(Via Jihad Watch) Our old friend Al-Sadr is gearing up to cause trouble again. I thought this guy was in a coma? Did anyone actually see him write the statement he sent out?
Najaf: Shiite cleric Moqtada Al Sadr called on Iraqis to stage sit-ins and threatened a countrywide “civil revolt” if attacks by US and Iraqi security forces continue against his followers.
In a statement read out by senior aide Hazem Al Araji, Sadr said, “We call upon all Iraqis to stage sit-ins all over Iraq as a first step. And if the people’s demands are not respected by the Iraqi government, the second step will be to declare civil revolt in Baghdad and all other provinces.”
He also threatened a “third step”, but said it was too early to announce what that would be.
Hot Air has some more info on Al-Sadr and his buddies.
Fierce clashes between Iraqi security forces and militiamen loyal to radical cleric Moqtada al-Sadr on Tuesday killed at least four people and wounded 18 in the southern city of Basra, police Major Abbas Youssef told AFP.
“They were killed in clashes in the northern Al-Mawana neighbourhood of Basra,” Youssef said.
The fighting broke out early on Tuesday between the Mahdi Army militia and Iraqi forces as the government launched a crackdown on armed groups in Basra, which is a engulfed in a turf war between rival Shiite factions.
British military officials said Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki was in Basra to personally oversee the major security force sweep in Iraq’s second largest city, but that British troops were not taking part.
Ed has some excellent analysis on what the Iraqi troop movements and engagements mean, it’s a real test, so go check it out.
What I think Sadr needs is a prescription of Diplominex.
Also, Ace of Spades details how a real scandal reported by Michael Totten has been taken care of.
QandO has some predictions for the future from Gen. McCaffery, not just about Iraq but certainly relevant to the conflict.
Vinnie at the Jawa Report links to Michael Yon reporting on the troubles of AQI.
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