Muqtada Al Sadr

US, Iraqi Troops Battle Shiite Militia

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...

Is "Success" Of Iraq Surge About To Unravel?

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...

Sadr Followers Protest Iraq Bombings

Associated Press | Bradley Brooks | Posted 03.28.2008 | Politics


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...

Maverick Shiite Cleric Al-Sadr Resumes Studies To Attain Powerful "Ayatollah" Title

AP | HAMZA HENDAWI and QASSIM ABDUL-ZAHRA | Posted 03.28.2008 | Politics


The leader of Iraq's biggest Shiite militia movement has quietly resumed seminary studies toward attaining the title of ayatollah _ a goal that could ...