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Muqtada al-Sadr

Why al-Maliki attacked Basra
The three reasons the Iraqi prime minister launched his ill-fated assault on the Sadrists of southern Iraq.
By Juan Cole Apr 1, 2008
Is the Bush surge already failing?
The president just gave a rosy assessment of his plan, but insurgents have adapted and Iraqis continue to be slaughtered.
By Juan Cole Mar 8, 2007
The British retreat from Iraq brings peril for U.S. troops
Vice President Cheney says the British are leaving southern Iraq because things are going so well. In the real world, Basra is a mess.
By Juan Cole Feb 23, 2007
The Sadr City question
U.S. and Iraqi forces come under political pressure to clear out the Baghdad stronghold of Shiite leader Muqtada al-Sadr. But at what price will that happen?
Alex Koppelman Feb 21, 2007
The danger of Bush's anti-Iran fatwa
The president's decision to use force against Iranian "agents" inside Iraq could snare innocent pilgrims, and raises the risk of open warfare.
By Juan Cole Jan 30, 2007
Dear Mr. President: Al-Qaida isn't the problem in Iraq
A new Pentagon report says that the army of radical Shiite cleric Muqtada al-Sadr is the biggest threat in Iraq.
Alex Koppelman Dec 19, 2006
Iraq's white-collar crime
The recent kidnapping of Iraqi professionals, and ongoing murder of doctors and teachers, are devastating the country's recovery.
By Juan Cole Nov 20, 2006
Shiite vs. Shiite
As the two main factions of Iraq's dominant religious group descend into armed conflict, the U.S. military has already been forced to pick sides.
By Juan Cole Sep 8, 2006
Remembrance of Bush's fiascoes
As he travels the nation to commemorate Katrina and 9/11, the president is only highlighting the tragedy of his own incompetence.
By Sidney Blumenthal Aug 31, 2006
Incident on Khairallah Tulfa Street
A search for Sadr City's killing fields goes terribly wrong.
By Phillip Robertson Jul 14, 2006
The hatred incubator
The Baghdad morgue, where Iraqis come every day to collect the bodies of slain relatives and comrades, is the alpha and omega of Iraq's civil war.
By Phillip Robertson Jul 13, 2006
Hezbollah on the Tigris?
Like the militant Lebanese group, fiery cleric Muqtada Al-Sadr is using both guns and butter to seize power in Iraq.
By David Enders May 8, 2006
The truth dawns on Bush
As the Iraq disaster finally sinks in, will he accept a humiliating defeat -- or launch a bloody battle to "secure Baghdad"?
By Robert Dreyfuss Apr 10, 2006
Iraq: The big lie
Bush and Rumsfeld robotically repeat their Iraq talking points, ignoring the fact that their ambassador and generals are contradicting them.
By Sidney Blumenthal Mar 16, 2006
America's unlikely savior
Recently, the U.S. was calling for Muqtada al-Sadr's head. Now, the fiery cleric may be the only man who can defuse Iraq's Sunni-Shiite conflict.
By Nir Rosen Feb 3, 2006
A prisoner's tale
The saga of a hapless New Zealander who ended up behind bars after seeking work in Iraq reveals the darker side of the U.S.-led coalition's operations.
By Graeme Wood Oct 31, 2004
America's Achilles' heel
The insurgents in Iraq know that keeping its oil flowing is crucial to U.S. success in the war -- and they're doing all they can to muck things up.
By Robert Bryce Aug 16, 2004
Inside the Shia resistance
From Najaf to Baghdad, I track the men who are menacing the U.S. occupation. They're young, desperate and dangerous -- and their ranks are growing.
By Phillip Robertson Apr 27, 2004
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