TY  - BOOK
AU  - BAYLESS Leslie
TI  - Who is Muqtada al-Sadr?
PY  - 2012///
KW  - UNITED STATES
KW  - IRAQ
KW  - MUQTADA AL-SADR
N2  - Though the United States-led invasion of Iraq in March 2003 aimed to rapidly topple authoritarian leader Saddam Hussein via decisive victory, the unintended consequences of this historical event resulted in full-fledged sectarian warfare. Emerging out of this incident, the captivating populist figure Muqtada al-Sadr moved promptly to capture the spotlight for the Iraqi Shi'a. Muqtada al-Sadr's personal militia ultimately consolidated power under the designation Jaysh al-Mahdi with the sole objective of pushing Coalition Forces out of their cherished homeland
UR  - http://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/1057610X.2012.639063
ER  -