The Bush administration's Iraq policy suffered two major setbacks Friday when Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki publicly rejected key U.S. terms for an o...
Think Progress | Posted 04.14.2008 | Politics
Appearing on Fox News Sunday this morning Sen. John McCain (R-AZ) repeated the false claim that Muqtada al-Sadr declared the ceasefire in Basra last w...
AP | ROBERT H. REID | Posted 04.11.2008 | Politics
BAGHDAD — Iraq's prime minister pledged Thursday to expand his crackdown on Shiite militias to Baghdad, despite a mixed performance so far again...
AP | KIM GAMEL | Posted 04.03.2008 | Home
BAGHDAD — Iraq's prime minister warned gunmen in the oil port of Basra to surrender their weapons by Friday or face harsher measures, as clashes...
AP | ROBERT H. REID | Posted 04.02.2008 | Politics
BAGHDAD — Iraq's leaders faced their gravest challenge in months Tuesday as Shiite militiamen loyal to anti-American cleric Muqtada al-Sadr batt...
Huffington Post | Posted 04.02.2008 | Politics
A cease-fire with Muqtada al Sadr and his loyalists in the Mahd army is showing signs of deterioration. The agreement, which has been critical to the...
Washington Post | Amit R. Paley and Karen DeYoung | Posted 06.22.2008 | Politics