary elections planned for October.
San Diego Union (Free subscription) | 07/03/2008
Iraqi security forces detained three senior provincial officials affiliated with Shi'ite cleric Moqtada al-Sadr on Wednesday, drawing a sharp rebuke from his movement.
Thoughts from Kansas (Free subscription) | 07/03/2008
Five years ago, President Bush called out Iraqi insurgents, telling them to "Bring 'em on!" and they did. The only thing that has changed the rates of US fatalities seems to be a cease-fire in recent months by the forces of Moqtada al-Sadr. Evidence suggests that he is using this time to rebuild his organization, and to build ties to Iran. Since Bush invited anti-occupation forces to "Bring 'em on!,"...
News Scotsman (Free subscription) | 06/30/2008
IRAQ will spend £50 million to rebuild the east Baghdad slum of Sadr City, stronghold of anti-American cleric Moqtada al-Sadr's Mahdi Army.
Scotsman.com (Free subscription) | 06/30/2008
IRAQ will spend £50 million to rebuild the east Baghdad slum of Sadr City, stronghold of anti-American cleric Moqtada al-Sadr's Mahdi Army.
The Strata-Sphere (Free subscription) | 06/27/2008
Seems like Moqtada al-Sadr, the anti-American Iraqi Shiite cleric hiding in Iran, has decided to become Iraq’s version of Benedict Arnold: The Mehdi Army of Moqtada Sadr is evolving into a clandestine movement following Iraqi military operations targeting the group, intelligence suggests.The military wing of the Sadrist Movement, the political party loyal to Shiite cleric Moqtada [...]
The News Buckit (Free subscription) | 06/27/2008
Ed Morrissey: According to the Middle East Times, Moqtada al-Sadr’s militia has begun to disintegrate after a series of confrontations with the Iraqi Army throughout the south of Iraq. The remnants of the Mahdi Army have gone underground, forming an armed network on a much smaller scale. How small? Think of the Spartans at Thermopylae, and cut that in half while removing the courage and the
OTB News (Free subscription) | 06/26/2008
Iraqi troops took the southern city without a shot being fired from Shiite cleric Moqtada al-Sadr’s Mahdi Army. Share This
Turkish daily news (Free subscription) | 06/25/2008
A bomb killed 10 people including two U.S. government employees and two U.S. soldiers at a council meeting in the Baghdad stronghold of Iraqi Shiite cleric Moqtada al-Sadr yesterday, officials
The Irish Times (Free subscription) | 06/25/2008
IRAQ: A bomb killed 10 people, including two US government employees and two US soldiers, at a council meeting in the Baghdad stronghold of Iraqi Shia cleric Moqtada al-Sadr yesterday.
OTB News (Free subscription) | 06/24/2008
BAGHDAD (Reuters) - A bomb killed 10 people, including two U.S. government employees and two U.S. soldiers at a council meeting in the Baghdad stronghold of Iraqi Shi’ite cleric Moqtada al-Sadr on Tuesday, officials said. Share This
Reuters (Free subscription) | 06/24/2008
BAGHDAD (Reuters) - A bomb killed 10 people including two U.S. government employees and two U.S. soldiers at a council meeting in the Baghdad stronghold of Iraqi Shi'ite cleric Moqtada al-Sadr on Tuesday, officials said.
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raimondo | 05/01/2008
Iraq: Close to one thousand killed in recent Baghdad clashes Baghdad, 30 April (AKI) - More than 900 people have been killed in violent clashes between militiamen and security forces in Baghdad's Sadr City in the past month. According to official statistics released by the Iraqi government and the US army on Wednesday, a total of 925 people have been killed in recent military operations. Speaking
quickrob | 04/07/2008
The "Battle of Basra" is being characterized by the media as an example of failure in Iraq. I will argue that it is not a failure at all, and it in fact signifies the readiness of a unified Iraqi government to force al-Sadr into the political process. If and when Moqtada and his Mahdi Army lay down their weapons this will portend a successful election later in the year which will influence the US...
