Iraqi Tells Bizarre Story of Recruitment to a Messianic Shiite Terror Group

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Iraqi government welcomes Shiite cleric Sadr’s withdrawal of his fighters from embattled Basra streets

Shiite cleric Moqtada Sadr Sunday, March 30, ordered his Mehdi Army militiamen off the streets of Basra and other Shiite cities, demanding that the forces led by prime minister Nouri Maliki end their crackdown on his and other militias in Basra and grant those in custody an amnesty. The government spokesman in Baghdad welcomed the offer.

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Al-Dabbagh said the move would “help the government confront those who are violating the law” and that it would help to “isolate those who are trying to destroy the government effort”.

He said Iraqi security operations in Basra would not end until the “criminal elements” operating there are removed.

 

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Clashes in Basra and Baghdad have been going on between Shia militia and the Iraq police, backed up by the US and British military.

The battles were prompted by a crackdown on the militias in the southern city.

Sadr offered to stop the fighting in return for an amnesty and an end to the clampdown on his followers.

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Iraq’s battle for Basra

U.S. Steps Up Bombing of Basra

A U.S. warplane strafed snipers in the southern city of Basra, killing at least 16 suspected militants after Iraqi troops came under heavy fire, the American military said.

An AC-130 gunship then opened fire on enemy positions on three roofs.

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Cleric Says He Wants To ‘Liberate’ Iraq

Radical cleric Moqtada al Sadr has said he wants to “liberate” Iraq in his first public appearance in 10 months.

Elements of Sadr’s Mahdi Army have been blamed for a serious outbreak of violence in the southern city of Basra which British troops have become involved in.

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Iraqi Army in Basra

British Troops help re-supply Iraqi Army in Basra

While the Iraqi Security Forces undertake a massive operation in Basra this week against criminal elements and militias operating in the city, British forces have been providing them with logistic support.

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Iraqi Forces Focus Operations on Criminal Activity in Basra

Iraqi security forces are focused on reducing criminal activity in Basra, Iraq, Multinational Force Iraq’s deputy chief of staff for strategic effects said today during a conference call from Baghdad with military analysts.

“In Basra, as you know, Iraqi security forces have undertaken operations specifically to improve the rule of law,” said Army Maj. Gen. Kevin Bergner. “They have been conducting operations in Basra now for about four days.”

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A U.S. helicopter fired a Hellfire missile during fighting in a Shiite militia stronghold of Baghdad on Friday, while U.S. pilots conducted their first airstrikes on the southern city of Basra to aid Iraqi forces battling powerful Shiite militias.

Ground forces called for the airstrike in Sadr City after coming under small-arms fire while clearing a main supply route before dawn, U.S. military spokesman Lt. Col. Steve Stover said.

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North Korea provokes US with missile test

North Korea has let off a salvo of test missiles, issuing a defiant response to American demands for action over nuclear decommissioning and to a new conservative government in the South.

The launch of three, perhaps four, ship-to-ship missiles was confirmed by a South Korean presidential spokesman, who said they were part of routine military exercises.

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Nicolas Sarkozy Addresses Parliament

Back to the summit, Britain is reportedly on the verge of signing a deal with France to build a new generation of nuclear power stations to replace our ageing stock.

And on the subject of illegal immigration, measures to tighten border controls on both sides of the channel will be discussed.

The French president may also take the opportunity to announce plans to send a further 1,000 troops to Afghanistan.

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He went on to pledge more French troops to NATO forces fighting in Afghanistan, declaring: We cannot afford to see the Taliban and al Qaeda return to that country.

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‘Iraq War is Worth Fighting’

says Iraq National Security Advisor Mowaffak al-Rubaie

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Suspected Cache Aviation Engagement

Footage of Apache helicopters engaging a building with a possible weapon cache. Provided by Headquarters, 3rd Infantry Division Public Affairs.
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Bold ex-Muslim threatened by top sheik

Wafa Sultan shocks Islamic TV audience again, Al Jazeera apologizes

Wafa Sultan – the Syria-born psychiatrist whose Al Jazeera interview two years ago sent shockwaves throughout the Islamic world – reportedly is the target of a serious tacit death threat from an influential Muslim scholar in the wake of a second interview with the Arab satellite television network.

In her Al Jazeera appearance this month, she defended the Danish cartoons of Muhammad that have sparked violence by Muslims around the globe.

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At least 27 killed, 100 injured, in first Iraqi forces’ showdown with Hizballah in Iraq

DEBKAfile’s military sources report that heavy fighting was sparked in the southern Iraqi oil hub city Tuesday, March 25, by the major clean-up campaign embarked on by Iraqi government forces under prime minister Nouri al Maliki‘s personal command. It was the governments first challenge to the dominant new armed force, the Hizballah Brigades of Iraq, which our sources report raised its head in mid-January in several parts of the country, including Baghdad.

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