Unsourced material may be challenged and removed.įind sources: 'Siege of Sadr City' – news Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources. This section needs additional citations for verification. This uprising occurred simultaneously with an offensive launched by Sunni insurgents in western Iraq.

The fighting spread across the south of Iraq, while in Baghdad the fighting was concentrated in the Shi'a areas of Baghdad, mainly Sadr City. On the same day as this statement was given, the Mahdi Army began an uprising against the Coalition.

They must defend their rights in the ways they see fit,” the statement said, according to The Washington Post. “America has unsheathed its fangs and its despicable intentions, and the conscientious Iraqi people cannot remain silent at all. On April 4, al-Sadr issued a statement calling on his supporters to stop staging demonstrations “because your enemy prefers terrorism”. On April 3, Bremer sent troops to al-Sadr's home and arrested Mustafa Yaqoubi, a top lieutenant, sparking further protests. The next day thousands of Iraqis rallied outside the offices of Al-Hawza in support of the newspaper.

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