2008 Woodie Awards
Iraqis flee Baghdad
By: THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
Issue date: 4/8/08 Section: Nation
BAGHDAD - Hundreds fled fighting in Baghdad's Shiite militia stronghold yesterday as U.S. and Iraqi forces increased pressure on anti-American cleric Muqtada al-Sadr, who faces an ultimatum to either disband his Mahdi Army or give up politics.
Al-Sadr's aides said he would only dismantle the militia if ordered by top Shiite clerics who have remained silent throughout the increasingly dangerous showdown.
Although al-Sadr holds considerable influence,political exile for his movement would keep him from becoming the major broker among the Shiites.
Al-Sadr's aides said he would only dismantle the militia if ordered by top Shiite clerics who have remained silent throughout the increasingly dangerous showdown.
Although al-Sadr holds considerable influence,political exile for his movement would keep him from becoming the major broker among the Shiites.
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