Friday, February 16, 2007
Talabani backs al-Sadr
Security, Politics
(RFE/RL) Iraqi President Jalal Talabani says radical Shi'ite cleric Muqtada al-Sadr is believed to have ordered senior officials of his Imam al-Mahdi Army militia to leave Iraq. Talabani said he believes al-Sadr supports new security operations launched in Iraq this week, and told his officials to leave the country in order to facilitate the security plan. The comments on February 15 came amid speculation that al-Sadr himself was in Iran. Talabani said he had no information on al-Sadr's whereabouts.
Labels: Mahdi Army, Moqtada Al-Sadr, Talabani
