Supporters of Moqtada al-Sadr announce tomorrow they're quitting the Iraqi government.From AFP:
The political bloc of firebrand Shiite cleric Moqtada al-Sadr on Sunday said it is quitting the Iraqi government, as a wave of bombings left another 43 people dead in Baghdad.More Iraq News:
"We will announce our withdrawal from the government tomorrow," Saleh Hassan Issa al-Igaili, a lawmaker from the Sadr group, told AFP.
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TAGS: Iraq War, Troop Levels, Worse Days Lie Ahead, Moqtada al-Sadr
Crossposted at IST.
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