Iraq's Sadr calls for unity at mass rally
 

09-02-12 06:42 PM

BAGHDAD (Reuters) - Anti-U.S. cleric Moqtada al-Sadr presented himself on Thursday as a statesman who can unite a fractured Iraq, drawing tens of thousands of supporters to celebrate the departure of U.S. troops and flex his political muscle. Two days after ministers from the main Sunni-backed political bloc eased a crisis with Shi'ite Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki by returning to work, Sadr ...

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