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Sadr Cease Fire

Condoleezza Rice Mocks Al-Sadr As A Coward

Associated Press | Posted 04.29.2008 | Politics

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Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice mocked anti-American cleric Muqtada al-Sadr as a coward on Sunday, hours after the radical leader threatened to de...

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Sadr Will Disband Mahdi Army If Instructed By Clerics

Reuters | Khaled Farhan | Posted 04.15.2008 | Politics

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Iraqi Shi'ite cleric Moqtada al-Sadr will consult senior religious leaders and disband his Mehdi Army militia if they instruct him to, a senior aide s...

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John McCain Falsely Claims Sadr Declared Ceasefire -- Again!

Think Progress | Posted 04.14.2008 | Politics

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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...

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Iran Confirms Role In Brokering Iraq Truce

AP | ALI AKBAR DAREINI | Posted 04.13.2008 | Politics

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TEHRAN, Iran — Officials in Iran confirmed for the first time Saturday that the country played an important role in brokering a recent truce bet...

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Militiamen Holding Out in Basra Fighting

AP | KIM GAMEL | Posted 04.03.2008 | Home

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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...

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US, Iraqi Troops Battle Shiite Militia

AP | ROBERT H. REID | Posted 04.02.2008 | Politics

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BAGHDAD — Iraq's leaders faced their gravest challenge in months Tuesday as Shiite militiamen loyal to anti-American cleric Muqtada al-Sadr batt...

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Is "Success" Of Iraq Surge About To Unravel?

Huffington Post | Posted 04.02.2008 | Politics

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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...

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