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Iraq's Sadr extends militia truce Iraq's influential Shia cleric, Moqtada al-Sadr, indefinitely extends a truce being observed by his Mehdi Army militia. Home > Rss Directory > General > BBC World |
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Iraq's Sadr threatens to scrap ceasefire BAGHDAD (Reuters) - Shi'ite cleric Moqtada al-Sadr threatened on Tuesday to end a truce he imposed on his militia last year, raising the prospect of worsening violence on a day when top U.S. officials testified on Iraq in Washington. Home > Rss Directory > General > Reuters |
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Fresh violence frays militia truce in Iraq BAGHDAD (Reuters) - Mehdi Army fighters attacked police patrols in southern Baghdad overnight, police said on Friday, further fraying a seven-month-old ceasefire called by Shi'ite cleric Moqtada al-Sadr to rein in his militia. Home > Rss Directory > General > Reuters |
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Fresh violence frays militia truce in Iraq
(Reuters) Reuters - Mehdi Army fighters attacked police patrols in southern Baghdad overnight, police said on Friday, further fraying a seven-month-old ceasefire called by Shi'ite cleric Moqtada al-Sadr to rein in his militia. Home > Rss Directory > General > Yahoo News |
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Truce calms Iraq, weakens prime minister
(AP) AP - Rockets fell on the Green Zone and random machine gun fire rang out Monday in the southern city of Basra as Shiite cleric Muqtada al-Sadr sought to rein in his militia after a week of battles that claimed about 400 lives. Home > Rss Directory > General > Yahoo News |
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Al-Sadr's followers refuse to disband militia in Iraq Al-Sadr's followers refuse to disband militia as tension with Iraqi government rises Home > Rss Directory > General > ABC News |
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Sadr City fighting eases under short-term truce - Los Angeles Times Alalam News NetworkSadr City fighting eases under short-term truceLos Angeles Times - 1 hour agoThe Baghdad slum has seen weeks of bloody fighting. US forces say they will still kill anyone seen engaging in criminal activity. BAGHDAD -- Fighting ebbed and residents emer Home > Rss Directory > General > Google News |
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Iraq's Sadr to disband Mehdi Army if clerics order NAJAF, Iraq (Reuters) - Iraqi cleric Moqtada al-Sadr is ready to disband his militia if Shi'ite religious leaders demand it, his aides said on Monday, a surprising offer given renewed clashes between his fighters and security forces. Home > Rss Directory > General > Reuters |
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Observers interpret Iraq cease-fire - CNN International The Southern LedgerObservers interpret Iraq cease-fireCNN International - 54 minutes ago(CNN) -- The deal to end the weeklong fighting in Iraq's Shiite regions appeared to be holding Monday, but left lingering questions about Iran's growing influence, the Iraqi governm Home > Rss Directory > General > Google News |
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Obama's Iraq Problem George Packer: "With the general election four months away, Obama's rhetoric on the topic [of Iraq] now seems outdated and out of touch, and the nominee-apparent may have a political problem concerning the very issue that did so much to bring him this far. He doubtless realizes that his original pla Home > Rss Directory > General > Political Wire |
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Sadr declares new Iraq ceasefire Powerful Iraqi Shia cleric Moqtada Sadr orders the renewal of the ceasefire his militia has been observing. Home > Rss Directory > General > BBC World |
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Radical cleric defiant as Iraq fighting rages Radical Shiite cleric Muqtada al-Sadr has rejected the Iraqi prime minister's calls for his militia to stop fighting Iraqi security forces and lay down their arms, a top al-Sadr aide said today. Home > Rss Directory > General > CNN |
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Iraq's Sadr to disband Mehdi Army if clerics order
(Reuters) Reuters - Iraqi cleric Moqtada al-Sadr is ready to disband his militia if Shi'ite religious leaders demand it, his aides said on Monday, a surprising offer given renewed clashes between his fighters and security forces. Home > Rss Directory > General > Yahoo News |
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Pentagon Calls Iraq Fighting Good Sign, Analysts Not Convinced - Voice of America CTV.caPentagon Calls Iraq Fighting Good Sign, Analysts Not ConvincedVoice of America - 2 hours agoBy Al Pessin The Pentagon says the fighting in Basra between government troops and Shiite militiamen is a good sign because it shows the Iraqi government's resolve and its Home > Rss Directory > General > Google News |
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Crackdown on Militias May Add to Instability in Iraq A crackdown on the Mahdi Army militia is creating potentially destabilizing political and military tensions in Iraq, pitting a government against the power wielded by the cleric Moktada al-Sadr. Home > Rss Directory > General > NY Time |
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Iraq violence casts pall on key US Congress report
(AFP) AFP - US lawmakers Tuesday grilled the top US general in Iraq amid fierce fighting on the ground as Shiite radical leader Moqtada al-Sadr threatened to end a truce which had helped staunch the bloodshed. Home > Rss Directory > General > Yahoo News |
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U.S. official: Too early to expect Sadr City truce A U.S. military official said Sunday it was "premature" to conclude there will be a truce between the Iraqi government and Shiite cleric Muqtada al-Sadr's movement, despite word from both sides that a cease-fire agreement was reached. Home > Rss Directory > General > CNN |
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Iraq militia leader: `open war' threat only against US
(AP) AP - Radical Shiite cleric Muqtada al-Sadr called for an end to Iraqi bloodshed on Friday and said his threat of an "open war" applies only to U.S.-led foreign troops — stepping back from a full-blown confrontation with the government over a crackdown against his followers. Home > Rss Directory > General > Yahoo News |
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Al-Sadr praised for extending cease-fire
(AP) AP - Powerful Shiite cleric Muqtada al-Sadr opted Friday to keep the cease-fire order for his Mahdi Army militia in place for another six months, a step that will hold down U.S. and Iraqi casualties while bolstering al-Sadr's importance as a political player as Iraqi factions jostle for power. 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 |