Article: Shiite clerics differ over Iraq's pressure on militias.(Front)

Article: Mahdi Army Patrols Shiite Neighborhoods
AP Online;  July 13, 2006 ;     700+ words ......al-Sadr aide. Even the Mahdi Army has been unable to halt attacks in Sadr City and other Shiite...representative in Sadr City, said local leaders...mobilize thousands of Mahdi Army members within minutes...crack down on the Mahdi Army. Last week, ...

Article: Sadr army owns city's streets; Our reporter follows the Mahdi Army as it patrols Sadr City, home to 1 in 10 Iraqi voters.(WORLD)
The Christian Science Monitor;  August 4, 2004 ;     700+ words ......Christian Science Monitor SADR CITY, IRAQ -- Moqtada al-Sadr's Mahdi Army rarely engages US forces...Saadi, a preacher in Sadr City and senior Mahdi Army commander. And he goes...of public order in Sadr City. Mahdi Army members have ...

Article: Sadr City begins to turn around New challenges as U.S. gears up to enforce security plan
International Herald Tribune;  February 9, 2007 ;     700+ words ......Shiite areas like Sadr City begin to thrive...residents credit the Mahdi army and its powerful...rebuilding. But the Mahdi army has also killed...on Sunnis, making Sadr City a potential target...Sadr office, on Sadr City's main thoroughfare...secure ...

Article: Sadr City, long a slum, now recovering
International Herald Tribune;  February 10, 2007 ;     700+ words ......Shiite areas like Sadr City begin to thrive...residents credit the Mahdi army and its powerful...rebuilding. But the Mahdi army has also killed...on Sunnis, making Sadr City a potential target...Sadr office, on Sadr City's main thoroughfare...secure ...

Article: Sadr City clashes hit Iraqi civilians hard.(WORLD)
The Christian Science Monitor;  April 11, 2008 ;     525 words ......Moqtada al-Sadr's Mahdi Army militia, the youngest...in the heart of Sadr City, almost a dozen...hit buildings in Sadr City and at least 15...the district, the Mahdi Army's main Baghdad stronghold...previous standoffs in Sadr City have shown in ...

Article: After setbacks, Sadr redirects Mahdi Army.(Moqtada al-Sadr )(WORLD)
The Christian Science Monitor;  August 11, 2008 ;     700+ words ......innocent Iraqis. The Mahdi Army is in a real crisis...al-Mohmedawi, a native of Sadr City and deputy editor...mosque southeast of Sadr City. I expect it will...and outside the Mahdi Army, about criminal...they've destroyed what Mahdi Army has built, ...

Article: U.S.: Sadr City Again a Militants' Haven
AP Online;  September 25, 2006 ;     696 words ......al-Sadr and his Mahdi Army - the biggest and...of venturing into Sadr City in strength, U.S...virtual sanctuary in Sadr City. The Mahdi Army "claims they control Sadr City, and all the attacks...Then (either) the (Mahdi Army) is doing ...

Article: A Day When Mahdi Army Showed Its Other Side; Militia Seen as Heroic In Aiding Bomb Victims
The Washington Post;  November 27, 2006 ;     700+ words ......in tackling the Mahdi Army, the country's largest...heroes that day, Sadr City residents said in...need to disarm the Mahdi Army," Salim Faisal Abid, 36, a Sadr City resident, said Friday...three sections of Sadr City, including the crowded Jamila Market. ...

Article: Delicate Deal Helps Decrease Violence in Baghdad's Sadr City Enclave [Correction 5/20/08]
The Washington Post;  May 12, 2008 ;     700+ words ......the Shiite enclave of Sadr City subsided Sunday as a...cleric Moqtada al-Sadr's Mahdi Army militia said in interviews...weeks of bloodshed in Sadr City, where an estimated...senior member of the Mahdi Army and an official at Sadr...priority." The fighting ...

Article: Sadr City assault strains cease-fire.(WORLD)
The Christian Science Monitor;  April 7, 2008 ;     614 words ......Monitor BAGHDAD -- Sadr City, the capital's...Moqtada al-Sadr's Mahdi Army is entrenched...fighting with the Mahdi Army, the US military...helicopters in Sadr City. The mortar fire...venturing into Sadr City or other areas controlled by Sadr's ...

Article: U.S. Role Deepens in Sadr City; Fierce Battle Against Shiite Militiamen Echoes First Years of War
The Washington Post;  April 30, 2008 ;     700+ words ......militias, primarily the Mahdi Army of anti- American...intensely engaged in Sadr City, a Baghdad neighborhood...rest of the city. "Sadr City right now is like...Bahadili, 43, a Mahdi Army fighter who spoke...turn against the Mahdi Army so they can ...

Article: As Fighting Eases, Sadr City Returns to Routine
NPR All Things Considered;  March 31, 2008 ;     700+ words ......didn't fight the Mahdi army inside Sadr City. They abandoned...there were no Mahdi army fighters on the...drive through. Sadr City seems to be functioning...little here. The Mahdi army has melted back...their weapons and Sadr City under their ...

Article: My dinner with Sunnis (and a Shiite minder) in Sadr City.(WORLD)
The Christian Science Monitor;  November 8, 2005 ;     656 words ......few days later in Sadr City sitting cross-legged...captain of the Mahdi Army - a Shiite militia...unrepresentative of Sadr City's population as...Shiites and the Mahdi Army is the biggest...only because the Mahdi Army is protecting you and working for ...

Article: Sadr City Poses Unique Challenge in Security Push
NPR All Things Considered;  February 27, 2007 ;     700+ words ......NPR) 02-27-2007 Sadr City Poses Unique...out a raid in Sadr City, the sprawling...elements of Sadr's Mahdi Army. Sadr City is likely to...WALEED (Cook, Sadr City): (Through translator...Sadr and his Mahdi army filled the ...