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- Gulf War Military History - The Iran Iraq WarThe Iranian attack opened on 30 March 1994 with an assault by the Amphibious Task Force (Brigadier General Amin Sha-ban) on Al Faw island.
Basra Returning to Normal as Operations Clean Up Special Groups Across IraqWith American and Iraqi forces on the aggressive against both al-Qaeda and Shi'ite Special Groups, peace is beginning to return to Basra, while Coalition forces continue to gain ground across the nation.- Iraq War: Countdown to Meltdown in BasraIraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki has been personally overseeing the crackdown in Basra, Iraq's second largest city. Seen as a key to securing the Iraqi people's trust in their government, Iraqi military forces have mounted an operation to clear Basra of "outlaw" Shia...
- Moqtada Al-Sadr Starts to FightFighting has broken out in at least for Iraqi cities between followers of the Shia leader Moqtada al-Sadr and Iraqi security forces.