European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - June 3, 2007, Darmstadt, Hesse                                June 2007 stars and stripes pages a Sadr looms Large in Iraq by Zeke Minaya stars and stripes Baghdad at a recent House raid in the Eastern Bagh dad District of Muntada a Sadr watched american sol Diers from the Corner of a the shiite cleric and militia Leader was not physically but his picture Hung on the his grim face stared Down at the troops As they searched for a member of his Mahdi army whether he went underground in Iraq or spent several months in Iran before resurfacing last a Sadr has nonetheless maintained a lurking presence in Baghdad since the launch of the recent Security while the capital City is a Patchwork of com Peting alliances and the enemy Here is the shiite american military officials have said that militia members have infiltrated nearly every level of iraqi governance and Security in in creased attacks against coalition forces and local politicians have signalled an attempt by the Mahdi army to disrupt the area in the months leading to the first official assessment of the Security Treyve started shooting at us Small arms fire incidents have in creased said 1st Monte and stripes an iraqi woman walks her children past a group of soldiers with company 1st 8th cavalry 1st cavalry division in the Southeastern Baghdad neighbourhood of the 18 Cav is attached to the 2nd infantry brigade combat 2nd infantry Divi Clay of Virginia Hanna is with the 2nd 17th Field artillery 2nd brigade combat 2nd infantry division out of fort theres a sense out there that they Are look ing to though a Sadr never endorsed the the populist cleric at first softened his strident ant american rhetoric and stood Down the Mahdi army after the launch of the Security push in feb american intelligence re ports say a Sadr left for Iran a Sadr loyalists have denied that but in late a Sadr made his first Public appearance in months and renewed his Call for the withdrawal of american forc he also attempted to redefine his partisan image by sounding a nationalist message and reaching out to sunni see a Sadr on Page 7 groups who your enemy from Page 3 islamic state of Iraq coalition of eight Sal fist sunni militant groups organized by Al Aida in Iraq to enforce islamic Law and protect the states Emir of Abu Omar has declared Iraq a University of and claims his group is now building its own buds 1 the organization finds itself in a growing state of War with sunni nationalist insurgent groups and former allies who say there fed up with the Slaughter of iraqi civilians and strange Laws and such As the requirement that All women Wear sunni nationalist insurgents charge that islamic state of Iraq members Are extorting Cash from wealthy sunnis and responsible for killing 30 of their fighters recent including a Field commander of the 1920 revolution established 2006 Mujahideen shura Council umbrella organization of seven sunni islamist militant groups including Al Aida in Iraq to manage the struggle against invading infidels and their apostate the move came in response perhaps to a growing rift Between sunni insurgent established january 2006 member groups include Ansar altar heed units alg Rabaa units army of Ahles sunnah Wai Jamaal Al Aida in Iraq army of the Victori Ous sect islamic jihad units Alah Waal brigade sunni insurgents 1920 revolution brigades sunni group believed to be com prised of former Saddam loyalists and military officers who were fired or barred from involvement in the new Iraq government by the coalition provisional goal withdrawal from actively hostile to islamic state of which reportedly killed one of its Field Harith Tahir Nephew of Iraq most prominent sunni Haith of the association of Muslim rumoured to be negotiating with the and iraqi As Well As fighting alongside tribal militias against Al Aida in Iraq favored tactics targeting targeting and iraqi forces with suicide Small arms and indirect fire has refused to participate in sectarian killing or targeting of claims responsibility for the Kidnap Ping of Marine Wassef Ali has Soun in june the bombing of the aia Rabiya television Headquarters in Baghdad in october 2005 and the Downing of several helicopters around established june 2003 see groups on Page 6 to to Stit i Stais As Tail Brooks a from Mise Cumy by alter Eyo Kim Hurt whom he blames last Multi pious wit i til Kab director iut e be writer Uley in my Ostner v1ouki v i 1 v i t am Ull i i Hurt you the Fotti Foi s give the gift that everyone loves people love to go to the even More so when they receive an cafes reel time gift this gift Booklet has ten gift certificates that Are for cafes theater admission or Concession stand visit and select