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Medhi army

Tue. December 02, 2008

Rocket attack near UN site in Baghdad kills 2

CNN
November 30, 2008

... trains, and arms anti-American "special groups," the US term for splinter factions of radical Shiite cleric Muqtada al-Sadr's Medhi army. ...

GLI ORFANI DI MOQTADA

Come Don Chisciotte
November 11, 2008

In ogni caso, ad un suo cenno, il Madhi army avrebbe potuto cacciare gli invasori, in mezzo a milioni di iracheni inneggianti a Moqtada l'eroe. ...

General Petraeus's surge has failed in every respect

First Post
November 3, 2008

Meanwhile, attempts in spring 2008 to disarm the Medhi Army, the militia of Shia cleric Moqtada al-Sadr, failed completely, with al-Sadr's men seizing ...

Wars without end

Cobar Age
October 11, 2008

The same suspicion hangs over the Shiite renegade Moqtada al-Sadr and his Madhi army militia, many key figures of which have taken shelter in Iran. ...

Wars without end

The Canberra Times
October 10, 2008

The same suspicion hangs over the Shiite renegade Moqtada al-Sadr and his Madhi army militia, many key figures of which have taken shelter in Iran. ...

Wars without end

Sydney Morning Herald
October 10, 2008

The same suspicion hangs over the Shiite renegade Moqtada al-Sadr and his Madhi army militia, many key figures of which have taken shelter in Iran. ...

Sexual cleansing in Iraq

Xtra.ca
September 30, 2008

The death squads of the Badr Organization and the Madhi army are targeting gays and lesbians, according to UN reports, in a systematic campaign of sexual ...

Is This a 'Victory'?

Center for Arms Control and Non-Proliferation
September 29, 2008

Subsequently, the Iraqi Army and police have made inroads against the Madhi army in its stronghold in Sadr City, Baghdad's sprawling Shiite slum. ...

SEXUAL CLEANSING IN IRAQ

Out In America
September 29, 2008

The death squads of the Badr Brigades and the Madhi army are targeting gays and lesbians, according to UN reports, in a systematic campaign of sexual ...

Gay leader assassinated in Baghdad

PinkNews.co.uk
September 26, 2008

"Since then, LGBT people have been specifically targeted by the Madhi army, the militia of fundamentalist Shia cleric, Muqtada al-Sadr, as well as by the ...

Is This a 'Victory'?

The New York Review of Books
September 26, 2008

Subsequently, the Iraqi Army and police have made inroads against the Madhi army in its stronghold in Sadr City, Baghdad's sprawling Shiite slum. ...

Afghanistan war under the radar

College of New Jersey Signal
September 2, 2008

Much like the failure of the Iraqi government's crackdown on the Madhi army last May, the military situation in Afghanistan has deteriorated. ...

Iraq's Sadr suspends militia activity

The National
August 28, 2008

"We have set a cultural programme for the Madhi army and we have named it Al Mumahidun (Supporters of the Mahdi), and everybody should abide by it and ...

British forces deploy near Iranian border

Middle East Times
August 14, 2008

Sources for the Times of London in early August suggested British forces struck a deal with the Medhi Army of anti-American Shiite cleric Moqtada Sadr ahead ...

New Labour's efforts at peace just get Sadr

Belfast Telegraph
August 12, 2008

The news that Sadr and the boys are planning to stand down the Madhi army, become 'community activists' and presumably paint the gable walls in Basra with ...

Sadr offers to dissolve Madhi army if US withdraws

Irish Times
August 8, 2008

Iraqi Shia cleric Moqtada al-Sadr would dissolve his Mahdi Army militia if the United States started withdrawing troops according to a set timetable, ...

'Secret deal with local militia kept British Forces out of battle ...

Telegraph.co.uk
August 4, 2008

... in the city as they forged an IRA-style reconciliation pact with the Madhi army, which controlled swathes of Basra with gangster-like ruthlessness. ...

Iraq's Madhi Army weakens; security gains still shaky

Dallas Morning News
July 26, 2008

AP Baghdad - The militia that was once the biggest defender of poor Shiites in Iraq, the Mahdi Army, has been profoundly weakened in a number of ...

Iraq's Madhi Army weakens; security gains still shaky

Denton Record Chronicle
July 26, 2008

AP Baghdad - The militia that was once the biggest defender of poor Shiites in Iraq, the Mahdi Army, has been profoundly weakened in a number of ...

IRAQ: In one 'Black Night,' another Baghdad neighborhood is walled in

Los Angeles Times
July 11, 2008

Hurriya has been a hot zone, used by the Madhi army militia of the anti-US cleric Muqtada Sadr to launch missiles and mortars against American bases in ...

Peace In The Middle East?

Atlantic Online
July 10, 2008

... have attacked the problems of rogue Shiite militias from both ends, most notably with the neutering of Muqtada al-Sadr and his militia, the Medhi Army. ...

Water distribution site opens in northeast Baghdad, offers free ...

Long War Journal
July 2, 2008

... because the area has been a haven for arms caches and terrorist cells associated with Muqtada al Sadr's Madhi army and Iranian trained "Special Groups. ...

Medhi Army retooling, commander says

Middle East Times
July 2, 2008

Nasiriyah, Iraq, July 2 (UPI) -- An elite unit of the Mehdi Army, the force loyal to Iraqi Shiite cleric Moqtada Sadr, will organize to oppose the US ...

Report: Iraq social and refugee crisis is worsening

RINF.COM
June 24, 2008

... 2000 Iraqis killed in March and April because of the US-backed Iraqi government's campaign against the Madhi army in Basra and Sadr City in Baghdad. ...

Iraq social and refugee crisis is worsening

Bay Area Indymedia
June 24, 2008

... 2000 Iraqis killed in March and April because of the US-backed Iraqi governments campaign against the Madhi army in Basra and Sadr City in Baghdad. ...

Report: Iraq social and refugee crisis is worsening

World Socialist Web Site
June 23, 2008

... 2000 Iraqis killed in March and April because of the US-backed Iraqi government's campaign against the Madhi army in Basra and Sadr City in Baghdad. ...

Iraq tells militias to disarm or else

Canada.com
June 17, 2008

Maliki has improved his standing with crackdowns on the Medhi Army. Iraqi forces took control of Sadr's Baghdad stronghold after a truce was reached with ...

Al-Sadr To Mobilize New Force To Fight US Troops

DigitalJournal.com
June 13, 2008

His Medhi army has a dominant presence in Shiite cities, towns, and neighborhoods across the country. In the letter, Al-Sadr said that he will define a new ...

READER COMMENTS: "Iraqi Army interdicting Iranian operations in ...

Long War Journal
June 3, 2008

The Madhi army, especially the "special groups" are getting ripped apart. Glad to hear the positive news about Iraq. Seems like things are falling into ...

READER COMMENTS: "Iraqi Army interdicting Iranian operations in ...

Long War Journal
June 2, 2008

The Madhi army, especially the "special groups" are getting ripped apart. Glad to hear the positive news about Iraq. Seems like things are falling into ...

Progress building in Iraq

St. George Daily Spectrum
May 29, 2008

The Madhi army is isolated and being disassembled in its stronghold of Sadr City. First, US troops took control of a key part of this sector. ...

4th ID holds town hall Posted on: Thursday, May 29, 2008, 3:45 AM

Killeen Daily Herald
May 29, 2008

... strides made by coalition forces over the last 60 days, explaining that soldiers have eliminated more than 700 al-Qaida and al-Madhi army operatives. ...

US drops plans to raid Sadr City after Iraqi forces make a deal ...

Telegraph.co.uk
May 23, 2008

With Madhi army fighters apparently withdrawn from the streets, US troops and their Iraqi counterparts patrol constantly to assure residents that the ...

Andrew Joski returns from 'quiet' tour in Iraq

Hudson Star Observer
May 22, 2008

Shiite cleric Muqtada al-Sadr, leader of the militia known as the Madhi army, announced a ceasefire at about the time the 849th arrived in the Baghdad area. ...

TURKEY EYES DEEPER ROLE IN SOUTHERN IRAQ

Eurasia Daily Monitor
May 21, 2008

... May 17) Basra remains the site of an ongoing struggle between Madhi army forces loyal to Muqtada al-Sadr and the Supreme Islamic Iraqi Council. ...

The rise of Moktada al-Sadr

Socialist Worker Online
May 20, 2008

In contrast, Moktada denounced the IGC as a tool of the occupation and set up the Madhi army to provide security amid the post-occupation chaos and to ...

US very careful with al-Sadr Washington rarely mentions the Madhi ...

San Francisco Chronicle
May 20, 2008

As the bullets whizzed past 1st Lt. Ben Hartig earlier this month, he scrambled for cover and glanced up at a giant Sadr City billboard of the anti-American ...

Iraq readies forces for militia crackdown

Reuters
June 16, 2008

"We will not accept the targeting of the Medhi Army because they provide people with services." US forces, which invaded Iraq in 2003, are gradually handing ...

Al-Sadr To Mobilize New Force To Fight US Troops

DigitalJournal.com
June 14, 2008

His Medhi army has a dominant presence in Shiite cities, towns, and neighborhoods across the country. In the letter, Al-Sadr said that he will define a new ...

READER COMMENTS: "Iraqi Army interdicting Iranian operations in ...

Long War Journal
June 3, 2008

The Madhi army, especially the "special groups" are getting ripped apart. Glad to hear the positive news about Iraq. Seems like things are falling into ...