http://topics.cnn.com/topics/feeds/rss/Muqtada_al_SadrFind stories, videos, and photos about Muqtada al-Sadr from CNN.com.en-usCable News Network LP, LLLP.Thu, 26 Nov 2009 04:38:48 GMT5http://i.cdn.turner.com/cnn/.element/img/1.0/logo/cnn.logo.rss.gifhttp://topics.cnn.com/topics/feeds/rss/Muqtada_al_Sadr14433Find stories, videos, and photos about Muqtada al-Sadr from CNN.com.http://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1851981,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicshttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1851981,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicsIt's Iraq's electorate, not the politicians, that want the Americans out. And with elections looming, nobody wants to be seen as inviting them to stay Mon, 20 Oct 2008 16:05:00 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.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.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.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/meast/05/27/iraq.alsadr/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/meast/05/27/iraq.alsadr/index.html#cnnSTCTextAn agreement between the United States and Iraq to allow U.S. troops to remain operating in Iraq past 2008 should be put to a popular referendum, Shiite cleric Muqtada al-Sadr urged in an online message to his followers.Wed, 28 May 2008 02:23:00 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/05/12/iraq.main/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/meast/05/12/iraq.main/index.html#cnnSTCTextRadical Shiite cleric Muqtada al-Sadr's movement has agreed to end its "armed presence" in Sadr City under an agreement reached with Iraq's government, Iraqi officials said Monday.Mon, 12 May 2008 21:35:00 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.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/05/06/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.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/meast/04/25/iraq.main/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/meast/04/25/iraq.main/index.html#cnnSTCTextShiite cleric Muqtada al-Sadr threatened "open war," against the American "occupiers" and not the Iraqi government, according to a letter read by a top aide during Friday prayers.Fri, 25 Apr 2008 22:38:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/meast/04/21/iraq.main/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/meast/04/21/iraq.main/index.html#cnnSTCTextAnti-U.S. Shiite cleric Muqtada al-Sadr's movement is "ready for all options" in a growing confrontation between his followers and the government of Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki, a spokesman said Monday.Mon, 21 Apr 2008 20:23:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/meast/04/20/iraq.main/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/meast/04/20/iraq.main/index.html#cnnSTCTextPrime Minister Nuri al-Maliki is calling on political parties to unite against armed groups in Iraq, a spokesman said Sunday, warning that "Iraq cannot be the new Somalia."Mon, 21 Apr 2008 01:38:00 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.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/0,8599,1730550,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicshttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1730550,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicsEven as the fighting between Iraqi troops and the Shi'ite leader's militia died down over part of the weekend, the government's latest action could reignite tensionsMon, 14 Apr 2008 06:00:00 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.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1730201,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicshttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1730201,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicsA senior aide to radical Shiite cleric Muqtada al-Sadr was assassinated Friday in the holy city of Najaf. Authorities immediately announced a citywide curfew and security forces deployed on the streetsFri, 11 Apr 2008 20:15:00 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.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/meast/04/07/iraq.sadr/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/meast/04/07/iraq.sadr/index.html#cnnSTCTextIraq's top Shiite religious leaders have told anti-American cleric Muqtada al-Sadr not to disband his Mehdi Army, an al-Sadr spokesman said Monday amid fresh fighting in the militia's Baghdad strongholds.Mon, 07 Apr 2008 23:17:00 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.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/meast/04/04/iraq.main/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/meast/04/04/iraq.main/index.html#cnnSTCTextIraqi Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki on Friday ordered his security forces to stop raids on suspected Shiite militia members to "give time to those who are repentant" to lay down their weapons.Sat, 05 Apr 2008 02:32:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/meast/04/04/shiite.divide/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/meast/04/04/shiite.divide/index.html#cnnSTCTextTwo Shiite imams delivered very different sermons Friday, one sharply criticizing the Iraqi prime minister for his recent military push into Basra and the other praising the Iraqi leader for his "bravery" and "sacrifice."Sat, 05 Apr 2008 02:30:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/meast/04/03/iraq.alsadr/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/meast/04/03/iraq.alsadr/index.html#cnnSTCTextShiite cleric Muqtada al-Sadr offered Thursday to help purge Iraqi security forces of militia members.Fri, 04 Apr 2008 02:36:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/meast/04/01/iraq.main/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/meast/04/01/iraq.main/index.html#cnnSTCTextDeaths among Iraqi civilians, security forces and insurgents jumped in March because of the recent spasm of violence in the country's Shiite regions, an Iraqi Interior Ministry official said.Tue, 01 Apr 2008 22:14:00 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.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/meast/03/31/iraq.main/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/meast/03/31/iraq.main/index.html#cnnSTCTextIran was integral in persuading Shiite cleric Muqtada al-Sadr to halt attacks by his militia on Iraqi security forces, an Iraqi lawmaker said Monday. Tue, 01 Apr 2008 02:16:00 EDThttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1726559,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicshttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1726559,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicsThe fortified Green Zone came under renewed attack Monday, less than 24 hours after anti-American Shiite cleric Muqtada al-Sadr called for his fighters to stand downMon, 31 Mar 2008 15:00:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/meast/03/30/iraq.main/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/meast/03/30/iraq.main/index.html#cnnSTCTextShiite cleric Muqtada al-Sadr called on followers to stop shooting and cooperate with Iraqi security forces Sunday, a move Iraq's government praised as a step toward ending six days of fighting that has left hundreds dead.Sun, 30 Mar 2008 22:31:00 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.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/meast/03/26/iraq.main/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/meast/03/26/iraq.main/index.html#cnnSTCTextShiite Muslim cleric Muqtada al-Sadr urged the Iraqi government to end a crackdown on his militia after two days of fighting left more than 100 people dead across southern Iraq, an aide said Wednesday. Thu, 27 Mar 2008 02:33:00 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/03/07/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.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1715535,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicshttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1715535,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicsThe radical Shi'ite leader extends the cease-fire that has helped reduce violence. But is he just keeping his powder dry?Fri, 22 Feb 2008 17:00:00 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/0,8599,1712055,00.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.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/08/28/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.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/04/16/sadr.maliki/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/meast/04/16/sadr.maliki/index.htmlAnti-American Shiite cleric Muqtada al-Sadr ordered six cabinet ministers from his political bloc to leave Iraq's government on Monday, making good on a threat issued last week after the prime minister rejected a timetable for the withdrawal of U.S.-led troops.Mon, 16 Apr 2007 08:55:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/meast/04/15/sadr.maliki/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/meast/04/15/sadr.maliki/index.htmlAnti-U.S. Shiite cleric and militia leader Muqtada al-Sadr will announce Monday the departure of his movement's six ministers from Iraq's government to press demands for the U.S. to leave Iraq, the bloc's spokesman Saleh al-Ageili told CNN.Sun, 15 Apr 2007 20:33:00 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/03/30/iraq.main/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/meast/03/30/iraq.main/index.htmlPowerful Shiite cleric Muqtada al-Sadr is calling for an anti-American protest in the Iraqi city of Najaf on April 9, the fourth anniversary of the fall of Baghdad.Fri, 30 Mar 2007 16:40:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/meast/03/22/iraq.main/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/meast/03/22/iraq.main/index.htmlA man with ties to a radical Shiite cleric is in U.S. custody in connection with an attack that killed five American soldiers in Karbala in January, U.S. officials said.Thu, 22 Mar 2007 10:22:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/meast/03/21/iraq.main/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/meast/03/21/iraq.main/index.htmlA top aide to radical Shiite cleric Muqtada al-Sadr was released from jail Wednesday, a source in Iraqi Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki's office and a senior U.S. military official told CNN.Wed, 21 Mar 2007 15:41:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/meast/02/18/iran.sadr/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/meast/02/18/iran.sadr/index.htmlIran's Foreign Ministry spokesman denied Sunday that Muqtada al-Sadr, the radical Iraqi Shiite cleric who opposes the U.S. presence in Iraq, is in Iran.Sun, 18 Feb 2007 19:55:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/meast/02/14/iraq.main/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/meast/02/14/iraq.main/index.htmlThe United States insists a radical Shiite cleric is in Iran despite denials from Muqtada al-Sadr's supporters.Wed, 14 Feb 2007 06:16:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/meast/02/13/iraq.main/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/meast/02/13/iraq.main/index.htmlIraq plans to close its borders with Iran and Syria for 72 hours in an attempt to secure the capital, the Iraqi commander in charge of Baghdad's security plan announced Tuesday.Tue, 13 Feb 2007 07:54:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/meast/02/09/iraq.main/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/meast/02/09/iraq.main/index.htmlA militant group in Iraq has posted a video that shows what it says is an American helicopter being shot down.Fri, 09 Feb 2007 18:49:00 ESThttp://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/2006/WORLD/meast/12/22/iraq.politics/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2006/WORLD/meast/12/22/iraq.politics/index.htmlThe creation of a moderate political alliance in Iraq appeared to have made no progress Friday and was further complicated by the Shiite leadership claims that radical Shiite cleric Muqtada al-Sadr must not be excluded.Fri, 22 Dec 2006 15:31:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2006/WORLD/meast/12/21/iraq.politics/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2006/WORLD/meast/12/21/iraq.politics/index.htmlThe powerful Shiite-led political bloc in Iraq's Parliament will meet with the country's lead ayatollah and the anti-U.S. cleric Muqtada al-Sadr to promote Shiite unity and persuade al-Sadr followers to rejoin the government, a member of the Alliance said.Thu, 21 Dec 2006 16:27:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2006/WORLD/meast/11/30/iraq.politics/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2006/WORLD/meast/11/30/iraq.politics/index.htmlOne day after suspending participation in Iraq's government, the bloc loyal to anti-U.S. Shiite cleric Muqtada al-Sadr announced a possible new political alliance with Sunnis and Christians.Thu, 30 Nov 2006 13:56:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2006/WORLD/meast/11/24/iraq.main/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2006/WORLD/meast/11/24/iraq.main/index.htmlEnraged Shiites burned people to death, torched mosques and denounced Sunni leaders and the United States a day after a bloody assault on Sadr City, the Iraq capital's Shiite bastion.Fri, 24 Nov 2006 08:45:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2006/WORLD/meast/10/25/iraq.main/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2006/WORLD/meast/10/25/iraq.main/index.htmlU.S. and Iraqi forces on Wednesday launched a raid in Shiite cleric Muqtada al-Sadr's turf in eastern Baghdad.Wed, 25 Oct 2006 08:58:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2006/WORLD/meast/10/20/iraq.sadr/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2006/WORLD/meast/10/20/iraq.sadr/index.htmlBritish and Iraqi officials said Friday that order has been restored in a southern Iraqi city after a Shiite militia reportedly took control in fighting that left at least 16 people dead.Fri, 20 Oct 2006 13:05:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2006/WORLD/meast/07/07/iraq.main/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2006/WORLD/meast/07/07/iraq.main/index.htmlInsurgents in Iraq struck three Sunni mosques and a Shiite holy place on Friday, the holiest day of the Muslim week, killing at least 10 people and wounding 55 others.Fri, 07 Jul 2006 10:13:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2005/WORLD/meast/08/25/shiite.violence/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2005/WORLD/meast/08/25/shiite.violence/index.htmlFollowing bloody battles in Baghdad and other Iraqi cities, radical Shiite Muslim cleric Muqtada al-Sadr on Thursday called for an end to violence between his supporters and those loyal to a rival Shiite leader.Thu, 25 Aug 2005 11:59:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2005/WORLD/meast/08/25/iraq.main/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2005/WORLD/meast/08/25/iraq.main/index.htmlA third midnight deadline for Iraq's proposed constitution passed without agreement Thursday, with negotiators taking another day to resolve their differences before sending the charter to voters, the country's parliament speaker said.Thu, 25 Aug 2005 10:37:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2005/WORLD/meast/08/05/iraq.main/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2005/WORLD/meast/08/05/iraq.main/index.htmlThe U.S. military has launched a new offensive against insurgents and foreign fighters in western Iraq's Anbar province, an area that has been the scene of a string of deadly attacks on American forces this week.Fri, 05 Aug 2005 11:49:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2005/WORLD/meast/05/20/iraq.main/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2005/WORLD/meast/05/20/iraq.main/index.htmlCalls for Saddam Hussein's war crimes trial to begin coincided with the release of pictures showing him undressed and violent protests by supporters of Shiite cleric Muqtada al-Sadr.Fri, 20 May 2005 08:36:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2004/WORLD/meast/12/09/iraq.politics/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2004/WORLD/meast/12/09/iraq.politics/index.htmlA coalition fielding 228 candidates and supported by Iraq's top Shiite cleric has been formed to compete in the January 30 national elections.Thu, 09 Dec 2004 20:34:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2004/WORLD/meast/10/07/iraq.main/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2004/WORLD/meast/10/07/iraq.main/index.htmlMore than 2,000 U.S. and Iraqi troops are targeting insurgents in the northern section of Babil province, even as insurgents targeted a hotel near Baghdad's Green Zone.Thu, 07 Oct 2004 11:34:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2004/WORLD/meast/09/10/iraq.main/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2004/WORLD/meast/09/10/iraq.main/index.htmlThousands of demonstrators supporting -- and hundreds opposing -- Shiite cleric Muqtada al-Sadr took to the streets in Iraq on Friday as U.S. soldiers fought insurgents in Baghdad's Sadr City neighborhood and near Falluja.Fri, 10 Sep 2004 10:24:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2004/WORLD/meast/08/30/iraq.main/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2004/WORLD/meast/08/30/iraq.main/index.htmlA top aide for Muqtada al-Sadr has said the maverick Shiite cleric "has called for a cease-fire by the Mehdi Army in all provinces of Iraq unless it is in the case of self-defense."Mon, 30 Aug 2004 13:24:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2004/WORLD/meast/08/21/iraq.main.int/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2004/WORLD/meast/08/21/iraq.main.int/index.htmlMilitants loyal to radical Shiite cleric Muqtada al-Sadr say they have handed over the keys of a revered Muslim shrine in Najaf to Shiite religious leaders, The Associated Press reports.Sat, 21 Aug 2004 06:52:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2004/WORLD/meast/08/20/iraq.main/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2004/WORLD/meast/08/20/iraq.main/index.htmlCombat operations in Najaf were temporarily suspended late Friday to allow political negotiations with radical Shiite cleric Muqtada al-Sadr to go forward, U.S. military officials reported.Fri, 20 Aug 2004 05:56:00 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/08/19/iraq.main/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2004/WORLD/meast/08/19/iraq.main/index.htmlHours after the Iraqi interim prime minister issued a "final call" for Muqtada al-Sadr's forces to disarm, a series of explosions erupted late Thursday near the Imam Ali Mosque and intense gunbattles raged around the Shiite shrine overnight.Thu, 19 Aug 2004 07:53:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2004/WORLD/meast/08/13/iraq.britain.hostage/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2004/WORLD/meast/08/13/iraq.britain.hostage/index.htmlA British journalist kidnapped in the southern Iraqi city of Basra by militants and threatened with death has been released.Fri, 13 Aug 2004 06:57:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2004/WORLD/meast/08/13/iraq.alsadr/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2004/WORLD/meast/08/13/iraq.alsadr/index.htmlHow has Muqtada al-Sadr gained so much attention?Fri, 13 Aug 2004 05:17:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2004/WORLD/meast/08/07/iraq.main/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2004/WORLD/meast/08/07/iraq.main/index.htmlIraq's interim prime minister announced on Saturday a temporary amnesty that would let some of the insurgency's minor players off the hook.Sat, 07 Aug 2004 05:16:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2004/WORLD/meast/08/03/iraq.main/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2004/WORLD/meast/08/03/iraq.main/index.htmlFour Iraqi National Guardsman died and six were wounded Tuesday when a suicide car bomb rocked a checkpoint near the eastern city of Baquba, police said.Tue, 03 Aug 2004 06:51:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2004/WORLD/meast/06/07/kufa.mosque/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2004/WORLD/meast/06/07/kufa.mosque/index.htmlA mosque used to store ammunition used by the militia loyal to radical Shiite cleric Muqtada al-Sadr was burning after an explosion Monday afternoon, according to witnesses.Mon, 07 Jun 2004 09:31:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2004/WORLD/meast/06/07/iraq.main/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2004/WORLD/meast/06/07/iraq.main/index.htmlIraqi interim Prime Minister Iyad Allawi announced a deal Monday to disband nine militias.Mon, 07 Jun 2004 06:06:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2004/WORLD/meast/06/03/iraq.main/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2004/WORLD/meast/06/03/iraq.main/index.htmlU.S. troops on Thursday battled insurgents in Kufa suspected of firing dozens of mortars at a forward operating base outside of the city, U.S. military officials said.Thu, 03 Jun 2004 07:19:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2004/WORLD/meast/05/30/iraq.main/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2004/WORLD/meast/05/30/iraq.main/index.htmlA firefight erupted Sunday night in Kufa, Iraq, when U.S. troops clashed with insurgents loyal to radical Shiite cleric Muqtada al-Sadr, the troops' commanding officer said.Sun, 30 May 2004 07:00:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2004/WORLD/meast/05/26/iraq.main/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2004/WORLD/meast/05/26/iraq.main/index.htmlU.S.-led coalition forces killed about 50 members of a radical cleric's militia in overnight battles in the south-central Iraqi city of Najaf, a senior coalition official said Wednesday.Wed, 26 May 2004 08:42:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2004/ALLPOLITICS/05/17/occupation.tm/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2004/ALLPOLITICS/05/17/occupation.tm/index.htmlGeneral John Abizaid likes to travel on the edge. He is riding in a Black Hawk helicopter as it tears across the skies of central Iraq, skimming treetops and flushing startled sheep out onto the grassy pastures beneath.Mon, 17 May 2004 17:26:00 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/05/10/iraq.main/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2004/WORLD/meast/05/10/iraq.main/index.htmlCoalition forces entered the center of Fallujah on Monday, the site of intense fighting between Marines and Iraqi insurgents last month.Mon, 10 May 2004 04:59:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2004/WORLD/meast/05/09/iraq.main/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2004/WORLD/meast/05/09/iraq.main/index.htmlAt least five people were killed Sunday in an explosion at a crowded Baghdad market, police said, while coalition forces in Najaf stepped up operations against radical Shiite cleric Muqtada al-Sadr and his banned Mehdi Army militia.Sun, 09 May 2004 11:36:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2004/WORLD/meast/05/08/iraq.main.int/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2004/WORLD/meast/05/08/iraq.main.int/index.htmlSupporters of radical Shiite cleric Muqtada al-Sadr clashed with coalition troops in the southern city of Basra Saturday morning, according to a British military spokesman.Sat, 08 May 2004 08:15:00 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/05/05/iraq.main/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2004/WORLD/meast/05/05/iraq.main/index.htmlThree U.S. soldiers were killed in fighting in the south-central Iraqi town of Diwaniyah, the U.S. military said Wednesday.Wed, 05 May 2004 10:48:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2004/WORLD/meast/05/02/iraq.sadr/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2004/WORLD/meast/05/02/iraq.sadr/index.htmlCoalition forces are reported to have killed a deputy of Muqtada al-Sadr, the radical Shiite cleric whose militia has launched an uprising against U.S.-led troops in Baghdad's Sadr City and Iraq's southern cities.Sun, 02 May 2004 11:06:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2004/WORLD/meast/04/14/iraq.main/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2004/WORLD/meast/04/14/iraq.main/index.htmlShiite Muslim cleric Muqtada al-Sadr would disarm his militia and drop his conditions for negotiating with the U.S.-led coalition if Iraq's top Shiite spiritual body approves, his spokesman said Wednesday.Wed, 14 Apr 2004 06:17:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2004/WORLD/meast/04/13/sadr.interview/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2004/WORLD/meast/04/13/sadr.interview/index.htmlThe radical Shiite cleric wanted by U.S.-led forces in Iraq said in a TV interview Tuesday that he is ready to die to end the U.S. "occupation."Tue, 13 Apr 2004 17:41:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2004/ALLPOLITICS/04/12/alsadr.tm/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2004/ALLPOLITICS/04/12/alsadr.tm/index.htmlIt had become a ritual. Each friday hundreds of young, impoverished Shi'ite men would pile into beat-up Kia minibuses in a Baghdad slum known as Sadr City.Mon, 12 Apr 2004 15:33:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2004/WORLD/meast/04/10/iraq.sadr/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2004/WORLD/meast/04/10/iraq.sadr/index.htmlRadical Shiite cleric Muqtada al-Sadr, whose militia has been fighting with U.S. troops throughout Iraq, issued demands to the coalition through his deputy on Saturday.Sat, 10 Apr 2004 17:14:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2004/US/04/07/Army.bulks/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2004/US/04/07/Army.bulks/index.htmlCity by city, insurgents and coalition forces slugged it out with lethal intensity on Wednesday.Wed, 07 Apr 2004 21:16:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2004/WORLD/meast/04/06/shiite.leaders/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2004/WORLD/meast/04/06/shiite.leaders/index.htmlHow has Muqtada al-Sadr gotten so much attention? Believed to be about 30 years old, al-Sadr is the son of a grand ayatollah but U.S. officials think his support is relatively small, and concentrated among the young and poor.Tue, 06 Apr 2004 15:20:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2004/WORLD/meast/03/26/iraq.main/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2004/WORLD/meast/03/26/iraq.main/index.htmlAn influential Shiite cleric in Iraq called Israel's targeted killing of the spiritual leader of Hamas a "dirty crime against Islam" and the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001, "a miracle from God."Fri, 26 Mar 2004 14:44:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2004/WORLD/meast/03/12/main/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2004/WORLD/meast/03/12/main/index.htmlGunmen shot and wounded an aide of an influential Shiite Muslim cleric heading to Friday prayers in the holy city of Najaf, sources said.Fri, 12 Mar 2004 15:16:00 EST