Sadr City begins to turn around New challenges as U.S. gears up to enforce...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

Sadr army owns city's streets; Our reporter follows the Mahdi Army as it...

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 ...

Delicate Deal Helps Decrease Violence in Baghdad's Sadr City Enclave...

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 ...

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 ...

U.S. Role Deepens in Sadr City; Fierce Battle Against Shiite Militiamen...

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 ...

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

The Christian Science Monitor;  June 25, 2008 ;     700+ words ......Iraqis. This area of Sadr City was walled-off starting...battling Sadr's Mahdi Army militia in a fight...splinter groups of the Mahdi Army backed by Iran...difference and set Sadr City off on the right...its links to the Mahdi Army. The US hopes ...

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 ...

Iraq Tells U.S. to Quit Checkpoints; Sadr City Celebrates Lifting of...

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. ...

Iraq Sends Troops Into Sadr City; Large Deployment Aims to Restore Order...

The Washington Post;  May 21, 2008 ;     700+ words ......entered the volatile Sadr City district of eastern...from small outposts in Sadr City, did not play an active...Iraqi officials and Sadr City residents said the soldiers...fighters from Sadr's Mahdi Army militia handed soldiers...the cleric's office in ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...