Muqtada rejects Calls to Renounce Violence Reuters is now reporting that Muqtada al-Sadr has rejected an appeal by Muhammad Bahr al-Ulum and other Shiite clerics […]

Arrest Warrant for Muqtada al-Sadr Dan Senor in a briefing in Baghdad on Monday revealed that an arrest warrant had been issued months ago “by […]

Muqtada Under Siege, US Helicopters Patrol Skies above East Baghdad Sistani calls for calm In the aftermath of one of the most turbulent days yet […]

Levine: Dark Side of Globalization Don’t miss Mark Levine’s excellent meditation on the US occupation of Iraq and the Israeli occupation of the West Bank […]

Effect of Plus Ultra Casualties on Coalition? Agence France Presse reports that a human rights group and the main opposition party have called for the […]

2 Killed in Seizure of Sadrist Office in Baghdad; Muqtada Aide Had Called for IGC Resignation Two pieces of information from BBC world monitoring. First, […]

Muqtada Aide: Australia Out! According to Australian Broadcasting Co., Imam Amer al-Hussaini, an aide to Muqtada al-Sadr, called Sunday for an immediate withdrawal of Australian […]

Incompetence or Double-Dealing in Coalition Management of Iraq? The Coalition decision to provoke a fight with Muqtada al-Sadr’s movement only three months before the Coalition […]

Shiite Clashes in with Coalition in Najaf Baghdad: Phase II of the Anti-Occupation Struggle Begins Nine Coalition Troops Killed, Dozens wounded in Confronting Uprising [Updated] […]