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The Christian Science Monitor - A few months ago, Sgt. First Class Robert Rollheiser and his platoon were locked in fierce battle in Sadr City with the Mahdi Army (JAM), a Shiite militia. Today, they're surrounded by a Group of locals just a few miles from the city where a woman has accused some local boys of belonging to JAM. ...
Source: au.rd.yahoo.com --- 53 days ago
The political movement of the hardline Shiite leader Moqtada al-Sadr says it will not take part in Iraqi provincial elections in October. ...
Source: news.bbc.co.uk --- 122 days ago
Iraq's prime minister threatens in a TV interview to exclude the followers of cleric Moqtada Sadr from politics. ... Source: english.aljazeera.net --- 89 days ago
... Source: www.chicagotribune.com --- 52 days ago
Cleric's move seen as way to sidestep rivals, sway vote Members of Shiite Muslim cleric Moqtada Sadr's political bloc announced Sunday that the Group would not compete as a party in coming local elections but would endorse candidates. ... Source: www.theglobeandmail.com --- 84 days ago
Iraq's main Shia political bloc and supporters of firebrand cleric Muqtada al-Sadr signed a fragile ceasefire in Baghdad's Sadr City yesterday. The U.S. military has alleged that most Shia extremists fighting Iraqi and U.S. forces in the slum have splintered from Mr. al-Sadr's Mahdi Army, and that the cleric's level of influence on those rogue groups is unclear. ... Source: www.abc.net.au --- 89 days ago
The movement of radical Shiite cleric Moqtada al-Sadr said it had struck a deal with the Iraqi Government to end fighting in its Baghdad stronghold of Sadr City. ... Source: www.channelnewsasia.com --- 53 days ago
NAJAF, Iraq : In a fresh blow to Iraq's embattled political process, hardline Shiite cleric Moqtada al-Sadr's Group said on Sunday it will boycott October elections which Washington sees as critical to stabilising the country. ... Source: www.moreover.com --- 54 days ago
Khaleej Times Jun 13 2008 4:40PM GMT ... Source: www.newsisfree.com --- 122 days ago
Iraqi Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki said the movement of radical cleric Moqtada al-Sadr will be barred from taking part in the political process unless it disbands its feared Mahdi Army militia. [in Zawya: Markets - Money ] ... Source: www.buzzflash.net --- 53 days ago
"Iraq's hardline Shiite leader Moqtada al-Sadr announced on Friday that he plans to form a new armed Group to fight US forces in Iraq. In a statement issued to his nearly 60,000 strong Mahdi Army militia, the anti-American cleric said the fight against US forces will now be waged only by the new Group...."This Group will be professional and it will be the only Group carrying arms which will be directed against the occupier. It will be banned from using arms against any Iraqis." » original news ... Source: newsblaze.com --- 54 days ago
Crossfire War - Rapid Fire News=Tehran- Gaza-Baghdad Watch-West Asia-North- Northeast Africa Theatre: Iraq PM Nuri States Long Term Security Negotiations with Washington are at a 'Dead End ... Source: www.connotea.org --- 108 days ago
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Source: www.insideworld.com --- 122 days ago
Visit our website to read more www.InsideWorld.com . Or if you are already subscribed hit this story link . ... Source: timesunion.com --- 11 days ago
Once-powerful Shiite militia no longer seen as threat to stability BAGHDAD -- The militia that was once the biggest defender of poor Shiites in Iraq, the Mahdi Army, has been profoundly weakened in a number of neighborhoods across Baghdad, in an important, if tentative, milestone for stability in Iraq.It is a remarkable change from years past, when the militia, led by the anti-American cleric Muqtada al-Sadr, controlled a broad swath of Baghdad, including local governments and police forces. But its use of extortion and violence began alienating much of the Shiite population to the point that many quietly supported American military sweeps against the Group. Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki struck another blow this past spring, when he led a military operation against it in Baghdad and in several southern cities. The shift, if it holds, would solidify a transfer of power from al-Sadr, who had lorded his once broad political support over the government, to al-Maliki, who is increasingly seen as a true national leader. It is part of a general decline in violence that is resonating in American as well as Iraqi politics: Sen. John McCain argues that the advances in Iraq would have been impossible without the increase in American troops known as the surge, while Sen. Barack Obama, who opposed the increase, says the security improvements should allow a faster withdrawal of troops. The Mahdi Army's decline also means that the Iraqi state, ... Find more results for Sadr Group on RSSMicro.com |
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The militia that was once the biggest defender of poor Shiite Muslims in Iraq, the Mahdi Army, has been profoundly weakened in a number of Baghdad neighborhoods, in an important, if tentative, milestone for stability in Iraq. It is a remarkable change from years past, when the militia, led by the anti-American cleric Muqtada al-Sadr, controlled a broad swath of Baghdad, including local governments and police forces. But the Mahdi Army's use of extortion and violence alienated much of the Shiite population to the point that many quietly supported U.S. military raids against the Group. Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki, also a Shiite, struck another blow this spring, when he led a military operation against the militia in Baghdad and in several southern cities. ...
At least eight women and one man are reported to have been sentenced to death by stoning in Iran. The Group, convicted of adultery and sex offences, could be executed at any time, lawyers defending them say. The lawyers have called on the head of Iran's judiciary to prevent the sentences from being carried out. The last officially reported stoning in Iran last year drew strong criticism from human rights groups and the European Union. The eight women sentenced, whose ages range from 27 to 43, had convictions including prostitution, incest and adultery, Reuters news agency reported. The man, a 50-year-old music teacher, was convicted of illegal sex with a student, reports said. Moratorium imposed Under Iran's Islamic law, stoning to death is the punishment for the crime of adultery. In 2002 Iranian judiciary chief Ayatollah Mahmoud Hashemi Shahroudi imposed a moratorium on stoning, but at least three people are reported to have been executed by stoning since then. Shadi Sadr from the Volunteer Lawyers' Network, which is representing the women, said: "We are very worried as there are at least eight women and one man with a definitive verdict which can be carried out any moment. Under Iran's strict penal code, men convicted of adultery should be buried up to their waists and women up to their chests for stoning. The stones used should not be large enough to kill the person immediately. ...
AFP - Iraq's hardline Shiite leader Moqtada al-Sadr announced on Friday that he plans to form a new armed Group to fight US forces in Iraq. ...
AFP - Iraq's hardline Shiite cleric Moqtada al-Sadr's Group on Sunday said it will boycott the October provincial polls, delivering a fresh blow to the country's embattled political process. ...
The movement of Shiite cleric Muqtada Al-Sadr agreed to a ceasefire in Baghdad's eastern neighborhood of Sadr City, a Sadr spokesman said on Saturday. more... | PDA ...