Muqtada al-Sadr's men are killing more British troops than any other group in the world today. Cleric, militia leader and fiercely anti-American politician, Muqtada's combination of nationalism and religious fervour appealed to countless angry and impoverished Shias, and as US control of Iraq disintegrates, the likelihood increases that he will assume total power in the Shia areas of the country.
In a compelling narrative, award winning war correspondent Patrick Cockburn charts Muqtada's rise to power, his links with Hizbullah and the Iranians; and his confrontation with the American and British military. Cockburn has reported from Iraq since the 1970s (often at great personal risk), and combines first hand accounts of his investigations into Muqtada with vivid and dismaying reportage of the civil war now raging in a fractured country.
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- Cover
- Landing Page
- Title Page
- Dedication
- Contents
- Acknowledgements
- Maps
- CHAPTER ONE: The Road To Kufa
- CHAPTER TWO: The Shia of Iraq
- CHAPTER THREE: Muhammad Baqir al-Sadr: The First Martyr
- CHAPTER FOUR: The Iran–Iraq War
- CHAPTER FIVE: The Shia Rise Up
- CHAPTER SIX: Saddam Strikes Back
- CHAPTER SEVEN: Sadr II: The White Lion
- CHAPTER EIGHT: Sadr II: The Assassination
- CHAPTER NINE: Muqtada Survives
- CHAPTER TEN: Murder in the Shrine
- CHAPTER ELEVEN: Muqtada Seizes his Moment
- CHAPTER TWELVE: The Siege of Najaf
- CHAPTER THIRTEEN: The Fall of Najaf
- CHAPTER FOURTEEN: Muqtada Turns to Politics
- CHAPTER FIFTEEN: The Battle of Baghdad
- CHAPTER SIXTEEN: Muqtada and the Surge
- CHAPTER SEVENTEEN: Muqtada
- Afterword
- Index
- About the Author
- By the Same Author
- Copyright
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