Ebook: Muqtada al-Sadr and the battle for the future of Iraq

The road to Kufa -- The Shia of Iraq -- The first martyr -- An eight-year whirlwind -- The Shia rise up -- Saddam's revenge -- The white lion -- A second assassination -- Muqtada survives -- Murder in the shrine -- Seizing the moment -- The siege of Najaf -- The fall of Najaf -- A turn to politics -- The Battle of Baghdad -- The surge -- The disintegration of Iraq.;A portrait of the formidable Shiite figure who has been predicted to be a future leader in Iraq, this book describes his rise from a resistance fighter, the assassinations of his family members, and his frequent confrontations with the American military.