http://dir.salon.com/topics/sadr_city/?source=rss&aim=sadr_city en-us Copyright 2007 Salon.com. Wed, 21 Feb 2007 08:02:00 PST Alex Koppelman Wed, 21 Feb 2007 08:02:00 PST http://www.salon.com/politics/war_room/2007/02/21/sadr_city/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/politics/war_room/2007/02/21/sadr_city/index.html?source=rss 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? By Phillip Robertson Wed, 21 Feb 2007 08:02:00 PST http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2004/07/12/patrol/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2004/07/12/patrol/index.html?source=rss Sgt. Reggie Butler saw his gunner buddy die inches away from him as they patrolled in Sadr City. "I'll do everything I can to bring all the soldiers back," he says. "Anything." By Phillip Robertson Wed, 21 Feb 2007 08:02:00 PST http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2004/04/27/militia/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2004/04/27/militia/index.html?source=rss 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 Mark Follman Wed, 21 Feb 2007 08:02:00 PST http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2004/04/06/iraq/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2004/04/06/iraq/index.html?source=rss Violence in Falluja and Sadr City may not herald all-out civil war, but it is likely to continue as the U.S. struggles with the lack of a clear transition plan in Iraq. By Jen Banbury Wed, 21 Feb 2007 08:02:00 PST http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2003/11/05/shiite/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2003/11/05/shiite/index.html?source=rss In Sadr City, a friendly young Shiite shopkeeper buys me a 7 Up, then says he wants his ayatollah to call for jihad. And he's not alone.