Is Iraq's Sadr Mending His Ways?
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The radical Shi'ite cleric has ordered his militia to stand down for six months. But the move may be more about image repair than a real change in direction
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NAJAF, Iraq -- Grand Ayatollah Ali al-Sistani, Iraq's most respected Muslim cleric, returned to this beleaguered city yesterday and persuaded rebel leader Moqtada al-Sadr to end a bloody three-week standoff with US and Iraqi government forces.
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Moqtada Sadr, the radical Iraqi Shia cleric, appears in public for the first time since a US troop surge in Baghdad.
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BAGHDAD, Nov. 29 -- When President Bush meets Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki in Amman, Jordan, on Thursday, it will be clear that the real power in Iraq rests with radical cleric and militia leader Moqtada al-Sadr.
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Moktada al-Sadr, the rebel Shiite cleric, still retained control of a Najaf shrine, though there were signs his grip might be weakening.
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KUFA, Iraq -- Radical cleric Moqtada al-Sadr resurfaced yesterday after months in hiding and delivered a fiery sermon in this Shi'ite Muslim holy city in which he reiterated his demand for the immediate departure of US forces and called for unity among Iraqis.
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Powerful Shi'ite cleric Moqtada al-Sadr will decide within days whether to extend or scrap his Mehdi Army militia ceasefire, a move that will have big repercussions for security in Iraq.
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Interviews with Iraqi Shiite clerics reveal that moderates are increasingly supporting Sadr's anti-US campaign.
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NAJAF, Iraq  - Iraq's top Shi'ite cleric made a  sudden return to the country Wednesday and said he had a plan  to end an uprising in the "burning city" of Najaf, where  fighting is creeping ever closer to its holiest shrine.
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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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BAGHDAD, Iraq - Rebel Shiite cleric Muqtada al-Sadr called for his followers across Iraq to end fighting against U.S. and Iraqi forces and is considering joining the political process, an al-Sadr aide said Monday...
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The Iraqi Shia cleric, Moqtada Sadr, announces the "rebuilding" of his Mehdi Army militia.
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WASHINGTON -- What&#39;s clear about radical Iraqi cleric Muqtada al-Sadr is that he wants power, US officials say. What&#39;s less certain is what he wants to do with that power or how far he&#39;ll go to get it.
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A military operation is under way in Baghdad's Sadr City, as Iraq's PM offers an olive branch to insurgents.
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What's clear about radical Iraqi cleric Muqtada al-Sadr is that he wants power, U.S. officials say. What's less certain is what he wants to do with that power or how far he'll go to get it.
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NAJAF, Iraq - Hoping to end weeks of fighting in Najaf, Iraq's top Shiite cleric unexpectedly returned home from Britain on Wednesday armed with a new peace initiative and a call for Iraqis across the country to march on the holy city to demand an end to the fighting.    Grand Ayatollah Ali Husseini Al-Sistani, who wields enormous influence among Shiite Iraqis, had previously declined to get involved in resolving the violent conflicts roiling the nation, and it was unclear why he suddenly changed his mind...
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BAGHDAD -- Mercurial Shi'ite Muslim cleric Moqtada al-Sadr once again has everyone guessing about his next move.