Attack on Sadr will widen war in Iraq
Patrick Cockburn
He is a strange figure to be targeted as the number one enemy of the US in Iraq. Four years ago, few had heard of the Shia nationalist cleric Muqtada al-Sadr inside or outside Iraq. Even somebody as suspicious as Saddam Hussain did not think he would play any role in the coming crisis.
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Iraq cracks down on Mahdi Army
UNDER pressure from the US to show progress in the face of mounting carnage, the Iraqi Government has announced a crackdown against the country's most powerful Shiite militia, with several dozen senior members arrested in recent weeks.
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He is a strange figure to be targeted as the number one enemy of the US in Iraq. Four years ago, few had heard of the Shia nationalist cleric Muqtada al-Sadr inside or outside Iraq. Even somebody as suspicious as Saddam Hussain did not think he would play any role in the coming crisis.
http://tinyurl.com/yzg935
Iraq cracks down on Mahdi Army
UNDER pressure from the US to show progress in the face of mounting carnage, the Iraqi Government has announced a crackdown against the country's most powerful Shiite militia, with several dozen senior members arrested in recent weeks.
http://tinyurl.com/yvelmn
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rudkla - 19. Jan, 11:43
