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Sadr talks Iraq in Damascus

DAMASCUS, Syria, July 20 (UPI) -- Syrian President Bashar Assad met Monday in Damascus with radical Shiite cleric Moqtada Sadr to discuss the situation in Iraq following the U.S. troop drawdown.

Sadr reacts to U.S. troop deadline

BAGHDAD, July 1 (UPI) -- Sadrist lawmakers called on Iraqi authorities to extend the U.S. withdrawal to all military units, including intelligence agencies and other security forces.

SOFA opposition mounts

BAGHDAD, Nov. 18 (UPI) -- The Iraqi security arrangement with Washington that calls for a U.S. troop withdrawal by 2011 is a disaster for the country, a Sadrist official said Tuesday.

Sadr urges unity on U.S. security deal

BAGHDAD, May 28 (UPI) -- A spokesman for Moqtada Sadr said the Shiite cleric urged solidarity from all Iraqis ahead of a security deal between the United States and Iraq.

Shiite rebels and Iraq reach cease-fire

BAGHDAD, May 10 (UPI) -- Iraq has reached a cease-fire agreement with Shiite militants to stop attacks in Baghdad's Sadr City, officials said.

Iraq caught in U.S.-Iranian row

BAGHDAD, May 5 (UPI) -- High-ranking Iraqi officials returned from Iran with "positive" declarations of support while U.S. officials maintain Tehran is stoking the violence.

Maliki delaying peace, Sadrists say

BAGHDAD, May 2 (UPI) -- A spokesman for Moqtada Sadr's political party said Friday the government of Iraq failed to respond to a parliamentary initiative for a cease-fire

Sadr faction leaves Shiite alliance

BAGHDAD, Sept. 15 (UPI) -- The Shiite faction loyal to Moqtada Sadr announced plans Saturday to drop out of a Shiite coalition in the Iraqi Parliament.

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