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Britain's retreat from Basra: for the Union Jack, not a proud moment.(AT WAR)
THE British government is denying that the pullout from Basra City to the fortified Basra airport represents defeat of any kind. Supposedly, British troops moved out because Iraqi security forces have suddenly become capable of maintaining order in the city, and because the British army was provoking instability by its mere presence there; the fact that a British election seemed imminent, and the government had every reason to declare victory while pulling troops out of danger, had nothing to do with it.
The citizens of Basra--who have been abandoned to the mercies of various rival militias and the corrupt, incompetent, and murderous British-trained police--may ...
- After setbacks, Sadr redirects Mahdi Army.(Moqtada al-Sadr )(WORLD)
- Newspaper article from: The Christian Science Monitor Peter, Tom A. August 11, 2008 700+ words
...attempt to transform his Mahdi Army militia from a force...forces in Baghdad and Basra that ended when Sadr...innocent Iraqis. "The Mahdi Army is in a real crisis...summer at least 30 senior Mahdi Army members have been killed...
- IRAQ - Aug 11 - After Setbacks, Sadr Redirects Mahdi Army.(Muqtada al-Sadr)
- Newspaper article from: APS Diplomat Recorder August 16, 2008 700+ words
...attempt to transform his Mahdi Army militia from a force...forces in Baghdad and Basra that ended when Sadr...innocent Iraqis. "The Mahdi Army is in a real crisis...summer at least 30 senior Mahdi Army members have been killed...
- Sadr forces push terror offensive; Pinched by US forces, the Mahdi Army shifts...
- Newspaper article from: The Christian Science Monitor August 11, 2004 700+ words
...Over the past few days, Mahdi Army fighters have taken their...journalists live. In Basra on Monday, Mr. Sadr...has been spilled." Mahdi Army fighters say they see...fight has become for the Mahdi Army. In the past three days...
- Uneasy truce evaporates in Najaf; Sadr's Mahdi Army and US forces clashed...
- Newspaper article from: The Christian Science Monitor August 6, 2004 700+ words
...and Thursday the Mahdi Army prepared for battles in Sadr City, Basra, and Amara, saying...Jazeera. He warned the Mahdi Army to leave the city immediately. The Mahdi Army seized more than...the fighting. In Basra Thursday, at least...
- Across Iraq, battles erupt with Mahdi Army.(WORLD)
- Newspaper article from: The Christian Science Monitor Dagher, Sam March 26, 2008 700+ words
...the oil-export city of Basra became a battleground Tuesday...a major crackdown on the Mahdi Army elements. British and US...senior security official in Basra. The US blames the latest attacks on rogue Mahdi Army elements tied to Iran...
- Iraq's Sadr uses lull to rebuild Army.(WORLD)(Moqtada al-Sadr, Mahdi Army)
- Newspaper article from: The Christian Science Monitor Dagher, Sam December 11, 2007 700+ words
...than three months, the Mahdi Army has been largely silent...though the US says some Mahdi Army splinter groups that it...to the economic hub of Basra. What is in the making...of reconstituting the [Mahdi] Army and removing all the bad...
- AFGHANISTAN - June 26 - Mahdi Army Militia 'Going Underground'.
- Newspaper article from: APS Diplomat Recorder June 28, 2008 700+ words
The Mahdi Army, the staunchly anti-American...increasingly going underground. The Mahdi Army, considered the military...the southern provinces of Basra and Maysan. According to...than 2,000 cadres from the Mahdi Army leaders were killed recently...
- U.S. hopes to counter Mahdi Army's clout in Baghdad.(WORLD)
- Newspaper article from: The Christian Science Monitor LaFranchi, Howard April 15, 2008 700+ words
...Moqtada al-Sadr's Mahdi Army militia, which the US...inside Sadr City, the Mahdi Army's main Baghdad stronghold...sparked a major battle in Basra that spread to Baghdad...government - and not Sadr's Mahdi Army militia - is best able...