Article: Sadr City blast reveals new dangers for U.S.(WORLD)

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 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: 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: 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: 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: 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: Iraq Tells U.S. to Quit Checkpoints; Sadr City Celebrates Lifting of Blockade as Premier Asserts Authority
The Washington Post;  November 1, 2006 ;     700+ words ......Sunni minority. Sadr City is the base of the...feared militia, the Mahdi Army, which answers to...deserted streets across Sadr City, enforcing the protest...teachers described Mahdi Army fighters entering...from school by the Mahdi Army on Tuesday. ...

Article: Sadr City is a dangerous world for U.S. troops.(Knight Ridder Newspapers)
Knight Ridder/Tribune News Service;  May 25, 2004 ;     700+ words ......sprawling slum known as Sadr City, prominently displayed...including the chairman of Sadr City's version of a city...Najaf and Kufa. But in Sadr City, al-Sadr's Mahdi Army remains firmly in control...population of 5 million, Sadr City is a cauldron ...

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: 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: Clash in Sadr City, flare-ups around Iraq Sunday kill more than 20.
Chicago Tribune (Chicago, IL);  September 25, 2005 ;     700+ words ......including several Mahdi Army soldiers, were...the fighting in Sadr City, according to...to al-Sadr in Sadr City, said U.S. and...indiscriminately on the Mahdi Army and civilian watchmen...But witnesses in Sadr City said Mahdi Army ...

Article: Militia concedes to Iraqi troops in Sadr City
Charleston Gazette;  May 10, 2008 ;     584 words ......all of Baghdad's Sadr City and to arrest...return, Sadr's Mahdi Army supporters won...not to arrest Mahdi Army members without...Basra and then in Sadr City. Members of al-Mali...people inside Sadr City and from their...from entering Sadr ...

Article: Iraqis, U.S. Intensify Actions in Sadr City
The Washington Post;  April 13, 2008 ;     482 words ......curfew imposed on Sadr City more than a week...Leaders of Sadr's Mahdi Army militia reported...buildings. The Mahdi Army leaders also...outside a home in Sadr City where a memorial...Abu Haider, a Mahdi Army leader in Sadr City. Abu ...