Al-Sadr Followers Will Hand Over Weapons
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BAGHDAD, Iraq - Followers of radical Shiite cleric Muqtada al-Sadr said Saturday they will begin handing weapons over to Iraqi police next week in a major step toward ending weeks of fighting with American soldiers in Baghdad's Sadr City district.    Meanwhile, there were reports that British hostage Kenneth Bigley tried to escape before he was beheaded...
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NAJAF: Rebel cleric Moqtada Sadr and his Mehdi Army were preparing to hand over the keys to the Imam Ali shrine on Friday after Sadr agreed a peace initiative by Iraqâs top Shiite cleric, Grand Ayatollah Ali al-Sistani, to end fierce fighting in the
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Iraqi authorities are holding talks with tribal leaders in the western Anbar province and Baghdadâs tense Sadr city in hopes that militias will hand over their weapons in exchange for a pullback of US troops, Iraqâs vice president said.
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NAJAF, Iraq - Militants loyal to firebrand cleric Muqtada al-Sadr said Saturday that they handed over the keys to a revered Muslim shrine to Shiite religious leaders - a big step toward resolving a 2-week-old standoff in the holy city of Najaf.    The militants, however, remain in control of the Imam Ali Shrine while final details of the transfer are worked out, said al-Sadr aide Ahmed al-Shaibany...
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Prime Minister Ayad Allawi said Monday that an exchange of weapons for cash would be extended across the country in an effort to disarm Shiite militiamen and
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Only a small number of followers of radical Shia cleric Moqtada al-Sadr handed over their weapons today at the start of a ceasefire aimed at ending weeks of fighting between US troops and insurgents in the Baghdad&#39;s impoverished Sadr City neighbourhood.
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NAJAF, Iraq  - Top aides of radical cleric Moqtada al-Sadr prepared to hand over control of a holy shrine at the center of a crisis in Najaf on Friday to representatives of Iraq&#39;s top ayatollah, a Sadr spokesman said.
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In exchange, the rebels were paid for the weapons and U.S. commanders agreed to halt military operations against Sadr's militia.
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The Iraqi government will give Shi'ite  militiamen five days to hand in weapons under a weekend peace  agreement, National Security Adviser Kassim Daoud said on  Sunday.
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A plan to disarm militia has raised hope that Moktada al-Sadr will continue his turn toward entering the democratic process.
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Guerrillas loyal to Moktada al-Sadr ceded control of the holy site to the Grand Ayatollah Ali al-Sistani, but did not give up their guns.
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BAGHDAD, Iraq - Shiite militiamen loyal to radical cleric Muqtada al-Sadr agreed Saturday to begin handing in weapons, a significant step toward restoring order in Baghdad's sprawling Sadr City slum as the interim government struggles to curb Iraq's more widespread Sunni insurgency.    In a sign of persistent Sunni unrest, clashes flared in several cities as the search continued for the body of British hostage Kenneth Bigley, who was decapitated by his abductors - reportedly after a failed escape attempt...
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BAGHDAD , Oct 11 (MASNET &amp; News Agencies) - Shiite cleric Moqtada Sadr&#39;s militia began slowly turning in weapons under a deal with the Iraqi government aimed at bringing a halt to months of deadly fighting in a Baghdad slum.
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NAJAF, Iraq  - Shi'ite rebels began handing in  weapons on Friday near a shrine in Iraq's Najaf, where tens of  thousands of pilgrims flocked to mark a peace deal reached  overnight to end a bloody three-week uprising.
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NAJAF, Iraq -- Militants loyal to radical Shiite cleric Muqtada al-Sadr say they have handed over the keys of a revered Muslim shrine in Najaf to Shiite religious leaders, the Associated Press reports.
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The top aide to Iraq's rebel Shi'ite  cleric Moqtada al-Sadr announced on Thursday that Shi'ite  militiamen would hand over their weapons as part of a peace  initiative in Baghdad's Sadr City and other areas.
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Shia militias in Baghdad should start handing in weapons on Monday, under a deal with the Iraqi government.