Bomb Rips Baghdad Market Ahead of U.S. Pullback

Staff / Truthdig Jun 25, 2009 At least 76 people were killed and more than 150 wounded in Baghdad by a bomb detonated in a busy marketplace Wednesday night. The bombing, just six days before U.S. security forces are set to pull back from Iraq's cities and towns, was the third such incident to inflict double-digit civilian casualties in the last two weeks. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Preparations Made for Sadr City Assault

Staff / Truthdig May 7, 2008 After a seven week surge in violent street clashes and an estimated 1,000 civilian deaths in the Sadr City neighborhood of Baghdad alone, U.S. and Iraqi forces are now preparing an overwhelming military offensive they hope will completely annihilate active Shia resistance movements and pacify the area, making it safe for occupation. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Iraq Death Toll Spikes in April

Staff / Truthdig May 2, 2008 April was the cruelest month in seven months in terms of the numbers of both civilians and US troops who lost their lives in Iraq A spate of deadly bombings on Wednesday killed four U soldiers, bringing the monthlong total of American dead to 50, and Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki's crackdown on Shiite followers of Moqtada al-Sadr made for more intense violence, particularly in Basra and Sadr City, which contributed to a reported 969 Iraqi civilian deaths. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Sadr Warns of ‘Open War’

Staff / Truthdig Apr 20, 2008 Muslim cleric Moqtada al-Sadr issued a strong warning to the Iraqi government Saturday, claiming that he and his supporters will "declare a war until liberation" if a crackdown against his Mahdi Army continues. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

U.S. Builds Wall in Sadr City

Staff / Truthdig Apr 18, 2008 Sadr City, the Baghdad neighborhood turned refuge for Iraqi insurgents, is getting a infrastructural makeover this week as workers begin building a wall to isolate the area from the rest of the capital city US forces say the construction is a security measure to stem anti-U and anti-coalition activity. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Sadr: U.S. Will Always Be Enemy

Staff / Truthdig Apr 13, 2008 Iraqi cleric Moqtada al-Sadr maintained his defiant stance against the U.S. as intense fighting in Sadr City and Najaf claimed more lives this weekend, including that of a Sadr relative and supporter, Riyad al-Nuri. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Semantics Can’t Mask Bush’s Chicanery

Robert Fisk / Truthdig Apr 12, 2008 The president's twisting of words in an attempt to justify continuing the war has become sickening. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

Fighting Rages for Fifth Day in Iraq Offensive

Staff / Truthdig Mar 30, 2008 American and British troops joined forces with Iraqi government troops battling the Mahdi Army in Basra and Sadr City on Saturday as Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki's offensive, launched Tuesday, passed the fifth day with little sign of reprieve and a great deal riding on its outcome. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Suicide Attacks Kill 200 in Iraq

Staff / Truthdig Aug 15, 2007 Sadly, news of suicide bombings in Iraq has become commonplace, and Tuesday was a particularly bloody day, with four separate attacks in the northwest Yazidi community that claimed at least 200 lives and injured hundreds more. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Baghdad Raid Kills 32, Sparks Protests

Staff / Truthdig Aug 9, 2007 An overnight attack carried out by American and Iraqi forces against an alleged militant cell killed 32 people in Sadr City, US military sources reported Wednesday The raid targeted members of the Mahdi Army militia believed to be smuggling weapons and working in tandem with Iranian militants against U forces, but other sources claimed that women and children numbered among the dead. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )