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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US troops gun down 11 suspected militants in Baghdad (AFP)

yahoo.com     May 21, 2008          

by Salam Faraj 15 minutes ago BAGHDAD (AFP) - US troops shot dead 11 suspected militants in a Shiite district of the Iraqi capital on Wednesday, the American military said. It said the men were "Special Group criminals," a term used for Shiite militants backed by Iranian groups, and said one of...                    

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US says its troops kill 11 militants in Baghdad

newsday.com     May 21, 2008          

By BUSHRA JUHI | Associated Press Writer BAGHDAD - American soldiers killed 11 suspected Shiite gunmen in clashes Wednesday in a militia stronghold near Baghdad's Sadr City, scene of a major Iraqi army clampdown, the U.S. military said. Sadr City itself remained calm, a day after some 10,000...                    

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In fighting Mahdi army, U.S. doesn't name enemy

signonsandiego.com     May 21, 2008          

BAGHDAD – As the bullets whizzed past 1st Lt. Ben Hartig of California earlier this month, he scrambled for cover and glanced up at a giant Sadr City billboard of the anti-American cleric Muqtada al-Sadr. “We've killed so many of his Mahdi army militia guys, but they just keep shooting and...                    

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Iraqi Police: 11 Killed in Violence Near Sadr City

voanews.com     May 21, 2008          

A man covers the body of a man killed when gunfire followed a roadside bombing of a joint US and Iraqi patrol in eastern Baghdad, 21 May 2008 Iraqi police say at least 11 people have been killed by gunfire after a roadside bombing near Sadr City, a Shi'ite militia stronghold in Baghdad. Local...                    

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News from Sadr City

commentarymagazine.com     May 21, 2008          

On the front page of today’s New York Times we read this: Iraqi forces rolled unopposed through the huge Shiite enclave of Sadr City on Tuesday, a dramatic turnaround from the bitter fighting that has plagued the Baghdad neighborhood for two months, and a qualified success for Prime Minister Nuri...                    

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Sadr City calm after Iraqi troop move (AP)

yahoo.com     May 21, 2008          

AP - With not a Shiite fighter in sight, shoppers crowded through markets and cars packed the streets in Baghdad's Sadr City on Wednesday — a positive early sign for Iraqi forces in their bid to impose control following a truce with the militia in its stronghold.                    

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Sadr City calm after Iraqi troop move

wtop.com     May 21, 2008          

Iraqi soldiers stand guard in the Shiite stronghold of Sadr City in Baghdad, Iraq, Wednesday, May 21, 2008. Iraqi military spokesman said Tuesday that Iraqi troops have moved into Baghdad's Shiite militia stronghold of Sadr City to seize control. With not a Shiite fighter in sight, shoppers...                    

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Sadr City calm after Iraqi troop move

charlotte.com     May 21, 2008          

With not a Shiite fighter in sight, shoppers crowded through markets and cars packed the streets in Baghdad's Sadr City on Wednesday - a positive early sign for Iraqi forces in their bid to impose control following a truce with the militia in its stronghold.But while peace held in the sprawling...                    

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Sadr City calm after Iraqi troop move

localtechwire.com     May 21, 2008          

With not a Shiite fighter in sight, shoppers crowded through markets and cars packed the streets in Baghdad's Sadr City on Wednesday - a positive early sign for Iraqi forces in their bid to impose control following a truce with the militia in its stronghold.                    

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Sadr City calm after Iraqi troop move

nwsource.com     May 21, 2008          

BAGHDAD -- With not a Shiite fighter in sight, shoppers crowded through markets and cars packed the streets in Baghdad's Sadr City on Wednesday - a positive early sign for Iraqi forces in their bid to impose control following a truce with the militia in its stronghold.                    

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