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Sistani gets Sadr to accept deal
NAJAF, Iraq — An aide to Iraq's top Shiite cleric Grand Ayatollah Ali Husseini al-Sistani (search ) said Thursday that a peace deal was reached with rebel leader Muqtada al-Sadr (search )."Mr. Muqtada al-Sadr agreed to the initiative of his eminence al-Sistani," said Hamed al-Khafaf, a top al-Sistani aide. "You will hear good news soon from the government and Mr. Muqtada al-Sadr." "It's the same initiative that we had proposed ... almost the same initiative has been agreed upon," al-Khafaf said. Posted by: OldSpook 2004-08-26 |
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