The Mahdi Army, also known as the Mahdi Militia or Jaish al-Mahdi (JAM; Arabic جيش المهدي Jaysh al-Mahdī), was an Iraqi paramilitary force created by the Iraqi Shia cleric Muqtada al-Sadr in June 2003. The group rose to international prominence on April 18, 2004, when it spearheaded the first major armed confrontation against the U.S.-le...
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(from the article `Iraq War`) ...of victims. The sectarian violence that engulfed the country caused enormous chaos, with brutal killings by rival Sh`ite and Sunni militias. One ...
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