From NPR News in Washington, I'm Craig Windham. Iraq's government is applauding the call by militant Shiite cleric Moktada al-Sadr for his militia to stop its attacks on Iraqi forces after nearly a week of escalating fighting in Basra and parts of B

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1. Emergency officials in Missouri say they are surprised by how much the Mississippi River has risen in some areas. In Hannibal the river is expected to go higher than a crest prediction of 28. 7 feet. Authorities are keeping a close eye on levees

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Good afternoon. Im Naamua Delaney at the CNN Center in Atlanta. Heres a look at whats happening NOW IN THE NEWS. Clashes in and around Baghdad and Basra of the last two days have left at least 58 people dead, according to Iraqi officials. The areas

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Good afternoon everyone. I am Creshon Saunders at the CNN.com newsroom in Atlanta. Here is a look at whats happening NOW IN THE NEWS. Authorities say none of the five passengers aboard a small plane survived after it crashed into a residential area

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By Margaret Besheer Irbil, Iraq 16 April 2007 Six cabinet ministers loyal to radical Shiite cleric Muqtada al-Sadr quit the Iraqi government Monday to protest the prime minister's refusal to set a timetable for the withdrawal of U.S. and other coalit

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AS IT IS 2016-05-02 Iraqi Parliament Collapses, Lawmakers Flee Baghdad 伊拉克议会崩溃 议员们逃离巴格达 Baghdad is in a state of emergency after protestors led by Shiite clergyman Muqtada al-Sadr entered the parliament building in the I

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By Challiss McDonough Cairo 25 March 2008 Heavy fighting has been raging in Basra following a major pre-dawn offensive by thousands of Iraqi troops against Shi'ite militias in the southern city. Iraqi officials say at least 12 people have been killed

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By Margaret Besheer Irbil, Iraq 24 November 2006 Angry Shi'ites Muslims launched reprisal attacks on a Sunni mosque, political headquarters and several Baghdad neighborhoods, a day after a series of blasts and mortars killed more than 200 Shi'ites.

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By Barry Newhouse Irbil 25 May 2007 Shi'ite cleric Moqtada al-Sadr has made his first public appearance since the Baghdad security crackdown began in February, again demanding the withdrawal of U.S. forces from Iraq. The leader of the powerful Mahdi

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By Sonja Pace Cairo 31 August 2007 The Iraqi government called on armed groups in the country to freeze activities after more than 50 people were killed and hundreds injured in fighting between rival Shi'ite groups in the holy city of Karbala earlier

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By Laurie Kassman U.S. and Iraqi forces say they are preparing a major assault against insurgents loyal to radical Shi'ite Muslim cleric Moqtada al-Sadr in the holy Shi'ite city of Najaf after a week

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By Aya Batrawy Cairo 07 April 2008 Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki has warned influential Shiite-militia leader Moqtada al-Sadr to disarm his militia or suffer being banned from elections and politics. This was the first time the prime minister

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David Gollust Senior U.S. officials say that Britain, and not the United States, invited an Iranian team to visit Iraq. But they say the Bush administration did not oppose the gesture and believes Ira

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By Meredith Buel Washington 11 April 2008 The top U.S. commander in Iraq, General David Petraeus, has condemned the assassination of a senior aide to radical Shi'ite cleric Moqtada al-Sadr in the Iraqi holy city of Najaf. VOA correspondent Meredith B

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People gather at the explosion site after an attack killing around 16 people and wounding 53 others in Sadr City in eastern Baghdad, Iraq, on May 17, 2016. (Xinhua/Khalil Dawood) Security forces arrive at the explosion site after an attack killing ar

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By Suzanne Presto Irbil 10 May 2008 Spokesmen for the Iraqi government and the movement of radical Shi'ite cleric Moqtada al-Sadr say the two sides agreed to a truce Saturday to end weeks of fighting in Baghdad's Sadr City. Hundreds of people have be

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Heavy fighting has been raging in Basra following a major pre-dawn offensive by thousands of Iraqi troops against Shi'ite militias in the southern city. Iraqi officials say at least 12 people have been killed and 18 wounded in the clashes, but the nu

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Iraq's parliament has begun debate on a new military pact with the United States that was approved Sunday by the country's Cabinet. Among other things, the deal calls for coalition forces to withdraw from Iraq in three years. But radical Shi'ite cler

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Hello, everyone. I am Creshon Saunders at the cnn.com newsroom in Atlanta. Here is a look at whats happening NOW IN THE NEWS. Law enforcement agents have searched a temple on the grounds of a polygamist ranch in Texas. Nearly 200 women and children

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Muqtada Al-Sadr is an Iraqi religious and political leader. He is also a militia commander and is head of the Mahdi Army. He is strongly opposed to Americas presence in his country but has stuck to a 2005 truce, which has seen levels of violence decr

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