AMARA, Iraq: At least five aides of hard-line Shiite leader Muqtada al-Sadr were detained in a crackdown on militiamen in southern Iraq, renewing tensions Friday between Baghdad and the cleric's supporters.
"Five officials from the provincial...
SUPPORTERS of anti-American cleric Moqtada al-Sadr have accused Iraqi security forces of heavy-handed action in a crackdown in the southern city of Amara, calling it a "clear provocation."
Adnan al-Selawi, head of the Sadr movement's office...
NASIRIYAH , Iraq (AFP) -
Iraqi security forces nabbed 22 wanted people Saturday as a campaign to flush out gangsters and fighters in the southern Iraqi province of Maysan entered its third day, police said.
"Twenty-two people were arrested...
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(VOI)-Iraqi troops arrested scores of policemen suspected of ties to anti-U.S cleric Muqtqda al-Sadr office in Missan, raising tensions the ongoing Iraqi military operation launched against gunmen in the southern province is targeting their movement...
AMARA, Iraq (Reuters) - Supporters of anti-American cleric Moqtada al-Sadr accused Iraqi security forces on Friday of heavy-handed action in a crackdown in the southern city of Amara, calling it a 'clear provocation.' Adnan al-Selawi, head of the...
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