Article: The Shi'ite Zarqawi: notorious death squad leader Abu Deraa embodies Iraq's relentless slide into sectarian civil war as militias seize control of the streets.(CURRENT AFFAIRS)

Article: Twofold Operation Seals Sadr City; Troops Seek U.S. ...
The Washington Post;  October 30, 2006 ;     700+ words ... ... and within Sadr City, they have ... squad leader Abu Deraa, according ... residents of Sadr City said close lieutenants of Abu Deraa's and some ... and anyone in Sadr City who cooperated ... spokesman said Abu Deraa accused Moqtada ...

Article: Iraq Tells U.S. to Quit Checkpoints; Sadr City ...
The Washington Post;  November 1, 2006 ;     700+ words ... ... Maliki's action. The crackdown on Sadr City had a second motive, U.S. officers said: the search for Abu Deraa, a man considered one of the most ... by the U.S. military to be in Sadr City. U.S. soldiers in Humvees had ...

Article: At Least 26 Killed by Market Blast In Sadr City; ...
The Washington Post;  October 31, 2006 ;     700+ words ... ... market in Baghdad's Sadr City became the capital ... soldier and a man known as Abu Deraa, who is considered Iraq ... and exits in and out of Sadr City are still under the control ... Some residents of Sadr City, home to 2.5 million ...

Article: U.S.: Sadr City Again a Militants' Haven
AP Online;  September 25, 2006 ;     700+ words ... ... trying to calm Baghdad say the sprawling Sadr City slum has once again become a haven for ... American troops believe originated from Sadr City. Yet the Americans have been restrained ... militia in Iraq. Instead of venturing into Sadr City in strength, U.S. troops are concentrating ...

Article: U.S. Sees Sadr City As Model for Fallujah
AP Online;  November 18, 2004 ;     700+ words ... ... children stand next to a flooded street in Sadr City, Baghdad, Iraq,in this Oct. 22 ... to Baghdad's Shiite Muslim slum of Sadr City could be a model for Fallujah, once ... bustle continues uninterrupted. This is Sadr City, Baghdad's biggest slum, home to ...

Article: In Sadr City, U.S. Mission Shifts From Urban ...
The Washington Post;  June 1, 2008 ;     700+ words ... ... over two weeks ago, U.S. troops in Sadr City were on the front lines of fierce, unrelenting ... S. role in military operations in Sadr City, a stronghold of militias loyal to anti ... soldiers; and wads of cash. "If we get Sadr City right and create irreversible momentum ...

Article: Delicate Deal Helps Decrease Violence in Baghdad's Sadr ...
The Washington Post;  May 12, 2008 ;     700+ words ...Violence in the Shiite enclave of Sadr City subsided Sunday as a deal took hold to ... deepened by recent weeks of bloodshed in Sadr City, where an estimated 2 million people ... official at Sadr's headquarters in Sadr City. "We are in a stage of war, and this ...