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Baghdad's Sadr City residents fear intensifying fight A rare daytime US airstrike in Sadr City on Thursday came as residents said that soldiers were warning them to leave parts of the district, which is a bastion of support for the anti-American cleric Moqtada al-Sadr. Home > Rss Directory > General > CS Monitor |
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US strike takes out militant holdout in Baghdad - The Associated Press CBS NewsUS strike takes out militant holdout in BaghdadThe Associated Press - 2 hours agoBAGHDAD (AP) - The US military fired guided missiles into the heart of Baghdad's teeming Sadr City slum on Saturday, leveling a building 55 yards away from a hospital and wounding n Home > Rss Directory > General > Google News |
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Iraqi Forces and Militia Clash in Baghdad - New York Times Canada.comIraqi Forces and Militia Clash in BaghdadNew York Times - 1 hour agoBy ERICA GOODE and MICHAEL R. GORDON BAGHDAD - Sharp fighting broke out in Baghdad’s Sadr City district on Sunday as American and Iraqi troops sought to control neighborhoods used by S Home > Rss Directory > General > Google News |
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Fighting erupts in Baghdad after week of calm BAGHDAD (Reuters) - Iraqi troops backed by U.S. forces battled gunmen in Baghdad's Sadr City on Sunday, a return to heavy fighting in the capital after Shi'ite cleric Moqtada al-Sadr pulled his militiamen off the streets a week ago. Home > Rss Directory > General > Reuters |
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Fighting erupts in Baghdad after week of calm
(Reuters) Reuters - Iraqi troops backed by U.S. forces battled gunmen in Baghdad's Sadr City on Sunday, a return to heavy fighting in the capital after Shi'ite cleric Moqtada al-Sadr pulled his militiamen off the streets a week ago. Home > Rss Directory > General > Yahoo News |
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Hasty truce with Moqtada al-Sadr tests his sway in Baghdad stronghold A cease-fire deal between Mr. Sadr's representatives in the Iraqi government and members of the leading Shiite bloc aims to end weeks of fierce battles in Sadr City. Home > Rss Directory > General > CS Monitor |
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Fight for Sadr City a Proving Ground for Iraq Military American commanders see the struggle for control of Sadr City, the stronghold of Shiite militias, as an opportunity to shift more responsibility to the Iraqi army. Home > Rss Directory > General > NY Time |
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Baghdad Bureau: War in a Shiite Neighborhood A woman fleeing Sadr City runs from sniper fire near an army checkpoint at the edge of the Baghdad neighborhood on Tuesday, April 8. (Photo: Michael Kamber for The New York Times) Anwar J. Ali is an Iraqi employee of The New York Times. It was really unexpected how fast the situation developed in th Home > Rss Directory > General > NY Time |
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Casualties mount in Baghdad clash Twenty-eight militants are killed and US soldiers are wounded in clashes in Sadr City, Baghdad, the US says. Home > Rss Directory > General > BBC World |
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US military: US forces kill 14 Shiite militants in Baghdad
(AP) AP - U.S. soldiers killed 14 suspected Shiite militants in Baghdad, the military said Saturday, as clashes continued in the embattled Sadr City slum and surrounding militia strongholds. Home > Rss Directory > General > Yahoo News |
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US strike takes out militant holdout in Baghdad
(AP) AP - The U.S. military fired guided missiles into the heart of Baghdad's teeming Sadr City slum on Saturday, leveling a building 55 yards away from a hospital and wounding nearly two dozen people. Home > Rss Directory > General > Yahoo News |
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Baghdad district calm after truce A ceasefire between the Iraqi government and Shia militias seems to be holding in Baghdad's Sadr City. Home > Rss Directory > General > BBC World |
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Baghdad Bureau: Inside Sadr City: A Power Shift With the power of the Mahdi Army militia on the wane, local councils are gaining importance in Baghdad’s Shiite slum. Home > Rss Directory > General > NY Time |
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Government to lift Baghdad curfew - BBC News Brisbane TimesGovernment to lift Baghdad curfewBBC News - 37 minutes agoThe Iraqi government is due to lift a curfew in Baghdad, after Shia cleric Moqtada Sadr ordered his fighters off the streets of Iraqi cities.Video: Al-Sadr Tells Followers to End Violence in Ir Home > Rss Directory > General > Google News |
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U.S. Seen Taking Lead In Fighting in Baghdad American role in campaign against party-backed militias appears to expand as U.S. forces battle fighters in Sadr City, U.S. aircraft target Basra. Home > Rss Directory > General > WashingtonPost |
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Iraqi Forces and Militia Clash in Baghdad Intense fighting broke out in Sadr City as American and Iraqi troops moved to push out Shiite fighters. Home > Rss Directory > General > NY Time |
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In Baghdad, Struggle Ties Security to Basic Services The lack of services in Sadr City raises fears that militias might move in to restore them, winning the hearts and minds of the population. Home > Rss Directory > General > NY Time |
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US rocket attack damages Baghdad hospital
(AFP) AFP - A US rocket attack damaged a hospital in the Iraqi capital's violent Shiite stronghold of Sadr City on Saturday, wounding 28 people as American forces claimed to have killed 14 militants in the district. Home > Rss Directory > General > Yahoo News |
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Baghdad Blast Kills Four Americans An explosion in the Sadr City neighborhood killed two U.S. soldiers and two civilians working for the U.S. military. Home > Rss Directory > General > NY Time |
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Four Americans Killed in Baghdad Blast; Military Blames Shiite Militia Blast apparently targets U.S. troops in Sadr City, killing at least 2 Iraqis. Home > Rss Directory > General > ABC News |