Will Shiites hold their fire?
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Sunday&#39;s bombings in Shiite holy cities - the deadliest insurgent attacks since July - appeared aimed at sparking sectarian strife.
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WASHINGTON -- What&#39;s clear about radical Iraqi cleric Muqtada al-Sadr is that he wants power, US officials say. What&#39;s less certain is what he wants to do with that power or how far he&#39;ll go to get it.
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Troops in armored cars deployed to Sunni Muslim neighborhoods in the capital Monday after the shooting death of a young Shiite man, but that failed to prevent renewed friction. Shiite leaders urged the victim's family to avoid revenge, fearing sectarian violence that could detonate Lebanon's political crisis.
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The U.S. military is taking a cue from its Anbar success and enlisting the help of Shi'ite tribes. Will the strategy take hold?
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(Baghdad, Iraq -AP, Nov. 27, 2004 1:15 PM) _ Shiite Muslim religious leaders in Iraq are rejecting any delay in holding elections.
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BAGHDAD -- Under the guidance of Iraq's most powerful Shi'ite cleric, Shi'ite parties presented a list yesterday of 228 candidates for next month's elections. Minority Sunni Arabs, who had been favored under Saddam Hussein, must decide whether to join the race or renounce a vote that will help determine the country's future.
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American forces have reportedly surrounded Shia fighters in the holy Iraqi city of Najaf following a night of intensive bombardment. Is the transition to democracy under threat?
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For some, voting day will be violent and disappointing. For others, just plain confusing. And the Sunnis may have to be drawn in after the fact
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Shiite militiamen loyal to radical cleric Muqtada al-Sadr agreed Saturday to begin handing in weapons, a significant step toward restoring order in Baghdad&#39;s sprawling Sadr
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The resumption of urban warfare over the past two weeks in the Shiite holy city of Najaf in Iraq reflects forces far beyond the Mehdi Army of radical Shiite leader Moqtada al-Sadr and the American-installed interim Iraqi government ...
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Aug. 19 (Bloomberg) -- Moqtada al-Sadr, the Iraqi Shiite Muslim cleric leading an insurgency in Najaf, has failed to act on promises to disarm his militia in the city, Agence France- Presse reported, citing the Interior Ministry.
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NAJAF, Iraq - Militants loyal to radical Shiite cleric Muqtada al-Sadr kept their hold on a revered shrine as clashes flared in Najaf on Sunday, raising fears a resolution to the crisis in the holy city could collapse amid bickering between Shiite leaders.    An unofficial mediator and distant relative of the cleric pleaded with al-Sadr to disarm his militants, pull them out of the shrine and disband his militia immediately...
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BAGHDAD, Iraq, Oct. 17 - A government plan to entice Iraq&#39;s biggest Shiite militia to turn in its weapons in return for cash here has brought in enough arms in its first week that Iraqi officials extended
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Analysis: As both Shi'ites and Sunnis accuse the U.S. of deliberately failing to protect them from each other, the raging violence mocks the idea that Iraqis are almost ready to handle their own security
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FORWARD OPERATING BASE DUKE, Iraq -- As the US military edged closer to the shrine of Imam Ali and the rebellious Shiite Muslim cleric Moqtada Sadr vowed &quot;martyrdom or victory,&quot; the Iraqi forces that are expected to decide the matter trained ...
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The Middle East is in flames. Over the past week, war erupted among the Palestinians and their government collapsed. A Shiite shrine in Iraq was bombed -- again -- as the new U.S. military strategy showed no sign of diminishing violence. Lebanon battled a new al-Qaeda faction in the north as a...
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Powerful Shiite leader says he plans to lead a mass demonstration today to end fighting. â¢ Iraqi hostage: Militants said Wednesday they had kidnapped the brother-in-law of Iraqi Defense Minister Hazem Shaalan