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Military Confrontations in Iraq
'We Are Your Martyrs'; At the front: U. S. forces have long known that Moqtada al-Sadr was trouble, but failed to act. Inside the debate over how to run an occupation. (Cover Story)
Newsweek
April 19, 2004 p36 (2025 words)
1. What are the important facts about Moqtada al-Sadr background?
2. How does the resistance of al-Sadr signify the tension among the American occupiers between engaging in military action and the desire to win public support among the Iraqis?
3. How is al-Sadr entwined in the religious divisions and tensions of Iraq?
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