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`Martyrs' List' tallies Mahdi Army's troubles
 BAGHDAD (AP) -- Loyalists within Shiite cleric Muqtada al-Sadr's militia network call it the "martyrs' list," and it's long and growing: At least three dozen senior members killed in slayings or fighting since last summer and nearly 60 others detained.The internal document -- obtained by The Associated Press -- offers a rare look at how the top echelon of the Mahdi Army militia is assessing the sustained blows to its once-mighty shadow state and the challenges to its absentee leader al-Sadr, who is holed up in Iran. It also underscores the twin pressures on al-Sadr's followers. Posted by: GolfBravoUSMC 2008-07-30 |
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