From Yahoo News:
Dozens of people have been killed in Diwaniyah during the past weeks and the attacks have been blamed by residents on the Mahdi Army, al-Sadr's militia.Here is how al Sadr and his militia demand their women appear.
Many women, accused by the hard-line and fundamentalist militiamen of violating their interpretation of Islamic morality, are among the dead.

No wonder his militia prefers to be out fighting all the time.
Perhaps it is time for a "Kaddafy" (kaboom) strategy with regard to al Sadr.
But there is more to this story.
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