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Sadr Returns Najaf Mosque to Senior
Cleric (Los Angeles Times)
Sadr Returns Najaf Mosque to Senior
Cleric (Los Angeles Times)
08/28/2004 08:21 AMLos Angeles Times - NAJAF, Iraq — Grand Ayatollah Ali Sistani
reassumed control over the Imam Ali shrine Friday, as a final handful
of militiamen loyal to a rebel Shiite cleric exited the compound after
a deadly three-week standoff with U.S. and Iraqi forces.
Rebel Cleric May Have Emerged the Winner
(Los Angeles Times)
Rebel Cleric May Have Emerged the Winner
(Los Angeles Times)
08/28/2004 05:55 AMLos Angeles Times - BAGHDAD — Having returned from his sick bed
to broker a peace deal freeing Najaf's sacred mosque of rebel
fighters, Grand Ayatollah Ali Sistani appears to have grown into a
larger-than-life figure, the one man who could end the deadly conflict
between an upstart cleric and the Iraqi government and its U.S.
backers.
U.S. Forces Move Against Cleric During
Battle in Shiite Holy City (Los Angeles
Times)
U.S. Forces Move Against Cleric During
Battle in Shiite Holy City (Los Angeles
Times)
05/15/2004 05:51 AMLos Angeles Times - NAJAF, Iraq — In a high-stakes move, U.S.
troops confronted fighters loyal to anti-American cleric Muqtada Sadr
in this holy city Friday, turning its sprawling cemetery, sacred to
the world's Shiite Muslims, into a battlefield.
U.S. Forces Storm Home of Iraq Rebel
Cleric in Najaf
U.S. Forces Storm Home of Iraq Rebel
Cleric in Najaf
08/12/2004 12:55 PMReuters via Wired News Aug 12 2004 5:02PM GMT
ABCNEWS.com : US Forces Storm Home of
Iraq Rebel Cleric in Najaf
ABCNEWS.com : US Forces Storm Home of
Iraq Rebel Cleric in Najaf
08/15/2004 03:59 AMU.S. Forces Storm Home of Iraq Rebel
Cleric in Najaf (Reuters)
U.S. Forces Storm Home of Iraq Rebel
Cleric in Najaf (Reuters)
08/12/2004 11:38 AMReuters - U.S. forces stormed the home of
rebel Iraqi Shi'ite cleric Moqtada al-Sadr in the holy city of
Najaf Thursday, witnesses said.
U.S., Iraqis Loosen Siege of Mosque Amid
Peace Talks (Los Angeles Times)
U.S., Iraqis Loosen Siege of Mosque Amid
Peace Talks (Los Angeles Times)
08/14/2004 04:36 AMLos Angeles Times - NAJAF, Iraq — A day after launching a major
offensive, U.S. and Iraqi forces halted their advance on militiamen
loyal to rebel Shiite Muslim cleric Muqtada Sadr while negotiators
worked toward a settlement of the nine-day conflict that has claimed
scores, and perhaps hundreds, of lives in this holy city.
Iraqis Want the U.S. to Leave -- but Not
Just Yet (Los Angeles Times)
Iraqis Want the U.S. to Leave -- but Not
Just Yet (Los Angeles Times)
09/19/2004 05:53 AMLos Angeles Times - BAGHDAD — Retired police officer Abaas Ramah
is scornful of the U.S. presence in Iraq.
Cleric Offers Peace Deal (Los Angeles
Times)
Cleric Offers Peace Deal (Los Angeles
Times)
05/28/2004 04:51 AMLos Angeles Times - NAJAF, Iraq — U.S. officials embraced a
peace plan here Thursday offered by fundamentalist cleric Muqtada
Sadr, raising hopes for an end to weeks of fighting between his
militia and American troops that has left several hundred dead and
damaged Islamic shrines.
Militant Cleric Avoids Arrest (Los
Angeles Times)
Militant Cleric Avoids Arrest (Los
Angeles Times)
08/08/2004 05:20 AMLos Angeles Times - NAJAF, Iraq — Iraqi security forces mounted
an unsuccessful raid Saturday to seize rebel cleric Muqtada Sadr, the
Shiite Muslim leader blamed by the United States for a surge in
violence in this holy city that has claimed scores, perhaps hundreds,
of lives.
Sadr City Sings Its Praises of Cleric
(Los Angeles Times)
Sadr City Sings Its Praises of Cleric
(Los Angeles Times)
08/22/2004 05:46 AMLos Angeles Times - BAGHDAD — The singing could be heard from
more than a block away as the pickup truck careened along the unpaved
streets of District 10 deep in the heart of Sadr City.
Troubles at ABC May Leave Disney
Vulnerable (Los Angeles Times)
Troubles at ABC May Leave Disney
Vulnerable (Los Angeles Times)
02/13/2004 07:17 AMLos Angeles Times - ABC television chief Lloyd Braun stood before a
crowd of financial analysts in Orlando, Fla., on Thursday and
succinctly explained why his network's ratings have languished in
fourth place.
Troops Told They Can't Leave Army (Los
Angeles Times)
Troops Told They Can't Leave Army (Los
Angeles Times)
06/03/2004 06:41 AMLos Angeles Times - WASHINGTON — Struggling to stretch its
limited ranks, the U.S. Army said Wednesday that thousands of soldiers
who were scheduled to leave the military will be ordered to stay if
their units are being sent to Iraq or Afghanistan.
More U.S. Forces Are Called Up (Los
Angeles Times)
More U.S. Forces Are Called Up (Los
Angeles Times)
05/05/2004 08:19 AMLos Angeles Times - WASHINGTON — Abandoning plans to scale back
the U.S. force in Iraq, the Pentagon on Tuesday announced that it
would send 20,000 additional troops there earlier than expected and
keep the military at its post-invasion peak of 135,000 through the end
of 2005.
Steadfast in Defiance, Cleric Gains
Stature With Iraq Masses (Los Angeles
Times)
Steadfast in Defiance, Cleric Gains
Stature With Iraq Masses (Los Angeles
Times)
08/18/2004 04:57 AMLos Angeles Times - BAGHDAD — Militant cleric Muqtada Sadr's
refusal Tuesday to meet with a delegation of Iraqi religious and
political leaders is the clearest indicator yet that recent fighting
in Najaf has strengthened the anti-American leader, some analysts say.
Harrah's Deal Could Leave Strip With a
Pair of Kings (Los Angeles Times)
Harrah's Deal Could Leave Strip With a
Pair of Kings (Los Angeles Times)
07/15/2004 05:31 AMLos Angeles Times - After sitting on the sidelines while two of its
biggest rivals decided to team up, Harrah's Entertainment Inc. wants
to double down on the gambling business by purchasing Caesars
Entertainment Inc.
Likud Rejects Sharon's Plan to Leave
Gaza (Los Angeles Times)
Likud Rejects Sharon's Plan to Leave
Gaza (Los Angeles Times)
05/03/2004 05:27 AMLos Angeles Times - JERUSALEM — The Likud Party on Sunday
soundly rejected Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon's proposal to
unilaterally withdraw from the Gaza Strip in a lopsided vote that took
place after a pregnant settler and her four children died in a
shooting attack by Palestinian gunmen.
Border Jumpers Leave Their Imprint on a
Besieged Town (Los Angeles Times)
Border Jumpers Leave Their Imprint on a
Besieged Town (Los Angeles Times)
06/03/2004 05:09 AMLos Angeles Times - CALEXICO, Calif. — Each day, the runners
tumble out of holes cut in the 15-foot-high steel fence in front of
Noemi Parra's home on the U.S. side of the border. The illegal
immigrants race through her front yard, duck under the clothesline and
hurdle her neighbors' bushes before disappearing.
Incentives Offered to Retain Special
Forces (Los Angeles Times)
Incentives Offered to Retain Special
Forces (Los Angeles Times)
02/05/2005 10:15 PMLos Angeles Times - WASHINGTON — Senior members of U.S. special
operations forces will receive bonuses of up to $150,000 for
staying in the military, an increase designed to keep the commandos
from bolting to the more lucrative private sector.
10 Die as Israeli Forces Intensify Drive
Against Palestinian Militants (Los
Angeles Times)
10 Die as Israeli Forces Intensify Drive
Against Palestinian Militants (Los
Angeles Times)
09/16/2004 05:13 AMLos Angeles Times - JERUSALEM — Israel stepped up its assault on
Palestinian militants Wednesday with a pair of confrontations less
than 12 hours apart that exacted the West Bank's highest one-day death
toll in more than two years. Nine Palestinian men and an 11-year-old
girl were killed, Israeli and Palestinian officials said.
21 Killed in Attacks on Iraqi Police
Officers and U.S. Forces (Los Angeles
Times)
21 Killed in Attacks on Iraqi Police
Officers and U.S. Forces (Los Angeles
Times)
06/07/2004 06:11 AMLos Angeles Times - BAGHDAD — In a series of attacks against
U.S. forces and the Iraqi police who aid them, insurgents killed at
least 21 people over a 24-hour period, American and Iraqi officials
said Sunday. One U.S. soldier was among the dead.
Cleric Sadr Arrives at Iraq Mosque to
Lead Prayers (Reuters)
Cleric Sadr Arrives at Iraq Mosque to
Lead Prayers (Reuters)
05/07/2004 03:30 AMReuters - Radical Shi'ite cleric Moqtada
al-Sadr arrived on foot to lead Friday prayers in Kufa, near
the holy city of Najaf, defying U.S. troops massed nearby who
have vowed to arrest him.
CNN.com - Al-Sadr says militia
will leave Najaf mosque - Aug 18, 2004
CNN.com - Al-Sadr says militia
will leave Najaf mosque - Aug 18, 2004
08/19/2004 05:55 AMRadical Shiite Cleric Muqtada Al-Sadr Announced Wednesday His Militia
Will Leave The Imam Ali Shrine After A Threat By The Iraqi Government
To "Liberate" The Holy Site In Najaf .. another
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Iranians in Iraq to Help in Talks on
Rebel Cleric
Iranians in Iraq to Help in Talks on
Rebel Cleric
04/14/2004 11:48 PMMeanwhile, Italy's foreign minister announced that one of four Italian
security guards seized in an ambush near Falluja had been killed.
Iraq Council Members in Talks with Rebel
Cleric
Iraq Council Members in Talks with Rebel
Cleric
04/10/2004 03:28 PMReuters via Wired News Apr 10 2004 7:45PM GMT
U.S. Army Will Wait Before Moving on
Rebel Cleric (Reuters)
U.S. Army Will Wait Before Moving on
Rebel Cleric (Reuters)
04/19/2004 04:28 AMReuters - U.S. forces poised outside
Najaf said on Monday they would allow time for talks before any
attempt to enter the holy Iraqi city to seize a rebel cleric --
a move that could spark new unrest.
Iraq's rebel cleric gains surge in
popularity
Iraq's rebel cleric gains surge in
popularity
05/19/2004 07:29 PM
Iraq's rebel cleric gains surge in popularity An
Iraqi poll to be released next week shows a surge in the popularity of
Moqtada al-Sadr, the radical young Shia cleric fighting coalition
forces, and suggests nearly nine out of 10 Iraqis see US troops as
occupiers and not liberators or peacekeepers.
Rebel Cleric Signals End to Shiite
Insurgency in Iraq
Rebel Cleric Signals End to Shiite
Insurgency in Iraq
06/16/2004 10:18 AMMoktada al-Sadr sent his fighters home today in what may mark an end
to a 10-week insurgency against the U.S.-led occupation.
Rebel Cleric in Najaf Sends Messages of
Conciliation
Rebel Cleric in Najaf Sends Messages of
Conciliation
08/19/2004 12:23 AMMoktada al-Sadr suggested he would vacate a shrine in Najaf, disband
the Mahdi Army and transform it into a political party.
Iraq Chief Gives 'Final Warning' to
Rebel Cleric
Iraq Chief Gives 'Final Warning' to
Rebel Cleric
08/19/2004 10:44 PMPrime Minister Ayad Allawi said Moktada al-Sadr should move quickly to
fulfill his vow to disarm and leave the shrine in Najaf.
U.S. Suspends Fighting in Najaf After
Deal With Rebel Cleric
U.S. Suspends Fighting in Najaf After
Deal With Rebel Cleric
05/27/2004 12:36 PMThe developments represent a breakthrough in the unrelenting and
bloody standoff as the American-led governing authority prepares to
hand over sovereignty.
'Final Call' for Rebel Iraqi Cleric
(washingtonpost.com)
'Final Call' for Rebel Iraqi Cleric
(washingtonpost.com)
08/19/2004 10:37 PMwashingtonpost.com - BAGHDAD, Aug. 19 -- Interim Prime Minister Ayad
Allawi issued a "final call" on Thursday for Shiite Muslim cleric
Moqtada Sadr to end his rebellion by agreeing to a new set of
conditions issued by the government. Sadr responded by rejecting one
of the government's two key demands, increasing the prospect of an
intensified military attack against his militia.
Reporter Freed as Rebel Cleric Brokers a
Deal
Reporter Freed as Rebel Cleric Brokers a
Deal
08/22/2004 11:12 PMThe journalist was released after Moktada al-Sadr intervened, even as
his Shiite militia engaged in heavy fighting in Najaf.
Iraqi Peace Mission Snubbed by Rebel
Cleric Sadr
Iraqi Peace Mission Snubbed by Rebel
Cleric Sadr
08/17/2004 09:11 PMReuters via Wired News Aug 18 2004 1:46AM GMT
U.S. Troops Capture Key Aide of Rebel
Iraqi Cleric (Reuters)
U.S. Troops Capture Key Aide of Rebel
Iraqi Cleric (Reuters)
05/26/2004 09:02 AMReuters - U.S. forces captured a key aide to
rebel Iraqi cleric Moqtada al-Sadr during a series of overnight
raids in the Shi'ite holy city of Najaf, Sadr's spokesman said
Wednesday.
Iraqi Rebel Cleric Tells Militia to Keep
Fighting (Reuters)
Iraqi Rebel Cleric Tells Militia to Keep
Fighting (Reuters)
05/21/2004 05:16 AMReuters - 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.
Iraq Council Members in Talks with Rebel
Cleric (Reuters)
Iraq Council Members in Talks with Rebel
Cleric (Reuters)
04/10/2004 03:16 PMReuters - Several members of the Iraqi Governing
Council are negotiating with rebel cleric Moqtada al-Sadr to
end a Shi'ite uprising in the center and the south of the
country, a member of the council said on Saturday.
Iraqi Rebel Cleric Defies U.S. to Kill,
Capture Him (Reuters)
Iraqi Rebel Cleric Defies U.S. to Kill,
Capture Him (Reuters)
04/16/2004 05:04 AMReuters - Iraqi rebel Shi'ite cleric Moqtada
al-Sadr warned the United States on Friday that Iraqis would
hit back with unimaginable ferocity if U.S. forces carried out
a threat to kill or capture him.
Leave ASK shows to PCs, says cleric
Leave ASK shows to PCs, says cleric
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