Muqtada Sadr
Muqtada Sadr
Muqtadā al-Ṣadr is an Iraqi Shia cleric, politician and militia leader. He is the leader of a political party, the Sadrist Movement and the leader of Saraya al-Salam, a Shiite militia that is a reformation of the previous militia he led during the American occupation of Iraq, the Mahdi Army...
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I hold the occupying forces responsible for orchestrating this event.
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I urge the believers not to attack innocent civilians and not to fall for American plots that aim to divide us, ... We are passing through a critical period and a political process.
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A large number of Mahdi Army men have gone to protect (voting) centers
aim attack believers civilians critical divide fall innocent passing period plots political urge
I urge the believers not to attack innocent civilians and not to fall for American plots that aim to divide us, ... We are passing through a critical period and a political process.
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political process which had been led by occupiers and their collaborators.
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We urge the Iraqis to be up to the level of responsibility... to keep Iraq's unity and safety.
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was the primary cause of the latest uprising.