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...enemies and has seen its base of support dry up, there has been no corresponding decline in the fortunes of militias like the Mahdi Army. Sadr declared a cease-fire at the end of August after his militia took the blame for fighting in the holy city of Karbala. But it retains its ability to fight other militias in southern Iraq. It is also still active in Shi'ite neighborhoods of Baghdad, even though its leaders have held back from fighting American troops for control of the streets. In fact, the cease-fire may have allowed Sadr to consolidate...
...bruised suspect, 27, was arrested at a checkpoint in the southern Iraqi city of Karbala. 2) Seven explosives--weighing about 10 lbs. to 20 lbs. each (5 kg to 10 kg), made of TNT and C-4--failed to ignite for unknown reasons. 3) Iraqi security forces, who took over the city from the U.S. military the following week, jeered at the suspect but at least in the presence of the Reuters photographer did not beat him. 4) Two brigadier generals from Karbala's provincial police were in charge of the scene. 5) The weapon: a Toyota Mark sedan (costs...
Leckrone, the American commander, said that with the British out of Basra, and U.S. and Coalition forces withdrawing from Karbala last week, Shi'ite militias in southern Iraq may now focus on Diwaniyah. "There's been, no doubt, a lot of progress lately," he said. "But it's still an uphill battle here, a tough fight. You never know where or when they [the militia] are going...
...dramatically across the country. There have been days, in recent weeks, when even Baghdad approached a tolerable level of urban violence and criminality. "And the Ramadi meeting wasn't at all unique," a senior U.S. diplomat told me. "You've had mass meetings of tribal leaders from Anbar and Karbala provinces," which are the Sunni and Shi'ite heartlands, respectively. "The governors of those provinces were literally building trenches on their border, and they are now meeting regularly. You had the highest-ranking Sunni politician in the country, Tariq al-Hashemi, go to Najaf to meet with the leading...
...said to be receiving advanced religious training. The future of Iraq is likely to be decided by the struggle for power between the Hakim and Sadr families. That struggle could easily turn very lethal. Indeed, in recent days there have been battles between the Sadr and Hakim forces in Karbala and Basra. The next crucial U.S. military decision is, How deeply do we get involved in this fight? Do we side with the Hakims, who are more élite and less popular than the Sadrists? Do we continue what we are doing now--sporadic raids targeting the special groups...