The anti-American Shiite cleric Moktada al-Sadr called for armed resistance against any security agreement that allowed a continued U.S. presence in Iraq.

The anti-American Shiite cleric Moktada al-Sadr called for armed resistance against any security agreement that allowed a continued U.S. presence in Iraq.

The anti-American Shiite cleric Moktada al-Sadr called for armed resistance against any security agreement that allowed a continued U.S. presence in Iraq.

As the Iraqi Cabinet prepares to vote on a security agreement for American troops, the anti-American Shiite cleric Moktada al-Sadr, reiterated his call for armed resistance.

In Baghdad, a war reporter rediscovers a social fabric he thought was lost forever.

For all the signs of fatigue, Gen. David H. Petraeus is preparing to leave Iraq a remarkably safer place than it was when he arrived.

At Friday Prayer in mosques across Iraq, the radical cleric Moktada al-Sadr called on followers to affirm their commitment to driving American troops out of Iraq.

In sermons across Iraq, Shiite clerics loyal to Moktada al-Sadr urged his followers to volunteer for the new social wing of his militia.

The fight between the Shiites and the Sunnis in Iraq seems to be quieting down. But the Shiites still have one fight left — among themselves.

Twelve American soldiers died in July, the lowest number killed in a single month since the war began in 2003.