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US military defines Mahdi Army as "militia insurgency group"
longwarjournal.org - 11/30/2008
US military defines Mahdi Army as "militia insurgency group"
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Muqtada al Sadr. The US military has begun to directly identify the Iranian-backed "Special Groups" Shia terror groups with Muqtada al Sadr's Mahdi Army in press information issued in Baghdad. The direct association between the Mahdi Army and the Special Groups is a change ...

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washingtonpost.com - 12/1/2008
I'm Still Tortured by What I Saw in Iraq
— washingtonpost.com — Sunday, November 30, 2008; B01 I should have felt triumphant when I returned from Iraq in August 2006. Instead, I was worried and exhausted. My team of interrogators had successfully hunted down one of the most notorious mass murderers of our ... (more) I'm Still Tortured by What I Saw in Iraq

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reuters.com - 11/27/2008
Iraq parliament passes U.S. security pact | U.S.
— reuters.com — BAGHDAD (Reuters) - Iraq's parliament on Thursday approved a security pact with the United States that paves the way for U.S. forces to withdraw by the end of 2011, taking the country a big step closer to full sovereignty. The deal, which parliament ... (more) Iraq parliament passes U.S. security pact | U.S.

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ISI Goes Rogue
noquarterusa.net - 11/29/2008
ISI Goes Rogue
— noquarterusa.net — Pakistan’s president, Asif Ali Zardari, has his hands full and some daunting challenges in the coming weeks as evidence emerges that renegades inside Pakistan’s intelligence service (i.e., ISI) were the masterminds of this week’s ... (more) ISI Goes Rogue

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Bill Roggio: US military defines Mahdi Army as "militia insurgency group"
Victory Caucus -- All Content — ... Sunday, 30 November 2008 The move may signal a change in posture against the Mahdi Army and Muqtada al Sadr. It also highlights the decline of the Sadrist movement over the past two years. read ...

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