Thousands protest for, hundreds against, al-Sadr
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Thousands of demonstrators supporting and hundreds opposing Shiite cleric Muqtada al-Sadr took to the streets in Iraq on Friday as U.S. soldiers fought insurgents in Baghdad's Sadr City and near Falluja.
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Hundreds of thousands of Shiites chanting "Death to Israel" and "Death to America" marched through the streets of Baghdad's biggest Shiite district Friday in a massive show of support for Hezbollah in its battle against Israel.
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Radical Shiite cleric Muqtada al-Sadr appeared in public for the first time in months on Friday
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BAGHDAD, Iraq - Delegates at Iraq's National Conference called on radical Shiite cleric Muqtada al-Sadr to abandon his uprising against U.S. and Iraqi troops and pull his fighters out of a holy shrine in Najaf...
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The erosion of some of radical cleric Muqtada al-Sadr&#39;s status showed recently when his supporters gathered outside his office here.
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Demonstrators took to the streets on Sunday to protest President Bush&#39;s foreign and domestic policies as Republican delegates gathered to nominate the president for a second term.
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Thousands of Shiites marched in celebration of an accord reached to end fighting between U.S. forces and a rebel cleric's militia.
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In a march organized on Facebook, hundreds of thousands protested against the leftist rebel group Monday.
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As parties haggle over candidate lists, radical cleric Moqtada al-Sadr fights for a top spot.
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BAGHDAD - Radical Shi'ite cleric Moqtada al-Sadr could end a ban on his militia's activities because of rising anger over US and Iraqi raids against his followers, an aide said yesterday amid concerns about rising violence and clashes between rival factions in the mainly Shi'ite south.
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Hundreds of thousands of Shiites thronged a Baghdad slum Friday to show support for Hezbollah as Arab anger toward Israel mounted on the Muslim holy day. Such protests have even reached Saudi Arabia, where public discontent is rare.
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Thousands of followers of a radical cleric took to Baghdad's streets after Friday prayers to protest a triple car bombing in one of their southern strongholds and make a show of strength directed at a rival Shiite power broker.
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Hundreds of thousands of Shiite pilgrims thronged the streets of Karbala on Saturday for a religious festival, and Iraqi army and police deployed across the holy city to ward off any suicide bombers.
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KUFA, Iraq  - Fiery Shi'ite cleric Moqtada al-Sadr appeared in public for the first time in months on Friday to renew demands for the withdrawal of U.S. forces from Iraq and paint himself as a leader for all Iraqis.
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A portrait of an angry Moqtada al-Sadr greeted visitors to the Imam Ali Mosque in the holy city of Najaf. The militant Shiite cleric and hundreds of armed followers were effectively
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Riot police fired tear gas to break up violent protests by thousands of Muslims against the US offensive in the Iraqi holy city of Najaf.
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Tens of thousands of people massed here Friday to pray and chant slogans in support of the rebellious cleric Moqtada al-Sadr. US forces, meanwhile, continued attacks in two Iraqi cities that insurgents control.