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Sadr calls for an end to 'US occupation'

Shia cleric threatens to relaunch armed resistance unless the US withdraws from Iraq by year-end.
Last Modified: 09 Apr 2011 10:22

Tens of thousands of Sadr supporters marched in Baghdad calling for an end to US presence in Iraq [Reuters]

Moqtada al Sadr, a prominent Iraqi Shia cleric, has threatened to revive his Mehdi Army and relaunch armed resistance against continued US presence in the country. The threat came as tens of thousands of people marched across the capital Baghdad, marking the eighth anniversary of former leader Saddam Hussein's fall on Saturday.

A spokesperson of al Sadr, said the US had until the end of the year to meet the cleric's demands.
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