Muqtada and the Mahdi Army

A Cleric, a Pol and a Warrior

By Patrick CockburnThe iraqi government has decided that the moment has come to crush the Mahdi Army and the followers of Muqtada Sadr once and for all. Despite its failure to eliminate his militiamen in Basra at the end of March, the government, with American backing, is determined to try again, according to senior Iraqi officials.
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