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Weapons Hand-Over to Begin in Iraq
A five-day grace period for militia loyal to rebel cleric Muqtada al-Sadr in Sadr City to hand over medium and heavy weapons starts Monday. In return for the weapons handover, the interim government said, there will be amnesty arrangements for some militia members and the possibility of a political role for al-Sadr. The weapons surrender will allow Iraqi security forces, backed by U.S. forces, to take control of the area where attacks on U.S. and Iraqi soldiers have been going on for weeks.
Posted by: Steve White 2004-10-11 |
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