Read more Sadrists stories on Newserhttp://www.newser.com/taggrid/23803/sadrists.html2009 - Newseren-usNewser Feed GeneratorTue, 24 Nov 2009 14:26:56 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/69029/iraq-militias-kill-gays-with-impunity.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagIraq's militias have switched from slaughtering rivals to killing men they suspect of being homosexuals, and the Iraqi government is turning a blind eye, Rasha Moumneh writes in Foreign Policy . Gay men have been kidnapped, tortured, and murdered in rising numbers since the start of this year, but not a...http://www.newser.com/story/69029/iraq-militias-kill-gays-with-impunity.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThu, 10 Sep 2009 7:12:27 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/67610/iraqi-shiites-ditch-maliki-in-new-coalition.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagIraq’s major Shiite parties have formed a new coalition without Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki or his Dawa Party, they announced today. That means that unless Maliki finds new allies, he will likely lose his job following the January elections. If the new coalition wins a majority, he’ll be replaced by...http://www.newser.com/story/67610/iraqi-shiites-ditch-maliki-in-new-coalition.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagMon, 24 Aug 2009 9:41:00 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/53854/maliki-charts-post-sectarian-politics-in-iraq.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThe Shiite party of PM Nouri al-Maliki has allied itself with Sunni political figures and even Moqtada al-Sadr, a major departure from earlier politics that followed ethnic and sectarian lines. writes Anthony Shadid in the Washington Post . All support a strong central government and advocate a united Iraq over a...http://www.newser.com/story/53854/maliki-charts-post-sectarian-politics-in-iraq.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagFri, 20 Mar 2009 7:04:30 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/43127/fisticuffs-over-security-deal-end-session-of-iraqi-parliament.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagDiscussion of the security deal between the US and Iraq deteriorated into a shouting match between members of the Iraqi parliament today, the New York Times reports. Parliament is scheduled to vote on the measure next week, but could not get through a reading of the agreement today before an...http://www.newser.com/story/43127/fisticuffs-over-security-deal-end-session-of-iraqi-parliament.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagWed, 19 Nov 2008 15:16:01 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/35423/leaving-iraq-petraeus-sees-gains-as-fragile.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagDavid Petraeus is leaving Iraq after 18 months, and by all measures the country is far safer than when he arrived. The "surge" of 30,000 extra American soldiers was bolstered by major domestic developments, from the Muqtada al-Sadr ceasefire to the rise of Sunni awakening councils. But in an...http://www.newser.com/story/35423/leaving-iraq-petraeus-sees-gains-as-fragile.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThu, 21 Aug 2008 5:37:02 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/28526/sadr-cultivates-respect-image-to-reflect-power.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagMuqtada al-Sadr aims to shed his reputation as a dim-witted thug and become a respected Iraqi cleric like his father, the Washington Post reports, and has even spent the past year studying in Iran. Sadr, then nicknamed "Muqtada Atari" for his love of video games, was 25 when the 1999...http://www.newser.com/story/28526/sadr-cultivates-respect-image-to-reflect-power.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagTue, 27 May 2008 13:49:53 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/23841/sadr-threatens-to-end-truce.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagIraqi cleric Muqtada al-Sadr today threatened to end the cease-fire he imposed last year on his Mahdi militia, CNN reports, and called off a massive protest set for tomorrow, the fifth anniversary of the end of Saddam Hussein’s rule. Hundreds had converged on Baghdad—despite orders to keep young men...http://www.newser.com/story/23841/sadr-threatens-to-end-truce.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagTue, 08 Apr 2008 15:02:49 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/23709/iraqi-pm-no-elections-for-militias.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagMuqtada al-Sadr and his loyalists will be banned from upcoming elections if the Mahdi Army doesn't disband, Nouri al-Maliki said today, in his toughest rhetoric yet against the popular cleric. Sadrists say the Iraqi PM has no constitutional power to make that threat, but even if lawmakers succeed in banning...http://www.newser.com/story/23709/iraqi-pm-no-elections-for-militias.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagMon, 07 Apr 2008 8:32:00 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/23417/1000-iraqis-deserted-basra-battle.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagDesertions from Iraqi forces during last week's Basra battles have raised fresh doubts about the effectiveness of the country's US-trained security forces, the New York Times reports. Over 1,000 soldiers and policemen—including dozens of officers—either deserted or refused to fight. The US has linked American troop withdrawals...http://www.newser.com/story/23417/1000-iraqis-deserted-basra-battle.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagFri, 04 Apr 2008 5:00:03 CDT