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Iraq's Al Sadr calls for patience with ceasefire
Iraqi Shiite cleric Moqtada Al Sadr asked his followers to be patient in following a ceasefire, according to a statement read out in a Baghdad mosque on Friday.
- Agencies
- Published: 14:59 April 25, 2008
Baghdad: Iraqi Shiite cleric Moqtada Al Sadr asked his followers to be patient in following a ceasefire, according to a statement read out in a Baghdad mosque on Friday.
"You are the best who committed and were patient with the decision to cease fire… I wish you would continue your patience and your belief," according to the statement.
"When we threatened 'open war' we meant a war against the occupier, not a war against our Iraqi brothers," it said.
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