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If the US Doesn't Pull Every Soldier from Iraq by Midnight, Dec. 31, 2011, Expect Serious Trouble
Pepe Escobar, Asia Times. April 12, 2011.
The tragic Iraqi chapter of the US worldwide empire of bases may be finally over.
Bringing Ireland to Baghdad: How the Resistance Will Eventually Kick the Americans Out
Gary Brecher, AlterNet. July 2, 2008.
One thing the United States doesn't get about guerrilla warfare: It's not over until the guerrillas win.
Iraqi Gov Fires 1,300 Cops and Soldiers after Basra Fiasco
Iraq UpdatesApril 15, 2008.
921 police and soldiers were fired in Basra.
In Basra Battles, Media Quislings Offered Barely Half the Story
Ramzy Baroud, Middle East Online. April 12, 2008.
Muqtada al-Sadr reflects the views of most Iraqis; October's elections could position him as a new nationalist leader, and a unifying force.
Who Are Iraq's 'Outlaws'?
AzzamanApril 9, 2008.
Sadr's militia refuses to disarm; issue further dividing Parliament.
Maliki to Launch More Attacks in South as Sadr Calls for Massive Protests
Middle East OnlineApril 4, 2008.
Also: US air strike kills three members of one Basra family.
'Handed Over' to a Government Called Sadr
Dahr Jamail, Ali Al-Fadhily, IPS News. April 3, 2008.
The "Surge" will go down in history as one of the greatest strategic failures in military history.
US-Backed Iraqi Gov Fires Thousands of Cops and Soldiers who Refused to Fight Sadr
AzzamanApril 1, 2008.
Analysts: those sacked will have no choice but to join the ranks of Mahdi Army with their weapons, boosting the militia's strength and standing.
Iraq: Recent Maliki-Sadr Clash Ends in Stalemate
Jacques Charmelot, Middle East Online. March 31, 2008.
Neither Maliki, nor Sadr can claim victory in six-day battle despite hundreds of casualties.
Iraq's Police Refuse to Support Attacks on Insurgent Army
Patrick Cockburn, CounterPunch. March 31, 2008.
The recent explosion of violence is making a mockery of Bush's claim that America had turned the corner in Iraq.
Sadr Offensive Reveals Failure of Petraeus Strategy
Gareth Porter, IPS News. March 30, 2008.
The signs that the Madhi Army will no longer be passive mark a major defeat for the U.S. military command's strategy.
Who Is the Iraqi Army?
Cenk Uygur, Huffington Post. March 29, 2008.
The so-called Iraqi Army fighting in the south right now is mainly the Badr Corps, a rival Shiite militia to Muqtada al-Sadr's Mahdi Army.
In Basra, Iraqi Police Take off Uniforms and Switch Sides
James Hider, The Times of London UK. March 29, 2008.
Bush calls the latest outbreak of violence a sign of success.
Juan Cole -- Iraq Civil War Round-Up
Juan Cole, Informed Comment. March 28, 2008.
The latest, as violence flares up across Iraq.
Sadr Sends Tens of Thousands into Streets to Protest
Gulf NewsMarch 27, 2008.
The sorrows of democratic empire-building.
Five Things You Need to Know to Understand the Latest Violence in Iraq
Joshua Holland, Raed Jarrar, AlterNet. March 27, 2008.
The traditional media is incapable of reporting what's going on in Southern Iraq.
Basra on Fire
Patrick Cockburn, The Independent UK. March 26, 2008.
Muqtada al-Sadr called for a campaign of civil disobedience in which shops, businesses, schools and universities would close down.
Sadrists Battle SIIC, Iraqi Troops in Three Cities
AlterNet Staff, AlterNet. March 25, 2008.
Battles rage as Sadr's cease-fire is stressed to the breaking point.
Iraq: Violence Flares as Mahdi Army Units Drive Police from Southern City
Kareem Abed Zair, Azzaman. March 13, 2008.
First major breach of Moqtada al-Sadr's unilateral ceasefire.
Iraq's Three Civil Wars
Juan Cole, MIT Center for International Studies. March 6, 2008.
There are three major conflicts in Iraq -- and the U.S. is virtually powerless to stop them.
Cleric: Iraq Will "Swim in a Lake of Blood" if Sadr is Killed
Nidhal al-Laithi, Azzaman. March 3, 2008.
Moqtada al-Sadr's aides say he is in Iran preparing to become an Ayatollah.
Al-Sadr Quits Maliki Government, Regime on Verge of Collapse
Agence France PresseSeptember 16, 2007.
Maliki's days are likely numbered.
Majority of Iraqi Lawmakers Now Reject Occupation
Raed Jarrar, Joshua Holland, AlterNet. May 9, 2007.
More than half of the members of Iraq's parliament rejected for the first time on Tuesday the continuing occupation of their country. The U.S. media ignored the story.
