Moqtada al-Sadr, the radical Shi'ite leader, has ordered his followers to abandon a week-old uprising that humbled Iraq's government by exposing its tenuous grip on the country's biggest cities.
The Baghdad government has welcomed Mr Sadr's call on his Mahdi army militia to stop attacks on the security forces in Baghdad and Basra. A spokesman for Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki suggested the focus of a crackdown on militia activity in Basra would be altered in the wake of the declaration.
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Moqtada al-Sadr calls for end to Iraq clashes
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French Commando 11-83
LRSLC Class 5-87
U.S. Army 1980-1984 and 1987-1990
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“Never tell people how to do things. Tell them what to do and they will surprise you with their ingenuity.”
George S. Patton
French Commando 11-83
LRSLC Class 5-87
U.S. Army 1980-1984 and 1987-1990
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“Never tell people how to do things. Tell them what to do and they will surprise you with their ingenuity.”
George S. Patton
