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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.

Juan Cole -- Iraq Civil War Round-Up

Juan Cole, Informed Comment. March 28, 2008.

The latest, as violence flares up across Iraq.

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.

Shia Groups Strike Accord in Southern Iraq

Tina Susman, Los Angeles Times. October 8, 2007.

A truce is struck in Southern Iraq.