Al Sadr rebels hand in weapons
14230
Followers of Muqtada al Sadr, the radical cleric, began handing their weapons into police stations in the Iraqi capital yesterday and US forces suspended operations against their strongholds in Sadr City.
596616
Shiite fighters in tracksuits and sneakers unloaded cars full of machine guns, mortars and land mines Monday as a five-day, weapons-for-cash disarmament program kicked off in Baghdad's Sadr City district &#151; a sign of progress in the center of Shiite resistance in Iraq.
318528
Clashes in Sadr City, where US forces and militiamen loyal to rebel Shi&#39;ite cleric Moqtada al-Sadr have been fighting since April, have killed at least 22 Iraqis.
571036
BAGHDAD -- Iraqi Prime Minister Ayad Allawi announced plans yesterday to extend a cash-for-weapons program for Shi'ite fighters in Baghdad's Sadr City to cities nationwide in an attempt to disarm the country.
584110
Iraq&#39;s interim government says it will extend the weapons handover program for Sadr City, a Baghdad slum rife with anti-US sentiments, and will soon extend the arms amnesty program nationwide.
608835
BAGHDAD, Iraq, Oct. 17 - A government plan to disarm Iraq&#39;s biggest Shiite militia here has brought in enough weaponry in its first week that Iraqi officials extended the program on Sunday and said that it might be spread to other cities.
66251
The first day of a disarmament program in the Sadr City slum of Baghdad yielded a rich harvest of weapons from Shiite fighters. Cars full of machine guns, mortars, rocket-propelled grenades and landmines were turned in Monday.
285083
A man arranges smal l shells as he squats close to an anti aircraft gun in the Industrial Club stadium in the poor neighborhood of Sadr City 18 October 2004 in Baghdad, which is being used as an official weapons&#39; collection point.
496749
BAGHDAD, Iraq - Followers of radical cleric Muqtada al-Sadr trickled in to police stations in Baghdad's Sadr City district to hand in weapons Monday in a first step toward bringing peace to the Shiite militant stronghold after weeks of fighting with U.S. forces...
291143
Baghdad, Iraqâ Residents of Baghdad&#39;s Sadr City district slowly began to turn in weapons Monday, the first step in a process that US and Iraqi officials hope will lead to a permanent end to fighting in the insurgent-controlled slum.
162244
Shia militias in Baghdad should start handing in weapons on Monday, under a deal with the Iraqi government.
153116
BAGHDAD, Iraq - Shiite militiamen loyal to radical cleric Muqtada al-Sadr agreed Saturday to begin handing in weapons, a significant step toward restoring order in Baghdad's sprawling Sadr City slum as the interim government struggles to curb Iraq's more widespread Sunni insurgency.    In a sign of persistent Sunni unrest, clashes flared in several cities as the search continued for the body of British hostage Kenneth Bigley, who was decapitated by his abductors - reportedly after a failed escape attempt...
151528
BAGHDAD, Iraq -- Militia fighters loyal to a Shiite cleric vowed Saturday to lay down their heavy weapons in a Baghdad neighborhood, a possible win for Iraqi officials eager to impose stability ahead of national elections.
464043
US vehicles take up positions around edge of Iraqi capital's Sadr City district.
251615
BAGHDAD: Members of radical cleric Moqtada al-Sadr&#39;s militia began handing back their weapons yesterday under a deal with the interim Iraq Government, while two US soldiers were killed in a Baghdad rocket attack.
346778
SHIITE militiamen loyal to radical cleric Moqtada al-Sadr offered today to surrender heavy and medium weapons in return for the release of prisoners and a role in Iraq&#39;s political process, a spokesman for Sadr said.
538470
Iraqi policeman and National Guard members check weapons handed in to the al-Nasr police station in Sadr City, Baghdad, Iraq, October 11.