BAGHDAD (AP) - Rockets fell on the Green Zone and random machine gun fire rang out Monday in the southern city of Basra as Shiite cleric Muqtada al-Sadr sought to rein in his militia after a week of battles that claimed about 400 lives.
["Rundown" talk show features interviews with a number of Iraqi politicians - live]
Dubai Al-Sharqiyah Television in Arabic at 1716 gmt on 24 February carries a new 42-minute episode of its "Rundown" talk show. Today's episode, which addresses the
BAGHDAD, July 18 After months of lying low, the anti-American Shiite cleric Moktada al-Sadr has re-emerged with a shrewd strategy that reaches out to Iraqis on the street while distancing himself from the increasingly unpopular government.
Mr. Sadr
The call of Sayyed Moqtada Al Sadr was welcomed by citizens mainly Al Sadr residents who received Al Sadr’s statement positively.
While many hope that Al Sadr’s statement would lead to calm clashes in the city, Al Sadr followers affirmed their leader’
The next political drama over Iraq will occur next week, when the Commander, Multinational Force-Iraq, General Petraeus, testifies before Congress on progress at the front and is asked about the fight for Basra. That's where combat is wrapping up this
All of this, of course, comes in the midst of a discussion about U.S. troop levels, which the president is apparently prepared to leave as-is.
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A cease-fire critical to the improved security situation in Iraq appeared to
Dubai-based Iraqi private Al-Sharqiyah TV carries between 1300 gmt and 2000 gmt on 7 April the following reports on latest security and political developments in Iraq:
- Within its 1700 gmt newscast, Al-Sharqiyah reports: "Abd-al- Aziz al-Hakim,
BAGHDAD Anti-American Shiite militia leader Muqtada al-Sadr ordered his followers Saturday to defy government orders to surrender their weapons, as U.S. jets struck Shiite extremists near Basra to bolster a faltering Iraqi offensive against gunmen in
Six days after the Iraqi government launched Operation Knights’ Charge in Basrah against the Mahdi Army and other Iranian-backed Shia terror groups, Muqtada al Sadr, the Leader of the Mahdi Army, has called for his fighters to lay down their weapons
BAGHDAD, Aug. 29 — The radical Shiite cleric Moktada al-Sadr said Wednesday that he was suspending for six months his Mahdi Army militia’s operations, including attacks on American troops, only hours after his fighters waged running street battles with