Fine print of Iraq report shows tableau of trouble facing U.S.
WASHINGTON — The Iraq Study Group’s grim report embraces the most worrisome estimates about Muqtada al-Sadr’s private army: He has as many as 60,000 fighters, and his followers are planted throughout the security forces protecting the Health Ministry and other Iraqi government institutions. Making matters worse, the high-level panel believes the cleric himself may not be able to manage the diverse and growing parts of his network known as the Mahdi army.
“As the Mahdi army has grown in size and influence, some elements have moved beyond Sadr’s control,” the report concludes.
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