Sadr army becoming potent political force
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The Mahdi Army has been politically energized by growing disenchantment among Shiites.
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Followers of radical cleric Muqtada al-Sadr trickled in to police stations in Baghdad's Sadr City district to hand in weapons Monday under a deal seen as a key step toward ending weeks of fighting with U.S. and Iraqi forces in the Shiite militant stronghold.
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Driven by jihadis loyal to al-Zarqawi, the insurgency in Iraq is becoming more confident--and more deadly. But splits in the rebels' ranks are beginning to show
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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 under a deal with the government that is seen as a key step toward ending weeks of fighting with U.S. and Iraqi forces in the Shiite militant stronghold...
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American commanders are preparing new battle plans for breaking Moktada al-Sadr's grip on the holy city of Najaf.
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Moktada al-Sadr, the founder of the Mahdi Army, seems to be cooperating with the latest effort to pacify Baghdad, but why he is doing so remains unclear.
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The early morning raids appeared to be the largest military operation in Sadr City since the start of the new American-led crackdown in Baghdad.
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In Iraq, US and Iraqi forces have stepped up their military operations in areas of the country under the control of Sunni rebels. Ahead of elections set for January, Iraqi and coalition forces are attempting
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The people of Najaf, the symbolic heart of Shiite Islam, came out in force to vote in Sunday's election.
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As US and British influence in Southern Iraq wanes, rival Shi'ite militias are vying to assert their supremacy
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Moktada al-Sadr has shown how a portly cleric with a dedicated militia and an artful grasp of Shiite street politics can confront American power.
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U.S. forces backed by dozens of tanks  and Bradley fighting vehicles on Thursday overran Baghdad's  mainly Shi'ite suburb of Sadr City, a powerbase for radical  cleric Moqtada al-Sadr, witnesses said.
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Interviews with Iraqi Shiite clerics reveal that moderates are increasingly supporting Sadr's anti-US campaign.
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KARBALA, Iraq -- Posted at the door of Shiite cleric Moqtada al-Sadr's office recently, a flier denounced the arrest of his followers. Up and down the barricaded street, soldiers and policemen loyal to his Shiite rivals stood sentry, some in tan armored personnel carriers, questioning anyone they...
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U.S. and Iraqi forces fought militiamen early Sunday in Diwaniyah, a southern city under the growing influence of the Mahdi Army loyal to radical Shiite cleric Muqtada al-Sadr.
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Along with a brewing Shi'a civil war,  officials in Diwaniyah are seeing an influx of al-Qaeda and Sunni insurgent elements
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Shiite militants are rearming and supporters are amassing real estate along the UN buffer.