Speaking at a press conference in the police headquarters on Tuesday, General Abdul Karim Khalaf said “reports being circulated in the city which assert that our forces will wage attacks on some ...

“We commend all those who honor al-Sayyid Muqtada al-Sadr’s ceasefire pledge… Significant progress has been made in the fight for a secure and stable Iraq, but dangerous criminal elements still ...

Breakdown of weapons found in Sadr City from May 20 to June 2. Click to view. The US military continues to target the Mahdi Army in Baghdad and the South as the Iraqi Army works to destroy Mahdi Army ...

BAGHDAD -- Anti-American cleric Muqtada al-Sadr took his Mahdi Army out of action for up to six months Wednesday to overhaul the feared Shiite militia -- a stunning move that underscores the growing ...

Why is Christian Science in our name? Our name is about honesty. The Monitor is owned by The First Church of Christ, Scientist, and we’ve always been transparent about that. The church publishes the ...

As General David Petraeus prepares this week's testimony to Congress, the Green Zone is under deadly rocket attack. But the Iraqi cleric Muqtada al-Sadr has offered to disband his Mahdi Army if the ...

Capt. Erik Peterson knows fighters from the Mahdi Army militia of Moqtada al-Sadr are all around, even though he can’t see them. Peterson and his men usually catch only glimpses of the Mahdi Army ...

This story is free to read because readers choose to support LAist. If you find value in independent local reporting, make a donation to power our newsroom today. Radical cleric Muqtada al-Sadr's ...

In a surprise announcement, radical Shiite cleric Muqtada al-Sadr said Monday that he was considering whether to disband his militia, the Mahdi Army, one of the most powerful armed groups in Iraq.