[reagan_fanatic]

The Sadr group in Baghdad confirmed that fighters from the cleric’s feared Mahdi Army militia were no longer deployed in the capital

Feared by whom? Unarmed civilians, maybe, but not by a professionally-trained military - which would explain why they are constantly getting their assed kicked.

[tobyhill]

They’re Iranian Paper Tigers. I agree that it’s not over but this battle was a true hardened test for the Iraqi Troops and overall they passed which is a lose for Sadr.