First, the Times of London is reporting that the United Kingdom cut a deal with radical cleric Moqtada al-Sadr, which resulted in British forces sitting out the critical battle for Basra last year. The Times reports that the attack has caused some friction between the US and the UK and dented Britain's relationship on the ground in Iraq.
Second, the Wall Street Journal reports that Al-Sadr will be disarming his radical Mahdi Army.
Meanwhile, the Long War Journal dissects the methods that have allowed the US to achieve a significant decrease in insurgent IED attacks.