US military killed Mahdi Army commander Arkan Hasnawi in May 3 strike [Sniff]

                   
freerepublic.com     May 21, 2008            

Arkan Hasnawi. Click the image to view wanted the Mahdi Army leaders in Baghdad. The US military killed a senior member of the Mahdi Army, according US and Mahdi Army sources. Arkan Hasnawi, a senior lieutenant of the Mahdi Army commander in Sadr City, was killed in a guided rocket strike in Sadr... [read full story]                

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Iraqi troops enter Shiite stronghold

denverpost.com     May 21, 2008          

Hundreds of Iraqi soldiers entered the volatile Sadr City district of eastern Baghdad on Tuesday, meeting virtually no resistance from the Shiite militia fighters who in recent weeks have clashed heavily with U.S. and Iraqi troops, Iraqi officials said.                

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Iraqi troops meet no resistance as they take positions in Sadr City

deseretnews.com     May 21, 2008          

Some 10,000 Iraqi troops fanned out in Baghdad's Sadr City on Tuesday, taking positions on main roads, rooftops and near hospitals in an attempt to establish government control in the Shiite militia enclave for the first time since Saddam Hussein's ouster.                

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Iraqis try new security drive

baltimoresun.com     May 21, 2008          

Bid to control Shiite district depends on al-Sadr truce Some 10,000 Iraqi troops fanned out in Baghdad's Sadr City yesterday, taking positions on main roads, rooftops and near hospitals in an attempt to establish government control in the Shiite militia enclave for the first time since Saddam...                

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Iraqi troops enter Sadr City

charlotte.com     May 21, 2008          

Iraqi security forces entered Baghdad's Sadr City in large numbers Tuesday for the first time since followers of anti-American cleric Muqtada al-Sadr agreed two weeks ago to let them in.No U.S. troops accompanied the Iraqi forces. The agreement specifically barred Americans from entering the...                

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Iraqi forces move into Sadr City under deal

sacbee.com     May 21, 2008          

By Raviya H. Ismail - McClatchy Newspapers Published 12:00 am PDT Wednesday, May 21, 2008 Story appeared in MAIN NEWS section, Page A19 BAGHDAD – Iraqi security forces entered Baghdad's Sadr City in large numbers on Tuesday for the first time since followers of anti-American cleric Muqtada...                

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Iraq troops tighten grip on Baghdad militia bastion (AFP)

yahoo.com     May 21, 2008          

BAGHDAD (AFP) - Iraqi troops tightened their grip on the Baghdad militia bastion of Sadr City on Wednesday, a day after moving into the Shiite district for the first time in eight weeks, officials said. More Iraqi soldiers were seen deploying in the district and dozens of blasts were heard as...                

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Iraqi troops enter Shiite enclave peacefully

nwsource.com     May 21, 2008          

BAGHDAD — Thousands of Iraqi soldiers entered the volatile Sadr City district of eastern Baghdad on Tuesday, taking positions on main roads, rooftops and near hospitals in an attempt to establish government control in the Shiite militia enclave for the first time since Saddam Hussein's ouster....                

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Iraqi Troops Begin Sadr City Effort

courant.com     May 21, 2008          

Truce Holds As Shiite Militias Refrain From Attacks In Volatile Section Of Baghdad Hundreds of Iraqi soldiers fanned out into the volatile Sadr City district of eastern Baghdad Tuesday, meeting virtually no resistance from the Shiite militia fighters who in recent weeks have clashed heavily with...                

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Calm returns as US-Iraqi forces deploy around Baghdad's Sadr City

earthtimes.org     May 21, 2008          

Baghdad - Streets of Baghdad's Sadr City were calmer on Wednesday, after the Iraqi and US troops were deployed across the Shiite enclave, ending two months of violent clashes between Iraqi forces and militants of the so-called Mahdi Army. For the fir...                

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Troops enter Shiite stronghold

telegram.com     May 21, 2008          

BAGHDAD, Iraq - Some 10,000 Iraqi troops fanned out in Baghdad's Sadr City yesterday, taking positions on main roads, rooftops and near hospitals in an attempt to establish government control in the Shiite militia enclave for the first time since Saddam Hussein's ouster.                

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