'Open war' threat only against US »
Posted by: GHOSTWHOWALKS 4 months agoRadical Shiite cleric Muqtada al-Sadr called for an end to Iraqi bloodshed on Friday and said his threat of an "open war" applies only to U.S.-led foreign troops Ã;¢ââ;;¬" stepping back from a full-blown confrontation with the government over a crackdown against his foll
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GHOSTWHOWALKS4 months ago
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"If we have threatened an open war until liberation, we meant a war against the occupier," the cleric said in the statement. Al-Sadr is believed to be in Iran.
Mahdi Army fighters have clashed daily with U.S.-backed Iraqi security forces since al-Maliki launched a crackdown against militias on March 25. Last week, al-Sadr issued what he called a "final warning" to the Shiite-led government to halt its offensive or face an "open war until liberation."
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