...still burst from various sources and wild cards remain, such as the potential that Muqtada al-Sadr might stomp his feet and encourage his diminished militias to attack us. Yet support for Sadr among Shia is hardly monolithic. In fact, many Shia view him as...
...is required for its passage, consented to the delay in hopes of winning more votes. Supporters of nationalist Shiite cleric Muqtada al-Sadr rejected the agreement outright, saying it represented an "extension of the occupation." Lawmakers on Thursday will...
...pact and has pledged to free detainees who were not involved in the insurgency. Thirty lawmakers loyal to Shiite cleric Muqtada al-Sadr, who demands an immediate American withdrawal, oppose the pact. One of them, Zaynib Karim, complained that other political...
...killed were passengers. The explosion happened in the Firdous Square area where thousands of followers of anti-U.S. cleric Muqtada al-Sadr rallied last week to protest the deal. The officials spoke on condition of anonymity because they weren't authorized...
...would probably force him to leave American forces there, as the Iranians would have their anti-American Iraqi proxy, Muqtada al-Sadr, reignite the Shiite insurgency. If Israel goes it alone, the response will be much different than when it destroyed Iraq’s...
...possibly ephemeral Shiite government of Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki and his rivals, who include the Shiite radicals of Muqtada al-Sadr, and the Sunni, and largely ex-Baathist, Awakening Movement, sponsored by the U.S. Army to defend Sunni tribal regions...
...and off-duty. But the pact has drawn fire from certain quarters, including followers of the hard-line Shiite cleric Muqtada al-Sadr, who reject any agreement with the United States that would prolong the occupation and who protested at the accord in Baghdad...
...Shiite cleric Grand Ayatollah Ali al-Sistani has said he wants a broad support of the pact. Anti-U.S. cleric Muqtada al-Sadr has been opposed to any extension of hosting any foreign troops. His supporters have staged large demonstrations against the agreement....
...Hort, commander of the 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division, Multi-National Division Baghdad. Since May, when the Muqtada al-Sadr-enforced cease fire took effect, more than 100 projects have been completed with assistance from the 926th Engineer...
...were hoping to win final approval tomorrow. On Friday, more than 10,000 supporters of the radical anti-American cleric Muqtada al-Sadr gathered in central Baghdad to display opposition to the security accord. Supporters maintain that it will still pass by...