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Posted on 05.12.08 by Thomas L. Knapp
“The movement of Shiite cleric Muqtada al-Sadr agreed with the Iraqi government to a ceasefire in Baghdad’s eastern neighborhood of Sadr City, a Sadr spokesman said on Saturday. … The Iraqi government has no immediate comment about the deal. Over 900 people were killed in Sadr City during more than month-long battles between Mahdi Army militia and U.S.-backed Iraqi security forces, when a U.S. and Iraqi military crackdown sparked an uprising by Sadr’s Mahdi Army.” (05/10/08) Link: http://mathaba.net/news/?x=591856 Filed under: RRND News | Report Bad Link Bookmark this post in Furl or Del.icio.us | |
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