U.S. Inflicts Heavy Losses on Iraqi Shi'ite Militia

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U.S. Clashes with Iraqi Shi'ite Militia
Kill 8 (Reuters)

U.S. Clashes with Iraqi Shi'ite Militia
Kill 8 (Reuters) 05/18/2004 01:20 AM
Reuters - U.S. forces and rebel Iraqi Shi'ite cleric Moqtada al-Sadr's fighters fought running battles in the holy city of Kerbala early on Tuesday, leaving at least eight Iraqis dead and 13 wounded, witnesses said.

Iraqi Shi'ite Militia, U.S. Forces Clash
Near Kufa (Reuters)

Iraqi Shi'ite Militia, U.S. Forces Clash
Near Kufa (Reuters) 05/04/2004 05:10 AM
Reuters - Guerrillas loyal to Shi'ite cleric Moqtada al-Sadr clashed with U.S. forces overnight near the Iraqi city of Kufa, witnesses said on Tuesday.

Shi'ite Militia Battles U.S.-Led Forces
in Kerbala (Reuters)

Shi'ite Militia Battles U.S.-Led Forces
in Kerbala (Reuters) 05/05/2004 01:13 AM
Reuters - U.S.-led forces battled Iraqi Shi'ite Muslim militiamen in the holy city of Kerbala early on Wednesday, killing three gunmen, witnesses and hospital sources said.

Iraqis Protest Against Shi'ite Militia
in Najaf (Reuters)

Iraqis Protest Against Shi'ite Militia
in Najaf (Reuters) 05/11/2004 07:56 AM
Reuters - Hundreds of Iraqis marched in Najaf Tuesday calling on militant cleric Moqtada al-Sadr to withdraw his fighters from the Shi'ite holy city.

U.S. Forces Battle Shi'ite Militia in
Najaf (Reuters)

U.S. Forces Battle Shi'ite Militia in
Najaf (Reuters) 08/17/2004 04:18 AM
Reuters - U.S. forces fought pitched battles with Iraqi Shi'ite militiamen in the center of Najaf on Tuesday, hours before an Iraqi delegation was due in the holy city to appeal to a radical cleric to end an uprising.

Iraq Shi'ite Militia in Najaf Vows No
Surrender (Reuters)

Iraq Shi'ite Militia in Najaf Vows No
Surrender (Reuters) 08/12/2004 04:16 AM
Reuters - Shi'ite militia loyal to radical Iraqi cleric Moqtada al-Sadr vowed on Thursday to defend their positions in the holy city of Najaf despite a major offensive by U.S. marines.

Italian Troops Clash with Shi'ite
Militia in Iraq (Reuters)

Italian Troops Clash with Shi'ite
Militia in Iraq (Reuters) 08/06/2004 12:56 AM
Reuters - Italian forces clashed with Shi'ite militia fighters in the southern city of Nassiriya early on Friday and tensions were still high, an Italian military spokesman said.

Pakistan fear heavy losses

Pakistan fear heavy losses 02/13/2004 10:29 AM
The Pakistan Cricket Board will seek compensation if India cancel their tour.

Sirius Sags Under Heavy Losses

Sirius Sags Under Heavy Losses 04/21/2004 10:14 AM
TheStreet.com Apr 21 2004 2:12PM GMT

Gateway re-embracing PC market amid
heavy Q2 losses

Gateway re-embracing PC market amid
heavy Q2 losses 07/23/2004 04:10 PM
BOSTON - Gateway Inc. plans to refocus its attention on the PC market as it moves away from the consumer electronics market it believed would return it to profitability a year ago, the company said Thursday during its second-quarter earnings conference call.

Iraqi Shi'ite Leader Escapes Bomb; 13
Die

Iraqi Shi'ite Leader Escapes Bomb; 13
Die 12/27/2004 08:51 AM
Reuters via Wired News Dec 27 2004 12:41PM GMT

Iraqi Cleric Signals End to Shi'ite
Revolt

Iraqi Cleric Signals End to Shi'ite
Revolt 06/16/2004 09:56 AM
Reuters via Wired News Jun 16 2004 2:18PM GMT

Car Bomb on HQ of Iraqi Shi'ite Party
Kills 9

Car Bomb on HQ of Iraqi Shi'ite Party
Kills 9 12/27/2004 04:34 AM
Reuters via Wired News Dec 27 2004 7:57AM GMT

Bomb at Iraqi Shi'ite Office Causes
Casualties (Reuters)

Bomb at Iraqi Shi'ite Office Causes
Casualties (Reuters) 12/27/2004 02:28 AM
Reuters - A car bomb exploded outside the Baghdad offices of one of Iraq's leading Shi'ite Muslim political parties on Monday, killing and wounding several people, party officials and witnesses said.

Suicide Car Bomb Targets Iraqi Shi'ite
Leader

Suicide Car Bomb Targets Iraqi Shi'ite
Leader 12/27/2004 06:44 AM
Reuters via Wired News Dec 27 2004 10:52AM GMT

Suicide Car Bomb Targets Iraqi Shi'ite
Leader (Reuters)

Suicide Car Bomb Targets Iraqi Shi'ite
Leader (Reuters) 12/27/2004 05:19 AM
Reuters - A suicide car bomber targeted the headquarters of Iraq's main Shi'ite Muslim political party on Monday in what its leader called an assassination attempt less than five weeks before historic elections.

Iraqi Govt. Wins Vital Backing from
Shi'ite Cleric (Reuters)

Iraqi Govt. Wins Vital Backing from
Shi'ite Cleric (Reuters) 06/03/2004 08:58 AM
Reuters - Iraq's new government won a precious vote of confidence Thursday from the country's top Shi'ite cleric, who urged it to erase the marks of occupation and secure full sovereign powers from the United Nations.

Iraqi militia to leave Karbala

Iraqi militia to leave Karbala 05/22/2004 11:19 AM
Militants loyal to Iraqi cleric Moqtada Sadr agree to leave the centre of the holy city after a month of fighting.

Iraqi heavy metal band

Iraqi heavy metal band 08/18/2004 12:23 PM
Looks like they've found those weapons of mass destruction. WSJ article about Iraqi heavy metal outfit Acrassicauda, and what life is like trying to obliterate audiences with satanic soundwaves after the fall of Saddam.

The members of Acrassicauda honed their English by singing along to black-market Megadeth and Metallica CDs. They developed their stage moves by copying what they saw on pirated videotapes of American rock concerts. Now they're learning a different lesson: the difficulties of reviving culture and entertainment in a society ripped apart by war.

The four members of Acrassicauda, which means Black Scorpion in Latin, hope they can prove just as resilient. The young men -- Mr. Talal, bassist Faris al-Lateef, drummer Marwan Mohammad Riyak and guitarist Tony Aziz -- met as high-school students and formed the band, along with another member, in 2000. Scions of prominent families, they were drawn together by their love of Western heavy-metal bands like Slayer and Judas Priest, which appealed to their feelings of isolation and disillusionment.

"It's about feeling powerless and lonely and wanting to scream out because no one else is paying attention to what you're feeling," says Mr. Lateef, 23, who has spiky hair, a goatee and tinted sunglasses that he wears indoors. "The songs were sung by Americans but they could easily have been written by us as Iraqis."

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Militia Withdraws At Key Iraqi Sites
(washingtonpost.com)

Militia Withdraws At Key Iraqi Sites
(washingtonpost.com) 04/12/2004 08:48 PM
washingtonpost.com - BAGHDAD, April 12 -- A week after seizing control of Najaf, Iraq's holiest city, members of a militia loyal to radical Shiite Muslim cleric Moqtada Sadr relinquished their hold on police stations and government buildings Monday as hundreds of U.S. soldiers mobilized in preparation for an assault on the city.

U.S. Says Its Grip on Iraqi Militia in
Najaf Is Tight

U.S. Says Its Grip on Iraqi Militia in
Najaf Is Tight 08/10/2004 03:44 AM
The repercussions of the fighting intensified when oil production in the south was halted after threats from guerrillas.

Iraqi militia trap Polish troops

Iraqi militia trap Polish troops 08/13/2004 04:30 PM
A group of Polish soldiers are surrounded by Iraqi militiamen loyal to Moqtada Sadr in the town of Hilla, Poland says.

Iraqi Police, Militia Battle in Holy
City (AP)

Iraqi Police, Militia Battle in Holy
City (AP) 06/10/2004 03:25 AM
AP - Shiite militiamen and Iraqi authorities fought for control of the police headquarters in the holy city of Najaf on Thursday in the first skirmishes since a recent agreement to end weeks of bloody clashes. Four Iraqis were killed and 13 were injured, hospital and militia officials said.

Iraqi Militia Denies U.S. Killed 300
Fighters (Reuters)

Iraqi Militia Denies U.S. Killed 300
Fighters (Reuters) 08/06/2004 09:37 AM
Reuters - A spokesman for a radical Shi'ite group on Friday denied U.S. marines had killed an estimated 300 fighters in two days of battles in the southern city of Najaf.

Iraqi Militia Battle U.S., British,
Italian Troops

Iraqi Militia Battle U.S., British,
Italian Troops 08/06/2004 04:29 AM
Reuters via Wired News Aug 6 2004 7:59AM GMT

U.S. Troops, Iraqi Militia Clash Again
Near Najaf (Reuters)

U.S. Troops, Iraqi Militia Clash Again
Near Najaf (Reuters) 06/02/2004 04:07 AM
Reuters - U.S. troops and Iraqi Shi'ite militia traded sporadic fire on Wednesday at Kufa, just outside the holy city of Najaf, nearly a week after the militia leader, radical cleric Moqtada al-Sadr, offered a truce.

G.I.'s Kill Scores of Militia Forces in
3 Iraqi Cities

G.I.'s Kill Scores of Militia Forces in
3 Iraqi Cities 05/08/2004 12:40 AM
Meanwhile, a rebel cleric delivered a sermon that dismissed President Bush's expressions of regret for the abuse of prisoners.

Iraqi Militia Offers to Quit Holy City
of Najaf

Iraqi Militia Offers to Quit Holy City
of Najaf 05/11/2004 04:23 PM
Reuters via Wired News May 11 2004 7:55PM GMT

Iraqi Rebel Cleric Tells Militia to Keep
Fighting (Reuters)

Iraqi Rebel Cleric Tells Militia to Keep
Fighting (Reuters) 05/21/2004 05:16 AM
Reuters - Rebel cleric Moqtada al-Sadr, whose fighters are battling U.S. troops in Iraq's holiest Shi'ite cities, told supporters during his Friday sermon they should keep fighting even if he was killed.

U.S. Military Strikes Mosque Held by
Iraqi Cleric's Militia

U.S. Military Strikes Mosque Held by
Iraqi Cleric's Militia 05/12/2004 01:31 AM
The U.S. military attacked a mosque in Karbala in its largest assault yet against the forces of the Shiite cleric Moktada al-Sadr.

U.S. Troops Battle Cleric's Militia in
Iraqi Holy City

U.S. Troops Battle Cleric's Militia in
Iraqi Holy City 05/12/2004 02:32 AM
Reuters via Wired News May 12 2004 7:07AM GMT

Iraqi Police Battle Militia in Najaf
Despite Truce (Reuters)

Iraqi Police Battle Militia in Najaf
Despite Truce (Reuters) 06/10/2004 04:38 AM
Reuters - At least two people were killed in fighting between Iraqi police and Shi'ite militia in Najaf on Thursday, the first clash there since U.S. forces and guerrillas agreed a truce last week, hospital sources said.

Sadr Militia Arms Depot Explodes in
Iraqi Town (Reuters)

Sadr Militia Arms Depot Explodes in
Iraqi Town (Reuters) 06/07/2004 06:11 AM
Reuters - Kufa mosque, a stronghold of radical Iraqi cleric Moqtada al-Sadr, was rocked by explosions Monday when a nearby arms dump blew up, and at least one person was killed and nine wounded, witnesses and hospital sources said.

Virus Inflicts James Joyce on Mobile
Phone Users

Virus Inflicts James Joyce on Mobile
Phone Users 06/16/2004 02:43 PM
Bloomsday Virus Inflicts James Joyce on Mobile Phone Users
The first ever computer virus that can infect mobile phones has been discovered, anti-virus software developers said today, rendering many phones virtually useless.

The virus was apparently released in time for the 100th anniversary of the eponymous literary holiday. It infects the Symbian operating system that is used in several makes of mobiles, notably the Nokia brand, and propagates through the new bluetooth wireless technology that is in several new mobile phones.

Heavy shit at end a heavy year

Heavy shit at end a heavy year 12/22/2004 01:09 AM

Mark Pesce - Out Of Control: The Sequel - Hollywood does it again

Adam Rifkin - W eblications (the Web Way and the web as a platform) - this guy just doesn't stop!

Mark Cuban - Hey Chad, get a blog! - in which Mark clues Chad Pennington into how to deal with the media

David Weinberger - Selfless Social Networks - ah, that's why

Barry Diller - Spins off Expedia - 'bout time - DLA for travel

Scott McMullen - Google/Internet Archive, Meet Mr. Event - can you say OpenEvents? Hey Scott - let's do it!

Joi Ito - N o more friends on Orkut - the end game

- New Media timeline - how can you have a New Media timeline without Director? Have they ever heard of Flash? Where do they think that came from? Rob Burgess? Kevin Lynch? Norm Meyrowitz?

"Policemen have sided with the Shi'ite
insurgents"

"Policemen have sided with the Shi'ite
insurgents" 04/09/2004 04:12 PM

Shi'ite Fighters Take on British Troops
in Basra

Shi'ite Fighters Take on British Troops
in Basra 05/08/2004 10:25 AM
Reuters via Wired News May 8 2004 1:40PM GMT

Shi'ite Fighters Take on British Troops
in Basra (Reuters)

Shi'ite Fighters Take on British Troops
in Basra (Reuters) 05/08/2004 08:56 AM
Reuters - Iraqi guerrillas and British troops fought running battles in Basra on Saturday as hundreds of Mehdi Army fighters took to the streets in a flare-up of an insurgency that U.S. forces have clamped down on elsewhere.

US Urged to Mull Deal on Shi'ite Revolt
- Council

US Urged to Mull Deal on Shi'ite Revolt
- Council 04/11/2004 09:28 AM
Reuters via Wired News Apr 11 2004 1:48PM GMT
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