Shi'ite Cleric Moqtada Al Sadr
Extends Mahdi Army Ceasefire
By Six Months
Friday, February 22, 2008
UK.Reuters.com brings us this bit of good news today and it starts off like this... Powerful Shi'ite cleric Moqtada Al Sadr .jpg)
extended his Mahdi Army ceasefire by six months today, a decision that US officials said would help foster reconciliation among Iraq's divided communities... The renewal was welcomed by the Iraqi and U.S. governments, which both say the initial six-month truce has helped reduce attacks on U.S. and Iraqi troops and the tit-for-tat sectarian violence that pushed Iraq to the brink of civil war...
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Iraqi cleric Sadr extends militia ceasefire
* PBS.org has this report... Anti-U.S. cleric Muqtada al-Sadr announced Friday that he has extended a cease-fire order to his Shiite militia in Iraq for another six months, allowing the country more time to recover from brutal sectarian violence...
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In Iraq, Al-Sadr Extends Cease-fire Order to Militia
* WCAX.com has this report, (straight out of the Dems playbook I’d have to say,) that starts out like this... A New Hampshire congressman just back from Iraq says security in the country is better, but that could change quickly and in ways beyond U.S. control... Democrat Paul Hodes said Friday it's time for the Iraqis to step up and take control of their own destiny while the U.S. reduces its combat role in the country...
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Hodes: Time for Iraqis to step up
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