| So why did the Iranians assist the Mahdi Army militia at a tactical command level against the forces of Maliki in Basra, if they did? |
| These will all come true under the rule of the perfect Man, the last divine source on Earth, Hazrat Mahdi, peace be upon him. |
| The US also reportedly fired tank shells into hotels being used as safe houses by Mahdi Army militiamen. |
| Inside, headmistress Ibistam Mahdi cuts a yellow ribbon, and thanks the men through a translator. |
| His militia, the Army of the Mahdi, is running courts and jailing people in the basements of tenement buildings. |
| This is the first report I have seen of Muqtada being considered the Mahdi, and it is possible, though I suspect it is a minority view. |
