[AntiGuv]

So, is this a Sunni or a Shia movement, or some kind of weird mixture? The various reports seem almost to be referring to two separate forces: A Shiite splinter militia led by this Sadr rival in Najaf and a force of Sunni insurgents plotting to attack pilgrims and/or clerics in Karbala and/or Najaf.

[SolidWood]

Whatever they are, they are Islamo-facists bad guys and need to be killed in vast numbers. We are doing this right now and that's good.

That being said, we need to take on the Mahdi Army, too.

[bnelson44]

So, is this a Sunni or a Shia movement, or some kind of weird mixture? The various reports seem almost to be referring to two separate forces: A Shiite splinter militia led by this Sadr rival in Najaf and a force of Sunni insurgents plotting to attack pilgrims and/or clerics in Karbala and/or Najaf.

May be just one force planning not to attack pilgrams in general, but aiming to assasinate Sistani and other high level clerics and put their leader in charge.

[TexKat]

So, is this a Sunni or a Shia movement, or some kind of weird mixture?

A blindfolded detainee sits inside a police vehicle after he was arrested in Najaf, 160 km (100 miles) south of Baghdad, January 28, 2007. Iraqi security forces battled Sunni militants in orchards on the northern outskirts of the holy Shi'ite city of Najaf on Sunday, the governor said. (Ali Abu Shish/Reuters)

Special police commandos stand guard on top of their vehicle in Najaf, 160 km (100 miles) south of Baghdad, January 28, 2007. Iraqi security forces battled Sunni militants in orchards on the northern outskirts of the holy Shi'ite city of Najaf on Sunday, the governor said. (Ali Abu Shish/Reuters)

Smoke rises from the site where a US helicopter allegedly crashed near the town of Zarqa, north of the central Iraqi city of Najaf. More than 250 militants were killed during a fierce fight between Iraqi and US forces and gunmen, including foreign fighters, near the Shiite holy city of Najaf Sunday, police sources said.(AFP/Qassem Zein)

[Ernest_at_the_Beach]

some kind of weird mixture?

how about a New phrase from the MSM:

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apocalyptic Muslim cult