Shiite Militants

BLOODY THURSDAY: Iraq Bombings Kill Dozens

Posted 03.05.2012

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(Reuters) - Bomb attacks in mainly Shi'ite Muslim areas of Iraq killed at least 73 people and wounded scores on Thursday, police and hospital sour...

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US strike takes out suspected militant hideout in Sadr City

AP | BRADLEY BROOKS | Posted 05.25.2011

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BAGHDAD — The U.S. military fired guided missiles into the heart of Baghdad's teeming Sadr City slum on Saturday, leveling a building 55 yards a...

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Iraq Violence Continues As Death Toll Nears 300

CNN | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Basra, Warwire, Iraq War, Shiite Militants, Baghdad, Shiite Militias, Iraq, Iraq Government Troops, Shiite Muslims, Home News

A strict curfew was extended indefinitely in the Iraqi capital Sunday as the death toll mounted from clashes between government troops and Shiite Musl...

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Iraq Reconciliation Talks Hit By Walkouts

Reuters | Waleed Ibrahim and Mohammed Abbas | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Iraq War, Sunni Militias, Warwire, Iraq Reconciliation, Iraq, War in Iraq, Sunnis, Shiite Militants, Politics News

A conference to reconcile Iraq's warring political groups began to unravel even before it got under way on Tuesday, with the main Sunni Muslim Arab bl...

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Shiites Released In Once-Praised Case Over Sunni Deaths

Washington Post | Amit R. Paley and Zaid Sabah | Posted 05.25.2011

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Two former high-ranking Shiite government officials charged with kidnapping and killing scores of Sunnis were ordered released Monday after prosecutor...

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Attacks Imperil U.S.-Backed Militias in Iraq

NY Times | SOLOMON MOORE and RICHARD A. OPPEL | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Iraq War, Sunni Militias, Warwire, Success of the Surge, Sunni Insurgency, Concerned Local Citizens, Iraq, War in Iraq, Sunni Awakening, Shiite Militants, Politics News

American-backed Sunni militias who have fought Sunni extremists to a standstill in some of Iraq's bloodiest battlegrounds are being hit with a wave of...

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68 Lost In Continued Violence During Shiite Holiday

Associated Press | Posted 05.25.2011

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Hundreds of thousands of frenzied Shiites beat their heads and chests in unison and whipped themselves with chains Saturday across Iraq to honor the m...

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Sadr Followers Protest Iraq Bombings

Associated Press | Bradley Brooks | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Iraq War, Warwire, Moqtada Al-Sadr, Car Bombs in Iraq, Shiite, Iraq Bombings, Iraq, War in Iraq, Muqtada Al Sadr, Shiite Militants, Politics News

Thousands of followers of a radical cleric took to Baghdad's streets after Friday prayers to protest a triple car bombing in one of their southern str...

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US Blames Iran-Backed Militants For Deadly Baghdad Market Bombing

AP | KIM GAMEL | Posted 05.25.2011

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The U.S. military on Saturday blamed the deadly bombing of a pet market in Baghdad on Iranian-backed Shiite militants, raising concerns that escalatin...

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