Occupation Watch: "At the present time, battles are raging across Iraq, particularly in Najaf and Sadr City, an eastern Baghdadi neighborhood. Allegedly the cleric al-Sadr's Mahdi army is responsible for the widespread uprisings and the occupying forces' response has been severe -- massive attacks by U.S. planes, helicopter gunships, and hand-to-hand combat have led to the deaths and injuries of hundreds of Iraqis and a number of occupying troops. "