Muqtada al-Sadr's Militia Attack

And they seized control of Amara, a city recently turned over to Iraqi authorities from the British.

(USA TODAY)Mahdi Army fighters stormed three main police stations Friday morning, residents said, planting explosives that flattened the buildings in Amarah, a city just 30 miles from the Iranian border that was under British command until August, when it was returned to Iraqi government control.

About 800 black-clad militiamen with Kalashnikov rifles and rocket-propelled grenades were patrolling in commandeered police vehicles, witnesses said. Other fighters set up roadblocks on routes into the city and sound trucks circulated telling residents to stay indoors.

Although his forces have pulled back, no one knows who is in charge. But then why should they be different from other parts of Iraq!?!