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Most Mahdi army's members abided by freezing of activities - MNF
(KUNA) -- Several members of the Mahdi army have abided by the freeze of task decision which was taken by Shiite leader Muqtada Al-Sadr, Multi-National Force spokesman General Kevin Bergner said Wednesday.
In a joint press conference with Charlie Ries, the U.S. Embassy's Minister for Economic Affairs and Coordinator for Economic Transition in Iraq, Bergner welcomed Al-Sadr's decision to freeze the task of the Mahdi army, revealing that most of the army's followers had abided by it. He noted that the step would allow MNF troops to track on other militias such as the Omar army which is conducting several anti-MNF operations. Al-Sadr decided last Wednesday to freeze the task of the Mahdi army after the bloody incidents which occurred in Karbala city, south of Baghdad.
Posted by: Fred 2007-09-06 |
