http://topics.cnn.com/topics/feeds/rss/al_Mahdi_ArmyFind stories, videos, and photos about al-Mahdi Army from CNN.com.en-usCable News Network LP, LLLP.Sun, 08 Nov 2009 22:31:37 GMT5http://i.cdn.turner.com//cnn/2008/WORLD/meast/08/19/iraq.mosque/tztop.mom.cnn.jpghttp://topics.cnn.com/topics/feeds/rss/al_Mahdi_Army14433Find stories, videos, and photos about al-Mahdi Army from CNN.com.http://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/meast/08/19/iraq.mosque/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/meast/08/19/iraq.mosque/index.html#cnnSTCText"There are the bloodstains on the wall, and here it is dried on the floor," Abu Muhanad said as he walked through a torture chamber in a Baghdad mosque where more than two dozen bodies have been found.Tue, 19 Aug 2008 20:02:00 EDThttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1826972,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicshttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1826972,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicsThe Iraqi military's control of the Baghdad slum could well be the result of a voluntary cease-fire by Muqtada al-Sadr's militia. But some believe the cleric's forces are spentTue, 29 Jul 2008 17:40:00 EDThttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1820654,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicshttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1820654,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicsThe Prime Minister's police and military forces try to secure the oil-rich region as they push out the Sadrists -- with quiet help from the Americans Mon, 07 Jul 2008 15:00:00 EDThttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1819287,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicshttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1819287,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicsA visit to the once hostile, radical slum shows new life -- but also frustration at what residents see as government neglectTue, 01 Jul 2008 02:00:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/meast/06/30/iraq.judges/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/meast/06/30/iraq.judges/index.html#cnnSTCTextFour Iraqi judges were targeted in separate bombing attacks Monday in Baghdad, an Iraqi Interior Ministry official said.Mon, 30 Jun 2008 23:42:00 EDThttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1817988,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicshttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1817988,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicsIn the Iraqi capital, residents agree that there has been progress. But most worry that it's just a momentary blipWed, 25 Jun 2008 22:00:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/meast/06/15/iraq.main/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/meast/06/15/iraq.main/index.html#cnnSTCTextIraqi Foreign Minister Hoshyar Zebari on Sunday sternly rebuked Shiite cleric Muqtada al-Sadr's latest threats..Mon, 16 Jun 2008 02:52:00 EDThttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1814674,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicshttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1814674,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicsThe radical cleric looks to recover from a recent military setback by winning provincial electionsSat, 14 Jun 2008 21:00:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/meast/06/13/iraq.alsadr/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/meast/06/13/iraq.alsadr/index.html#cnnSTCTextShiite cleric Muqtada al-Sadr is establishing a new fighting force to battle U.S.-led troops in Iraq, he said in a letter read in Iraqi mosques Friday.Fri, 13 Jun 2008 18:37:00 EDThttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1808236,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicshttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1808236,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicsUnder a truce agreement, Iraqi government troops can now patrol the Mahdi Army's stronghold. But Sadr's forces have retained much of their muscleWed, 21 May 2008 14:00:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/meast/05/15/iraq.shiites/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/meast/05/15/iraq.shiites/index.html#cnnSTCTextRecent deadly clashes in Basra and Baghdad's Sadr City represent Shiite-vs.-Shiite political maneuvering ahead of Iraqi provincial elections, analysts say.Thu, 15 May 2008 16:05:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/meast/05/13/iraq.ceasefire/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/meast/05/13/iraq.ceasefire/index.html#cnnSTCTextA roadside bomb in northern Iraq killed at least five Iraqi soldiers on Tuesday, an Interior Ministry official said.Tue, 13 May 2008 17:33:00 EDThttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1739301,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicshttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1739301,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicsRepresentatives of firebrand cleric Muqtada al-Sadr and lawmakers from Iraq's main Shiite political bloc signed a four-day cease-fire MondayMon, 12 May 2008 14:55:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/meast/05/11/iraq.main/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/meast/05/11/iraq.main/index.html#cnnSTCTextA U.S. military official said Sunday it was "premature" to conclude there will be a truce between the Iraqi government and Shiite cleric Muqtada al-Sadr's movement, despite word from both sides that a cease-fire agreement was reached.Mon, 12 May 2008 01:52:00 EDThttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1739156,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicshttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1739156,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicsU.S. and Iraqi forces spent two months battling al-Sadr's Mahdi Army only to see the cleric standing strong after a hastily arranged cease-fireSun, 11 May 2008 16:00:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/meast/05/10/iraq.main/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/meast/05/10/iraq.main/index.html#cnnSTCTextThe Iraqi government and Shiite cleric Muqtada al-Sadr's movement have agreed to a cease-fire to end weeks of fighting in Baghdad's Sadr City district, spokesmen for both sides said Saturday.Sun, 11 May 2008 05:48:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/meast/05/06/iraq.law/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/meast/05/06/iraq.law/index.html#cnnSTCTextA proposed election law could hurt the popular political movement of anti-American Shiite cleric Muqtada al-Sadr -- whose Mehdi Army militia followers have been battling U.S. and Iraqi troops in Baghdad's Sadr City.Tue, 06 May 2008 17:47:00 EDThttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1736220,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicshttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1736220,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicsHundreds flee the Baghdad neighborhood as U.S. and Iraqi forces confront the Mahdi Army in an urban strongholdWed, 30 Apr 2008 16:00:00 EDThttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1735443,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicshttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1735443,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicsWith U.S. and Iraqi forces focused on the Shi'ite Mahdi Army, the Sunni insurgents have begun hitting the enemies that kept them at bay in the capitalSun, 27 Apr 2008 20:00:00 EDThttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1732617,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicshttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1732617,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicsUS military commanders are praising the recent performance of Iraqi government forces. But for many American soldiers, the picture is hardly as rosyMon, 21 Apr 2008 17:25:00 EDThttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1732495,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicshttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1732495,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicsThe leader of the Mahdi Army warns of open war against the U.S.-backed government of Iraq, a U.S. Secretary of State Rice makes an announced visit to Iraq in support of al-MalikiSun, 20 Apr 2008 16:00:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/meast/04/18/iraq.attacks/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/meast/04/18/iraq.attacks/index.html#cnnSTCTextAl Qaeda in Iraq is planning suicide attacks against Iraqis in Baghdad "in the near future," the U.S. military warned Friday. Sat, 19 Apr 2008 12:10:00 EDThttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1732227,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicshttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1732227,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicsShi'ite militia continue to put pressure on Iraqi forces and seek to expand desertions by government troops Fri, 18 Apr 2008 16:30:00 EDThttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1731022,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicshttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1731022,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicsThe Shi'ite militia leader voices new demands and strengthens his hand, as insurgents send out car bombs north and west of BaghdadTue, 15 Apr 2008 18:00:00 EDThttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1730277,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicshttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1730277,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicsAs the curfew on Sadr City was set to be lifted, a Moqtada al-Sadr associate is killed, threatening Shi'ite violenceFri, 11 Apr 2008 21:00:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/meast/04/09/iraq.main/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/meast/04/09/iraq.main/index.html#cnnSTCTextViolence raged for a fourth straight day in Baghdad's Sadr City, leaving 20 more Iraqis dead on Wednesday.Wed, 09 Apr 2008 14:22:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/meast/04/08/iraq.soldiers/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/meast/04/08/iraq.soldiers/index.html#cnnSTCTextShiite cleric Muqtada al-Sadr called off a mass demonstration set for Wednesday in Baghdad and threatened to formally end the seven-month cease-fire of his Mehdi Army militia.Wed, 09 Apr 2008 01:35:00 EDThttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1728853,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicshttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1728853,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicsAs Washington debates the future of its troop surge, the Shi'ite cleric who wants the U.S. out faces down the Iraqi governmentTue, 08 Apr 2008 19:00:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/meast/04/06/iraq.main/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/meast/04/06/iraq.main/index.html#cnnSTCTextThree U.S. soldiers were killed and 31 others wounded in two rocket attacks Sunday afternoon in Baghdad, the U.S. military said.Mon, 07 Apr 2008 05:51:00 EDThttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1728136,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicshttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1728136,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicsThe Iraqi Prime Minister calls off hostilities against Mahdi Army strongholds, but Moqtada al-Sadr is still planning a huge anti-U.S. rally next weekFri, 04 Apr 2008 23:00:00 EDThttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1727935,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicshttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1727935,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicsIraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki ordered a nationwide freeze on raids against suspected Shi'ite militiamen, according to a statement issued by his officeFri, 04 Apr 2008 12:00:00 EDThttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1726977,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicshttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1726977,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicsThe Iraqi official in charge of security improvements in Iraq talks to TIME following his abduction by the Mahdi Army Tue, 01 Apr 2008 21:00:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/meast/04/01/uk.iraq/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/meast/04/01/uk.iraq/index.html#cnnSTCTextThe British defense minister on Tuesday said the number of British troops in Iraq will remain at the current level of around 4,000 for the time being.Tue, 01 Apr 2008 20:03:00 EDThttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1726763,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicshttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1726763,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicsAnalysis: The radical cleric manages to be both politician and warrior and, by standing up to the U.S. and Maliki, has won even more street cred as an Iraqi patriotTue, 01 Apr 2008 18:35:00 EDThttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1726489,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicshttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1726489,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicsThe militant leader calls for an end to the fighting. Though his followers listened, it's not yet clear what will happen nextSun, 30 Mar 2008 19:00:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/meast/03/29/iraq.main/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/meast/03/29/iraq.main/index.html#cnnSTCTextA strict curfew was extended indefinitely in the Iraqi capital Sunday as the death toll mounted from clashes between government troops and Shiite Muslim militants.Sun, 30 Mar 2008 03:14:00 EDThttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1726452,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicshttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1726452,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicsThe Iraqi government's offensive has turned into a full-fledged fight against the Mahdi Army -- whose ceasefire appears on the brink of collapseSat, 29 Mar 2008 22:00:00 EDThttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1726132,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicshttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1726132,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicsThe Iraqi Prime Minister grants Basra's fighters an extension to hand over weapons as Baghdad is placed under curfew Fri, 28 Mar 2008 13:00:00 EDThttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1726055,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicshttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1726055,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicsFighting escalates, a curfew is imposed, and the US maintains a fig leaf of a ceasefire with Moqtada al-SadrThu, 27 Mar 2008 23:00:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/meast/03/27/basra.analysis/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/meast/03/27/basra.analysis/index.html#cnnSTCTextThe fighting among Shiite militias and government troops in Basra is a glimpse of Iraq's future, and pivotal cleric Muqtada al-Sadr is in deep trouble, according to two CNN correspondents and a CNN military analyst. Thu, 27 Mar 2008 16:48:00 EDThttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1725526,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicshttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1725526,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicsIraq's Prime Minister launches a critical offensive against the biggest Shi'a militia -- with 72 hours for it to surrender Wed, 26 Mar 2008 12:00:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/meast/03/25/iraq.main/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/meast/03/25/iraq.main/index.html#cnnSTCTextFighting between Iraqi security forces and supporters of Shiite cleric Muqtada al-Sadr left 50 dead in the southern city of Basra and spread to several Baghdad districts Tuesday, Iraqi officials said. Wed, 26 Mar 2008 01:57:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/meast/03/21/iraq.main/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/meast/03/21/iraq.main/index.html#cnnSTCTextIraqi security forces and Shiite fighters battled on Friday in Baghdad and a southeastern provincial capital, an Interior Ministry official said.Fri, 21 Mar 2008 22:10:00 EDThttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1723301,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicshttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1723301,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicsIraqi militants interviewed by TIME describe being trained in Iran, lending support to U.S. charges that Tehran continues to undermine security in IraqTue, 18 Mar 2008 20:00:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/meast/03/07/iraq.main/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/meast/03/07/iraq.main/index.html#cnnSTCTextThe grass-roots cleric whose Mehdi Army militia has gained notoriety among coalition troops admitted many followers have split from his movement or do not heed his leadership.Sat, 08 Mar 2008 05:09:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/meast/02/22/iraq.main/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/meast/02/22/iraq.main/index.html#cnnSTCTextIraqi Shiite cleric Muqtada al-Sadr has extended for six months the cease-fire he imposed last summer on his Mehdi Army militia, al-Sadr's office in Baghdad said Friday.Fri, 22 Feb 2008 19:33:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/meast/02/20/iraq.main/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/meast/02/20/iraq.main/index.html#cnnSTCTextThe Mehdi Army cease-fire that has been credited with helping to reduce violence in Iraq since August could end soon, a spokesman for the radical cleric who heads the Shiite militia said Wednesday. Wed, 20 Feb 2008 23:10:00 ESThttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1714848,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicshttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1714848,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicsThe warlord is threatening to lift his cease-fire against American forces, Sunnis and his Shi'ite rivals. The U.S. says it's not worried, but perhaps it should beWed, 20 Feb 2008 20:00:00 ESThttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1712055,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicshttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1712055,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicsWith the Shi'ite cleric's Mahdi Army ending its cease-fire, the U.S. is downplaying his capacity for mischief. That's a mistakeMon, 11 Feb 2008 21:00:00 ESThttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1689540,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicshttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1689540,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicsIn Sadr City, political maneuvering and military security combine to produce a semblance of peace. But what will happen when U.S. troops start to leave?Fri, 30 Nov 2007 16:00:00 ESThttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1688031,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicshttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1688031,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicsMoqtada al-Sadr's forces may have declared a cease-fire, but their presence in the Iraqi security forces remains a concernTue, 27 Nov 2007 15:00:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/meast/10/29/iraq.main/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/meast/10/29/iraq.main/index.html#cnnSTCTextU.S. Army Brig. Gen. Jeffrey Dorko was injured Monday when a roadside bomb exploded near his vehicle in Baghdad, Pentagon sources said.Mon, 29 Oct 2007 22:38:00 EDThttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1674237,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicshttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1674237,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicsIn the hot spot called Haswah, the U.S. military has an unorthodox meeting with their worst enemy in the areaMon, 22 Oct 2007 14:00:00 EDThttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1663194,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicshttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1663194,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicsThe volatile cleric was praised when he said he was freezing his militia. But U.S. officers on the ground are doubtful it will make much difference on the streetsTue, 18 Sep 2007 22:00:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/meast/09/06/iraq.main/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/meast/09/06/iraq.main/index.html#cnnSTCTextAbout 26,000 U.S. and Iraqi forces are taking part in an offensive against al Qaeda in Iraq in northern Iraq, the U.S. military said on Thursday.Thu, 06 Sep 2007 04:00:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/meast/09/01/iraq.main/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/meast/09/01/iraq.main/index.html#cnnSTCTextThe U.S. military called radical Shiite cleric Muqtada al-Sadr's order to suspend his Mehdi Army militia for the next six months "encouraging."Sat, 01 Sep 2007 02:20:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/meast/08/29/iraq.main/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/meast/08/29/iraq.main/index.html#cnnSTCTextAnti-American Shiite cleric Muqtada al-Sadr has ordered a suspension of his Mehdi Army militia for up to six months for restructuring, a senior aide said Wednesday.Thu, 30 Aug 2007 01:31:00 EDThttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1657449,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicshttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1657449,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicsAs US and British influence in Southern Iraq wanes, rival Shi'ite militias are vying to assert their supremacyWed, 29 Aug 2007 20:00:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/meast/08/28/iraq.main/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/meast/08/28/iraq.main/index.html#cnnSTCTextClashes between Shiite militias left dozens of people dead and hundreds wounded in Karbala and Baghdad, prompting Shiite Muslim cleric Muqtada al-Sadr on Tuesday to call for calm, his spokesman said. Wed, 29 Aug 2007 04:23:00 EDThttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1654399,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicshttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1654399,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicsA roadside bomb Monday killed the governor of the predominantly Shiite Muthanna province, police said, the second assassination of a top provincial official in just over a weekMon, 20 Aug 2007 19:10:00 EDThttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1651031,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicshttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1651031,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicsWednesday's raid on a Mahdi Army cell in Sadr City signals a new intention to get tough on militias with ties to Iran Wed, 08 Aug 2007 21:00:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/meast/08/08/iraq.main/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/meast/08/08/iraq.main/index.html#cnnSTCTextIraqi and coalition troops overnight killed about 30 people in Baghdad's Sadr City -- most of them in an airstrike -- as they targeted a militia cell with suspected links to Iran, the U.S. military said. Wed, 08 Aug 2007 06:37:00 EDThttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1634303,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicshttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1634303,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicsU.S. and Iraqi forces began major military operations Monday to the north and south of Baghdad, while Iraqi officials said 36 people were killed in clashes in southern IraqMon, 18 Jun 2007 19:00:00 EDThttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1633546,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicshttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1633546,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicsThe presence of a massive American force in the streets of Baghdad has restrained the Mahdi ArmySun, 17 Jun 2007 23:00:00 EDThttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1625939,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicshttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1625939,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicsWestern advisors are the target this time, and initial suspicion is focusing on the Mahdi ArmyWed, 30 May 2007 12:15:00 EDThttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1625394,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicshttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1625394,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicsWith the radical Shi'ite cleric back on the scene, pressure on Maliki will mount, and so may calls for a withdrawal timetable Tue, 29 May 2007 14:00:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/meast/04/29/iraq.main/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/meast/04/29/iraq.main/index.htmlU.S. troops and fighters from radical Shiite Muslim cleric Muqtada al-Sadr's Mehdi Army clashed outside one of al-Sadr's main offices Sunday.Sun, 29 Apr 2007 16:01:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/meast/04/08/iraq.main/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/meast/04/08/iraq.main/index.htmlA powerful and radical Shiite cleric implored his followers Sunday to stop killing Iraqis and focus their violent efforts on ousting American forces from the war-torn nation.Sun, 08 Apr 2007 09:41:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/meast/02/08/iraq.main/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/meast/02/08/iraq.main/index.htmlU.S. and Iraqi forces arrested the Iraqi deputy health minister Thursday morning in a raid on the Health Ministry complex in Baghdad, an Iraqi Interior Ministry official said.Thu, 08 Feb 2007 08:02:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/meast/01/18/iraq.main/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/meast/01/18/iraq.main/index.htmlIraqi authorities say they have been quietly taking a bolder stance against Muqtada al-Sadr's Mehdi Army militia, and the United States says it has uncovered evidence that Iran is involved in attacks inside Iraq.Thu, 18 Jan 2007 09:01:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2006/WORLD/meast/12/19/iraq.main/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2006/WORLD/meast/12/19/iraq.main/index.htmlShiite Muslim cleric Muqtada al-Sadr's Mehdi Army has replaced al Qaeda in Iraq as "the most dangerous accelerant" of the sectarian violence plaguing Iraq for nearly a year, according to a Pentagon report.Tue, 19 Dec 2006 12:09:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2006/WORLD/meast/12/18/iraq.violence/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2006/WORLD/meast/12/18/iraq.violence/index.htmlAttacks by Iraqi insurgents and sectarian militias jumped 22 percent from mid-August to mid-November, according to a Pentagon report released Monday.Tue, 19 Dec 2006 01:32:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2006/WORLD/meast/11/29/maliki/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2006/WORLD/meast/11/29/maliki/index.htmlIraq's prime minister saw his support erode on two fronts Wednesday as a White House memo questioned his leadership and a powerful political bloc suspended participation in Iraq's government.Wed, 29 Nov 2006 14:22:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2006/WORLD/meast/11/24/alsadr.profile/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2006/WORLD/meast/11/24/alsadr.profile/index.htmlAnti-U.S. Shiite cleric Muqtada al-Sadr's bloc is threatening to withdraw support from Iraq's government if next week's planned meeting in Jordan between President Bush and Iraqi Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki takes place.Fri, 24 Nov 2006 17:00:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2006/WORLD/meast/11/14/iraq.soldier/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2006/WORLD/meast/11/14/iraq.soldier/index.htmlThe uncle of the U.S. soldier abducted in Baghdad last month said his nephew is believed to have been kidnapped by breakaway elements of a notorious Shiite militia.Tue, 14 Nov 2006 19:05:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2006/WORLD/meast/03/26/iraq.main/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2006/WORLD/meast/03/26/iraq.main/index.htmlTwenty people were killed Sunday in clashes around a major Shiite mosque on the northern edge of Baghdad's Sadr City amid differing accounts about who was involved in the fighting.Sun, 26 Mar 2006 18:35:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2005/WORLD/meast/10/02/iraq.main/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2005/WORLD/meast/10/02/iraq.main/index.htmlThe brother of Iraq's interior minister escaped Sunday amid the chaos of a gunfight between his captors and members of Muqtada al-Sadr's Mehdi Army militia, according to Iraqi police and a militia official.Sun, 02 Oct 2005 11:56:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2005/WORLD/meast/09/21/iraq.britain0840/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2005/WORLD/meast/09/21/iraq.britain0840/index.htmlInsurgents have infiltrated Iraq's security forces, a senior Iraqi official said, as the fallout continued over British forces' use of armed vehicles to smash their way into a police station to rescue two undercover soldiers.Wed, 21 Sep 2005 12:40:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/2004/08/21/news/international/iraq_energy/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2004/08/21/news/international/iraq_energy/index.htmIraq's oil exports were still running at half their normal levels Saturday as a Shi'ite uprising forced authorities to keep a main southern pipeline shut, a South Oil Company official said.Sat, 21 Aug 2004 12:11:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2004/WORLD/meast/08/19/otsc.sadeq/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2004/WORLD/meast/08/19/otsc.sadeq/index.htmlArmed militia loyal to Shiite cleric Muqtada al-Sadr ignored Iraqi government orders to disarm and leave the Imam Ali Mosque on Thursday as the nation's interim prime minister issued a final call for them to comply.Thu, 19 Aug 2004 14:35:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2004/WORLD/meast/08/06/iraq.main/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2004/WORLD/meast/08/06/iraq.main/index.htmlAbout 300 militia fighters have been killed in the south-central Iraqi city of Najaf in fighting since Thursday, U.S. military officials said.Fri, 06 Aug 2004 08:37:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2004/WORLD/meast/06/12/iraq.main/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2004/WORLD/meast/06/12/iraq.main/index.htmlAn Iraqi deputy foreign minister was gunned down in an ambush Saturday morning in front of his home in Baghdad, witnesses and government sources said.Sat, 12 Jun 2004 11:05:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2004/WORLD/meast/05/23/iraq.main/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2004/WORLD/meast/05/23/iraq.main/index.htmlU.S. soldiers killed at least 16 suspected insurgents early Sunday and found a large cache of weapons at a mosque during an operation in the city of Kufa, a stronghold of radical Shiite cleric Muqtada al-Sadr and his Mehdi Army militia, military officials said.Sun, 23 May 2004 08:13:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2004/WORLD/meast/05/22/iraq.main/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2004/WORLD/meast/05/22/iraq.main/index.htmlU.S. soldiers killed 16 suspected insurgents early Sunday and found a large cache of weapons at a mosque during an operation in the city of Kufa, a stronghold of radical Shiite cleric Muqtada al-Sadr and his Mehdi Army militia, military officials said.Sat, 22 May 2004 10:23:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2004/WORLD/meast/05/16/iraq.main/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2004/WORLD/meast/05/16/iraq.main/index.htmlIraq's interim government, slated to take charge in 45 says, will have the authority to order coalition troops to leave, but a member of the Iraqi Governing Council said Sunday it is unlikely to do so.Sun, 16 May 2004 07:50:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2004/WORLD/meast/05/15/iraq.main/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2004/WORLD/meast/05/15/iraq.main/index.htmlInsurgents and U.S. troops battled across Iraq as talk of Shiite peace moves competed with sounds of mortars and gunfire in Najaf, the stronghold of Shiite cleric Muqtada al-Sadr and his Mehdi Army militia.Sat, 15 May 2004 09:39:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2004/WORLD/meast/05/14/iraq.main/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2004/WORLD/meast/05/14/iraq.main/index.htmlU.S. troops and Muqtada al-Sadr's Mehdi Army fought bitterly on the Muslim holy day, trading fire in the radical cleric's power centers of Najaf and Karbala, despite ongoing peace negotiations.Fri, 14 May 2004 08:00:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2004/WORLD/meast/05/07/iraq.main/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2004/WORLD/meast/05/07/iraq.main/index.htmlShiite cleric Muqtada al-Sadr rallied his supporters with condemnation of the prisoner abuse crisis during his weekly sermon Friday at Kufa mosque, near the site of pitched battles between his Mehdi Army militia and U.S. troops.Fri, 07 May 2004 10:42:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2004/WORLD/meast/05/06/iraq.main/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2004/WORLD/meast/05/06/iraq.main/index.htmlCoalition forces battled Muqtada al-Sadr's Mehdi Army militia on Thursday in the militant Shiite cleric's strongholds of Karbala, Najaf and Kufa.Thu, 06 May 2004 04:21:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2004/WORLD/meast/04/23/iraq.karbala/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2004/WORLD/meast/04/23/iraq.karbala/index.htmlA Bulgarian soldier has been shot dead by suspected insurgents who ambushed his convoy in the Iraqi holy Shiite city of Karbala, coalition forces said.Fri, 23 Apr 2004 15:27:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2004/WORLD/meast/04/07/iraq.main/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2004/WORLD/meast/04/07/iraq.main/index.htmlCoalition troops battled Shiite militias and Sunni insurgents separately in several key Iraq cities Wednesday, one day after suffering their deadliest ground attack since President Bush declared an end to major combat on May 1.Wed, 07 Apr 2004 07:12:00 EDT