TagsTagsA major battle still raging in the “holy city” of Najaf: U.S., Iraqi forces kill 250 militants in Najaf. NAJAF, Iraq (Reuters) - U.S. and Iraqi forces killed some 250 gunmen from an apocalyptic Muslim cult on Sunday in a battle involving U.S. tanks and aircraft near the Shi’ite holy city ...
Iraq, Najaf, Ahmed Hassani al-Yemeni, Mahdi, Islam, Militant Islam
The entire al-Sadr clan seems to be out of its collective mind: Waiting for the imam’s return to Earth. (Hat tip: Killian Bundy.) THE followers of Moqtada al-Sadr believe that the US invaded Iraq to prevent the return to Earth of their sect’s messiah-like figure, the Mahdi, or 12th imam. Hojatoleslam al-Sadr ...
Iraq, Muqtada al-Sadr, Mahdi, 12th Imam, Apocalypse, Islam, Shi'ite