Sat. October 11, 2008
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Wall Street Journal Blogs
October 10, 2008
But several other moderate members of the Sadr movement and his Mahdi Army militia have been assassinated in recent months. They are believed to be targeted ...
The National
October 10, 2008
The greatest causes were the disbanding of the
Mahdi Army and the co-opting of former tribal
Insurgents. And raiding
Pakistan, an ally of
the US, ...
Alsumaria
October 10, 2008
Clashes likely erupted between gunmen of Al
Mehdi Army related to Al Sadr Movement on one hand and US and
Iraqi forces on the other hand on account of Al ...
Sydney Morning Herald
October 10, 2008
Factions associated with the
Sunni SoI and with al-Sadr's
Mahdi Army claim that they are victims of political assassinations.
Sunnis boycotted the last ...
Los Angeles Times
October 10, 2008
An official at
Iraq's Interior Ministry said Sadr's
Mahdi Army militiamen fought with US and
Iraqi soldiers in the sprawling
Sadr City district after ...
The Daily Evergreen
October 9, 2008
However, what supporters of the surge ignore or blatantly disregard is the
Mahdi Army's extended cease-fire, which was declared last February by
Shiite ...
Stars and Stripes
October 8, 2008
"Robin," a
Shiite interpreter in
Baghdad, explained that Shiite groups like the
Mahdi Army want to kill him because they fear he is giving Shiite secrets to ...
Irish Times
October 8, 2008
The still-secret report also expresses concern over the possibility that the
Mahdi Army militia loyal to dissident cleric
Muqtada al-Sadr could end its ...
Christian Science Monitor
October 8, 2008
Los Angeles Times
October 8, 2008
Qassem Suleimani [the commander of the Quds Force] in ending
Iraq's recent violence involving the
Mahdi Army?
Iraqi officials credit him with helping ...
Times Colonist
October 8, 2008
They say that after the British turned over the security of
Basra in
Iraq to the
Mahdi Army in 2007, it had to be retaken by
Iraqi forces the next year ...
Long War Journal
October 7, 2008
The
Iraqi Army launch an offensive six months later to retake
Basrah from the
Mahdi Army in the spring of 2008. "These two events were debacles," the source ...
Culpeper Star Exponent
October 7, 2008
Zawya
October 7, 2008
Hakim welcomed Sadr's move to transform his
Mahdi Army militia into a social
organisation and said he was trying to reach out to the Sadrists in the hope of ...
IdahoStatesman.com
October 7, 2008
David Petreus, the assistance provided by
Sunni groups fed up with the violence perpetrated by
al-Qaida elements, and the stand-down by the
Mahdi Army, ...
The National
October 7, 2008
A ceasefire by the
Shiite Mahdi Army was critical. None of these scenarios apply to
Afghanistan. There is no sectarian civil war threatening to pull
Kabul ...
E-Flux
October 6, 2008
After all, the recent fall in violence has more to do with Iranian support for the
Iraqi government, the
Mahdi Army ceasefire, and the
Sunni Insurgents' ...
Malaysia Star
October 5, 2008
In that time, Moqtada al-
Sadr's Mehdi Army also held their ceasefire against
US troops, among such local developments. How additional US troops can be ...
Trend News Agency
October 4, 2008
Followers of
Mahdi Army led by Sadr, play a central role in the conduct of preaches during Friday prayers all over
Iraq. US-Iraq talks on security agreement ...
International Herald Tribune
October 4, 2008
The
US military announced Friday the death of an American soldier in another part of
Iraq that has been the site of recent confrontation with the
Mahdi Army ...
New York Times
October 4, 2008
"The Mahdi Army destroyed the lives of the youth," Mr. Hussein said. "You cannot listen to songs or dress and cut your hair the way you want. ...
Middle East Times
October 4, 2008
Maliki could either ignore the crimes committed by the militants and rogue elements of the
Mehdi Army or confront them and impose the
law. ...
Minnesota Independent
October 3, 2008
The effect of Shi'ite cleric
Moqtada al-Sadr and his
Mehdi Army on violence levels in
Iraq is the stuff of legend. When his
army and its affiliated (some ...
Christian Science Monitor
October 3, 2008
Other pillars of improved security are a standing down of the
Mahdi Army militia of
anti-American cleric
Moqtada al-Sadr - widely seen as a result of ...
ISN
October 3, 2008
Divisions within the movement and the need to distance candidates both from the Mahdi Army and deeply unpopular outgoing provincial councils are likely to ...
Yahoo! Italia Notizie
October 2, 2008
AP - da 5 minuti
Iraqis visit the graves of their loved ones as they mark the first day of Eid, at a cemetery for
Mahdi Army fighters in
Najaf, Iraq, ...
Economist
October 2, 2008
... changes were crucial, especially the decision by
Sunni tribes to switch sides and the ceasefire declared by the biggest
Shia militia, the
Mahdi Army. ...
The Punch
October 2, 2008
Stars and Stripes
October 2, 2008
Lew Rockwell
October 2, 2008
Third, the firebrand
Shia militia leader, Muktada al-Sadr, whose ragtag
Mehdi Army used to fight
US forces, has gone to ground and ordered his gunmen to ...
Times Online
October 2, 2008
Gather.com
October 1, 2008
BBC News
October 1, 2008
"And
Iran," Faris Abdul Hassan added. "We didn't fight our
Sunni brothers, it was the
militias like the
Mehdi Army who did it, supported by Iran."
Khaleej Times
September 30, 2008
Al-Sadr, whose
Mahdi Army militia battled US and
Iraqi forces until he declared a cease-fire last year, would also be ready to mobilize street protests to ...
News Sentinel
September 30, 2008
Cleveland Indy Media
September 30, 2008
The british General Gordon's forces were completely vanquished by the determined resistance of the Mahdi Army. So, four years later, the british sent the ...
Washington Post
September 30, 2008
Those operations "inflicted heavy losses" on the special groups and the
Mahdi Army militia of
Shiite cleric
Moqtada al-Sadr, the report said, ...
Huffington Post
September 29, 2008
Third, the firebrand
Shia militia leader, Muktada al-Sadr, whose ragtag
Mehdi Army used to fight
US forces, has gone to ground and ordered his gunmen to ...
Foreign Policy In Focus
September 29, 2008
In addition, there are ongoing attacks by
Sunni extremists and a continuing risk that the radical
Shia Mahdi Army will once again end its ceasefire. ...
Center for Arms Control and Non-Proliferation
September 29, 2008
