Aug 27th, 2008 · Street life in the neighborhoods is picking up, with vendors, hawkers and street games of table soccer resurfacing. Residents of Sadr City credit the area's radical Muslim cleric Muqtada al-Sadr for the quiet in their impoverished neighborhood.
Jun 20th, 2008 · In southern Iraq, Iraqi security forces have launched a fresh campaign against Shiite militias loyal to cleric Muqtada al-Sadr. The troops met no resistance as they entered the city of Amara, a hub for smugglers bringing weapons in from Iran.
Jun 13th, 2008 · A 26-year-old Princeton alum offers his take on the reality of the "Don't Ask Don't Tell" policy, the struggle for unity in Iraq and whether one can be patriotic and disagree with the military. He will be taking questions and sending updates throughout the upcoming months.
Jun 9th, 2008 · After two months of fierce fighting, U.S. and Iraqi forces have imposed relative calm on Baghdad's poor Sadr City neighborhood. But the battle brought devastation — and a barrier wall — to the Jamiila wholesale market, the economic heart of the area.
May 30th, 2008 · Supporters of Shiite cleric Muqtada al-Sadr staged a big march in Baghdad on Friday to voice their opposition to any long-term military agreement between Iraq and the United States.
May 20th, 2008 · Iraqi government forces have moved into the Shiite militia stronghold of Sadr City in northeast Baghdad. The operation was launched after an agreement was reached between the government and supporters of Shiite cleric Muqtada al-Sadr. Sadr loyalists have battled the Iraqi army off and on for the past seven weeks.
May 16th, 2008 · The Iraqi government has banned the distribution and public broadcast of a popular genre of war-like songs that praise the fighters of Shiite cleric Muqtada al Sadr. Supporters say the music is patriotic; the government says it incites terrorism.
May 12th, 2008 · The fragile cease-fire in Sadr City, the large Shiite section of Baghdad, appears to be holding. But people there are cautious because the matter at the root of the violence hasn't been resolved.