Pakistan cleric makes defiant vow
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A radical cleric says his followers will not surrender as tensions mount at Pakistan's besieged Red Mosque.
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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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Gen. Pervez Musharraf, Pakistan&#39;s president, has declared that he will not step down as army chief of staff by the end of the year, breaking a public pledge but asserting that to give up his uniform now would
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KUFA, Iraq - Rebel Shiite cleric Muqtada al-Sadr declared U.S. forces can never defeat his Mahdi militia in a defiant speech read out to 2,000 supporters during the first Friday prayers since the end of a brutal three-week standoff with American troops...
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The cleric leading resistance at a mosque stormed by Pakistani troops has been killed, officials say.
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A top Shiite cleric called on Muslims Friday to keep religion out of politics and not use mosques and religious events for the interest of political groups, sects or personalities.
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[World News]: Rawalpindi, Dec.20 : Islamists vowed on Sunday to resist Pakistan President Pervez Musharraf&#39;s plans to stay on as the chief of army staff, breaking his pledge to quit the post on or after December 31, 2004.
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A Pakistani cleric at the centre of a seven-day siege at an Islamabad mosque on Monday held &quot;last-ditch&quot; talks over loudspeakers with ministers and Islamic leaders to end the crisis.
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Rebel Shiite cleric Muqtada al-Sadr declared U.S. forces can never defeat his Mahdi militia in a defiant speech read out to 2,000 supporters during the first Friday prayers since the end of a brutal three-week standoff with American troops.
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A radical cleric captured by security forces while fleeing in a womanâs burqa said that the nearly 1,000 followers still inside his government-besieged mosque in Pakistanâs capital should escape or surrender.
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Aug. 19 (Bloomberg) -- Moqtada al-Sadr, the Iraqi Shiite Muslim cleric leading an insurgency in Najaf, has failed to act on promises to disarm his militia in the city, Agence France- Presse reported, citing the Interior Ministry.
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Hardline clerics at a radical mosque in the Pakistani capital free two policemen taken hostage last week.
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The top cleric of a mosque being besieged by Pakistani forces urges students to surrender or flee.
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Pakistan President General Pervez Musharraf will stay on as the nation&#39;s army chief, despite a vow to step down. His promise was part of a compromise deal made with Islamic parties, as well as contributing
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Iraq&#39;s most wanted militant has pledged his loyalty to Osama bin Laden, the leader of Al Qaeda, according to a message posted Sunday on Islamist Web sites.
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Al Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden has vowed to retaliate against "infidel" Pakistani President Pervez Musharraf for the killing of a rebel cleric and a raid on his mosque in July, U.S. Web sites said on Thursday.
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Al Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden has vowed to retaliate against Pakistani President Pervez Musharraf for the killing of a rebel cleric and a raid on his mosque in July, a U.S. Web site said on Thursday.