Top Sadrist officials in key southern cities -- Basra, Amarah and Najaf -- spoke confidently about their election prospects during interviews with The Associated Press. But they fear that authorities ...

BAGHDAD, Iraq (AP) – The Shiite militia run by the anti-American cleric Muqtada al-Sadr briefly seized control of the southern Iraqi city of Amarah on Friday in one of the boldest acts of defiance yet ...

BAGHDAD (AP) -- Helicopters blanketed the southern city of Amarah with pamphlets Saturday urging residents to cooperate with Iraqi security forces as they prepare for a new operation against Shiite ...

BAGHDAD, Iraq -- Black-uniformed, hooded gunmen loyal to an anti-American Shiite cleric briefly seized the major southern city of Amarah on Friday in an audacious drive against local security forces, ...