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US military tightens siege of Sadr City as cleric warns of war Monday, April 21, 2008 :Scores of people have died over the past week as US and Iraqi forces tightened their noose around the huge working class suburb of Sadr City in Baghdad and pressed into the remaining strongholds of the Madhi Army loyal to cleric Moqtada al Sadr in the southern city of Basra. The actual death toll is likely to be far higher as US air strikes continue to pound the densely populated slums....
Posted: Mon, Apr 21, 2008 8:08am PDT
Muqtada threatens Open Warfare; Islamic State in Iraq launches One-Month Campaign; Help! They told me on Television Iraq W From a Sunday, April 20, 2008 entry on Informed Comment, Juan Cole's blog...
Posted: Sun, Apr 20, 2008 10:06am PDT
McCain, the Retired Military "Analysts" and the Myth of al-Qaeda in Iraq From a Sunday, April 20, 2008 entry on Informed Comment, Juan Cole's blog...
Posted: Sun, Apr 20, 2008 10:05am PDT
132 Wounded in Sadr City; The $3 Trillion Shopping Spree From a Saturday, April 19, 2008 entry on Informed Comment, Juan Cole's blog...
Posted: Sun, Apr 20, 2008 10:05am PDT
60 Killed in Diyal Bombing; NDU Study: Iraq War Debacle; Netanyahu: 9/11 benefitted Israel From a Friday, April 18, 2008 entry on Informed Comment, Juan Cole's blog...
Posted: Fri, Apr 18, 2008 7:57am PDT
Turkish air raid hits northern Iraq Wednesday, April 16, 2008 : Ankara's cross-border offensive aimed at Kurdish fighters in Avasin-Basyan area....
Posted: Thu, Apr 17, 2008 7:51am PDT
Sunni-Shiite Divide in Baghdad Worsens From a Thursday, April 17, 2008 entry on Informed Comment, Juan Cole's blog...
Posted: Thu, Apr 17, 2008 7:38am PDT
Islamic Radicals Announce Accord with Sunni Tribes From a Thursday, April 17, 2008 entry on Informed Comment, Juan Cole's blog...
Posted: Thu, Apr 17, 2008 7:36am PDT
Bombs, Violence Kill 60 in Northern Iraq From a Wednesday, April 16, 2008 entry on Informed Comment, Juan Cole's blog...
Posted: Wed, Apr 16, 2008 7:23am PDT
US and Iraqi military continue push into Sadr City Wednesday, April 16, 2008 :US and Iraqi troops are continuing operations against strongholds of the Madhi Armythe militia aligned with cleric Moqtada al-Sadrin Baghdad and the southern port city of Basra. The vast working class slums of Sadr City, home to more than two million people, have been under siege for the past fortnight despite an announcement by Sadr on March 30 calling his militiamen off the streets....
Posted: Wed, Apr 16, 2008 7:23am PDT
Are Sunnis Still Resisting? ANBAR — Although Sunni fighters have decreased attacks against US-led foreign troops in the past months, they say their resistance hasn’t died down and will continue until the foreign troops withdraw....
Posted: Wed, Apr 16, 2008 7:18am PDT
Displaced Iraqis Turn to Militias for Help Tuesday, April 15, 2008 : There are nearly 3 million internally displaced people in Iraq ,and the government has done little to help them. A new report by Refugees International indicates militias, like the one loyal to Shiite cleric Muqtada al-Sadr, are stepping in to help displaced communities. The militias also find this a fertile recruiting field....
Posted: Tue, Apr 15, 2008 10:35am PDT
Dozens dead in Iraq bombings Tuesday, April 15, 2008 : Suicide attacks in Diyala and Anbar kill dozens of people and wound scores more....
Posted: Tue, Apr 15, 2008 10:34am PDT
Another Defining Moment in Iraq Monday, April 14, 2008 :When the Battle of Basra opened on Mar. 25, President Bush described it as a "defining moment" for the U.S.-backed government of Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki. Within days, however, the White House was scrambling to distance itself from the shellacking the Iraqi Army took at the hands of Muqtada al-Sadr's Mahdi Army....
Posted: Tue, Apr 15, 2008 8:07am PDT
28 Killed in Wave of Violence; Sadr Demands Reinstatement of Sacked Troops From a Tuesday, April 15, 2008 entry on Informed Comment, Juan Cole's blog...
Posted: Tue, Apr 15, 2008 8:00am PDT
Bilal Hussein and Freedom in Iraq From a Tuesday, April 15, 2008 entry on Informed Comment, Juan Cole's blog...
Posted: Tue, Apr 15, 2008 7:59am PDT
Allam: Chalabi in Sadr City From a Tuesday, April 15, 2008 entry on Informed Comment, Juan Cole's blog...
Posted: Tue, Apr 15, 2008 7:58am PDT
Iraqi Government Fires 1300 Troops; Muqtada Pledges Defiance of US From a Monday, April 14, 2008 entry on Informed Comment, Juan Cole's blog...
Posted: Mon, Apr 14, 2008 7:53am PDT
Iran Supported al-Maliki against Militias: OSC; Is the Baker Plan Back? Did Iran Expel Muqtada? From a Saturday, April 12, 2008 entry on Informed Comment, Juan Cole's blog...
Posted: Mon, Apr 14, 2008 7:49am PDT
Najaf under Curfew; As Sadr Brother-in-Law Killed; 13 Killed in Baghdad Clashes From a Friday, April 11, 2008 entry on Informed Comment, Juan Cole's blog...
Posted: Mon, Apr 14, 2008 7:49am PDT
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