Friday, May 27, 2011

Iraqi Cleric Wants US Troops Gone by End of Year; Thousands of His Followers Protest for US to Leave

The Big News Network website reports today (May 27, 2011) that Iraqi cleric and leader of his own militia, Moqtada al-Sadr, said yesterday that he expects to see US troops out of Iraq by the end of the year.

He has threatened to rally his own army if the remaining 46,000 US troops in Iraq are not gone within seven months.

He said he believed US forces would not stick to an agreement to withdraw from Iraq by January 2012.

Thousands of Moqtada al-Sadr's supporters -- mostly members of his army -- rallied in Baghdad yesterday, calling for Americans to get out.

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