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Archive Home > 2008 > June > 20 > Iraqi forces arrest al-Sadr supporters

Iraqi forces arrest al-Sadr supporters

By Haydar al-Alak and Ned Parker / The Bulletin
June 20, 2008

AMARAH, Iraq — Iraqi security forces on Thursday arrested the mayor of Amarah and a provincial council member, both supporters of Shiite cleric Muqtada al-Sadr’s religious movement, on the first day of a military crackdown.

Senior aides to al-Sadr said his Mahdi Army militia....

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