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Crossposted at Eye On The World.
- Mahdi Army Surrenders - Authorizes Iraqi Government To Disarm Fighters
From the Stratas-Sphere: It seems the Mahdi Army in Sadr City has surrendered - completely: Followers of rebel cleric Muqtada al Sadr agreed late Friday to allow Iraqi security forces to enter all of Baghdad’s Sadr City and to arrest anyone found with...
- Why Would The Iranians Broker A Cease Fire For Iraq Vs Muqtadr?
USA TODAY: BAGHDAD -- Iranian officials helped broker a cease-fire agreement Sunday between Iraq's government and radical Shiite cleric Muqtada al-Sadr, according to Iraqi lawmakers. The deal could help defuse a wave of violence that had threatened...
- It's Gettyburg - Maliki Needs To Crush Utterly The Mahdi Army Now
Now that Al Qaeda in Iraq has been obliterated, it is essential for the growth and security of Iraq, and for it's national identity against Iran, that the Mahdi army be destroyed. War is politics by other means, and the results of the...
- We Arrested The Main Aide To Mookie Sadr Today..
Jan 19, 8:26 AM (ET) By KIM GAMEL BAGHDAD, Iraq (AP) - U.S. and Iraqi forces arrested one of Muqtada al-Sadr's top aides Friday in Baghdad, his office said, as pressure increased on the radical Shiite cleric's militia ahead of a planned security...
- Iraq - Shi'ite Power Struggle, Death Squads
Gertz... As part of what has been regarded a Shi'ite power struggle, an Iranian-sponsored insurgent has been leading death squads in nightly orgies of torture and killing throughout Baghdad. The effort by Abu Dera has been so brutal that even the...
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Al-Sadr fled Iraq for Iran
It appears he doesn't trust Allah with his life when it comes to dealing with Big Satan.
(AP) Anti-American cleric Muqtada al-Sadr fled Iraq for Iran ahead of a security crackdown in Baghdad and the arrival of 21,500 U.S. troops sent by President Bush to quell sectarian violence, a senior U.S. official said Tuesday.
Al-Sadr left his Baghdad stronghold some weeks ago, the official said, and is believed to be in Tehran, where he has family. The official, speaking on condition of anonymity to discuss U.S. monitoring activities, said fractures in al-Sadr's political and militia operations may be part of the reason for his departure. The move is not believed to be permanent, the official said.
Word of al-Sadr's departure coincides with an announcement that Iraq will close its borders with Iran and Syria for 72 hours as part of the drive to end the violence that has threatened to divide the capital along sectarian lines. [...]
Crossposted at Eye On The World.
- Mahdi Army Surrenders - Authorizes Iraqi Government To Disarm Fighters
From the Stratas-Sphere: It seems the Mahdi Army in Sadr City has surrendered - completely: Followers of rebel cleric Muqtada al Sadr agreed late Friday to allow Iraqi security forces to enter all of Baghdad’s Sadr City and to arrest anyone found with...
- Why Would The Iranians Broker A Cease Fire For Iraq Vs Muqtadr?
USA TODAY: BAGHDAD -- Iranian officials helped broker a cease-fire agreement Sunday between Iraq's government and radical Shiite cleric Muqtada al-Sadr, according to Iraqi lawmakers. The deal could help defuse a wave of violence that had threatened...
- It's Gettyburg - Maliki Needs To Crush Utterly The Mahdi Army Now
Now that Al Qaeda in Iraq has been obliterated, it is essential for the growth and security of Iraq, and for it's national identity against Iran, that the Mahdi army be destroyed. War is politics by other means, and the results of the...
- We Arrested The Main Aide To Mookie Sadr Today..
Jan 19, 8:26 AM (ET) By KIM GAMEL BAGHDAD, Iraq (AP) - U.S. and Iraqi forces arrested one of Muqtada al-Sadr's top aides Friday in Baghdad, his office said, as pressure increased on the radical Shiite cleric's militia ahead of a planned security...
- Iraq - Shi'ite Power Struggle, Death Squads
Gertz... As part of what has been regarded a Shi'ite power struggle, an Iranian-sponsored insurgent has been leading death squads in nightly orgies of torture and killing throughout Baghdad. The effort by Abu Dera has been so brutal that even the...