Nancy Youssef spent four days embedded with the Iraqi Army in action in Amara province. Action should be in quotes as there really was no action. The group to which she was assigned was after Sadrist militia men. The Army was very confident but achieved nothing as it is very likely that the militia had left before the Army arrived; after all the militia has been ordered not to engage the 'enemy'. Since Sadr is Maliki's main opposition in the upcoming elections, all of this movement against the Sadrists may be just part of the election campaogn.
A sidelight - the governor of the province is under house arrest. The Army leaders are acting as the civilian governors, or, to call them by their right name - warlords.
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