Article: Sadr rejects Maliki's preconditions to halt assaults on militias

Article: IRAQ: UNABLE TO DEFEAT MAHDI ARMY, U.S. AIMS TO DIVIDE IT.
Interpress Service;  October 9, 2007 ;     700+ words ......cleric Moqtada al Sadr. Sadr's Mahdi army is determined to...perhaps including Sadr himself -- while...elements in the Mahdi army. There are some...credibility when Sadr signaled in early...was ordering the Mahdi army to lie low and...

Article: IRAQ: UNABLE TO DEFEAT MAHDI ARMY, U.S. AIMS TO DIVIDE IT
Inter Press Service English News Wire;  October 9, 2007 ;     700+ words ......cleric Moqtada al Sadr. Sadr's Mahdi army is determined to...perhaps including Sadr himself -- while...elements in the Mahdi army. "There are some...credibility when Sadr signaled in early...was ordering the Mahdi army to lie low and...

Article: Iraq's Sadr uses lull to rebuild Army.(WORLD)(Moqtada al-Sadr, Mahdi Army)
The Christian Science Monitor;  December 11, 2007 ;     700+ words ......three months, the Mahdi Army has been largely...behest of Moqtada al-Sadr. The move has bolstered...the US says some Mahdi Army splinter groups...have not heeded Mr. Sadr's freeze. Away from...reconstituting the [Mahdi] Army and removing all...cleric who commands ...

Article: After setbacks, Sadr redirects Mahdi Army.(Moqtada al-Sadr )(WORLD)
The Christian Science Monitor;  August 11, 2008 ;     700+ words ......Baghdad -- Moqtada al-Sadr has taken yet another...to transform his Mahdi Army militia from a force...innocent Iraqis. The Mahdi Army is in a real crisis...al-Mohmedawi, a native of Sadr City and deputy editor...more opposition. Sadr also said he would consider disbanding his ...

Article: The Great Moqtada Makeover.(Iraq)(Mahdi Army)
Newsweek;  January 28, 2008 ;     700+ words ......ring linked to Moqtada al-Sadr's Mahdi Army and shook down newcomers to...messages with counterparts in the Mahdi Army. Sadr's ceasefire is, at one level...who fill the ranks of the Mahdi Army. To restore order, Sadr and his aides formed a review...

Article: U.S. Fights Iraqi Militia in South; Clashes Aimed at Wresting Control of City From Mahdi Army
The Washington Post;  April 8, 2007 ;     700+ words ......a member of the Mahdi Army. Quzueeni said he...fight from the local Sadr office. But he also...Saturday, while a Sadr spokesman said five...killed, including two Mahdi Army fighters. Verzola...al-Natiq, another Sadr spokesman, said Mahdi Army field ...

Article: Iraq: War Within a War: Who Runs the Mahdi Army?
Newsweek;  August 21, 2006 ;     451 words ......kidnappings. Worse, the Mahdi Army's leader, Moqtada al-Sadr, seems to be...Baghdad is the Mahdi Army. Under the leadership of Sadr, the Mahdi Army was considered...inspiration from the Mahdi Army but are not official...an RPG and a Sadr poster, ...

Article: Sadr forces push terror offensive; Pinched by US forces, the Mahdi Army shifts to targeting officials and civilian quarters.(WORLD)
The Christian Science Monitor;  August 11, 2004 ;     700+ words ......cleric Moqtada al-Sadr are changing their...the past few days, Mahdi Army fighters have taken...of Ali in Najaf, Sadr said he would fight...has been spilled. Mahdi Army fighters say they...Army vulnerability. Mahdi Army fighters want civilians...clear line of ...

Article: Uneasy truce evaporates in Najaf; Sadr's Mahdi Army and US forces clashed Thursday.(WORLD)
The Christian Science Monitor;  August 6, 2004 ;     700+ words ......attempt to arrest Sadr, and Thursday the Mahdi Army prepared for battles in Sadr City, Basra, and...Iraqi Shiites to Sadr's side. That decision also left Sadr's men in charge...that decision, and Mahdi Army members say it appears...immediately. The Mahdi ...

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 ......CITY, IRAQ -- Moqtada al-Sadr's Mahdi Army rarely engages US forces...Amar Saadi, a preacher in Sadr City and senior Mahdi Army commander. And he goes further...guarantors of public order in Sadr City. Mahdi Army members have killed alleged...

Article: Mahdi Army militia 'going underground'.
Gulf News (United Arab Emirates);  June 26, 2008 ;     419 words ......Gulf News. The Mahdi Army, considered the...leader Moqtada Al Sadr, is turning itself...cadres from the Mahdi Army leaders were killed...founded by Al Sadr in 2004, said...Gulf News: Al Sadr and Iran want to change the Mahdi Army into a secret...

Article: Mahdi army to stop fighting for 6 monthsSadr acts after 2 days of Shiite turmoil
International Herald Tribune;  August 30, 2007 ;     700+ words ......cleric Moktada al-Sadr suspended all activities of his Mahdi army militia for six...elements of the Mahdi army that no longer respond to Sadr's orders. It follows...al-Shaibani, the head of Sadr's media office...eliminate ''rogue'' Mahdi army elements.''This...

Article: Is the Mahdi Army's 'cease-fire' over?(WORLD)
The Christian Science Monitor;  March 17, 2008 ;     700+ words ......elements of Mr. Sadr's Mahdi Army. The US responded...many rank-and-file Mahdi Army members as to whether...freeze ordered by Sadr was still on. This...elements of the Mahdi Army. Sheikh Abdul-Hadi...cleric and one of Sadr's top lieutenants...

Article: Shiite cleric suspending activities of Mahdi Army
Deseret News (Salt Lake City);  August 30, 2007 ;     419 words ......cleric Muqtada al-Sadr announced Wednesday...activities of his feared Mahdi Army militia so that...conflict between the Mahdi Army and a rival Shiite...of Shiite areas. Sadr said the Mahdi Army would suspend operations...in Karbala said Mahdi Army fighters ...