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Morgue Data Show Increase In Sectarian Killings in Iraq
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"By God's will, we'll pursue them," said Abu Ali al-Garbawi, a Mahdi Army fighter.
Hours after the attack, some Mahdi Army fighters entered the adjacent neighborhood of Bayaa and kidnapped a few Sunnis, according to Garbawi and two other Mahdi Army fighters. By nightfall, Sunni insurgents were firing mortar rounds and rocket-propelled grenades at Shiite militiamen in Amil.
In interviews in Najaf last month, senior aides to Sadr insisted they have control over the Mahdi Army, but conceded they could not watch over all Mahdi Army fighters who seek vengeance for bombings.
"It's possible that some parties are using the name of Mahdi Army for killing the Sunnis," said Ahmed Shaibani, a senior Sadr aide.
Qanbar said many of the Shiite militias that have resumed violence "are being pushed by outside forces."
"All the countries in the area have their own agenda, and they are interfering in Iraq," he said, declining to name them.
"But we will not allow them to operate freely," said Qanbar, referring to the militias. "We will inhibit their activities. We will be chasing them."
Special correspondents K.I. Ibrahim, Salih Dehema and Waleed Saffar in Baghdad, other Washington Post staff in Iraq and staff researcher Robert E. Thomason in Washington contributed to this report.
