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AFPIraq's Sadr City celebrates US withdrawal (1:04)Washington PostThousands in Baghdad's Sadr City celebrated the pullout of US troops from Iraq. Sadr City is the hotbed of support for anti-American Shiite cleric Muqtada al-Sadr. (Feb. 9) (/The Associated Press) Correction: Clarification: SuperFan badge holders ...Iraq executions inflame political turmoilUPI.comIraq's Sadr calls for unity at mass rallyReuters AfricaIraq tribe blocks memorial...  

Malaysia StarIraq's sadr calls for unity at mass rallyThe Borneo PostPosted on February 11, 2012, Saturday BAGHDAD: Anti-US cleric Moqtada al-Sadr presented himself on Thursday as a statesman who can unite a fractured Iraq, drawing tens of thousands of supporters to celebrate the departure of US troops and flex his ...Iraq's Sadr City celebrates US withdrawal (1:04)Washington PostIraq executions inflame political turmoilUPI.comPower-Sharing...  

A series of car bombs exploded in Shiite areas of Baghdad Tuesday, killing at least nine people and injuring more than 60, an interior ministry official said.Two of the bombs exploded within half an hour of each other in the capital's Sadr City Shiite bastion, killing six people and wounding 32, the official said.The first bomb ripped through a group of workers at around 6:45 am (0345 GMT) while the second exploded outside a bakery. Among the...  

BAGHDAD, Jan. 24 (UPI) -- Four car bombs and a roadside bomb exploded in mostly Shiite neighborhoods in Baghdad Tuesday, killing at least 10 people and wounding 72 others, police said. Police said the first two attacks happened in Sadr City when a car...  

Sunnis fear that without the American presence as a last-resort guarantor of a sectarian balance, the Shia government will try to pick off their leaders one by one, as Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki tries to cement his own grip on power. Last week ...  

“I fainted for a while then I woke up and hurried to one of the cars to take me to the hospital,” said Mr. Ali, lying on a bed in the emergency room at Imam Ali hospital in Sadr City. The second blast near a traffic roundabout in Sadr City killed two ...  

BAGHDAD, Dec. 27 (UPI) -- Iraqi lawmakers with ties to rebel Shiite cleric Moqtada Sadr called for the country's parliament to be dissolved and for new elections within six months.