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Iraq's Sadr and Communist Sickle Join Forces for Election
[AnNahar] Supporters of a black-turbaned Shiite holy man are seeing red in the runup to Iraq's May elections thanks to an unprecedented alliance with the once-powerful communist party.Populist preacher Moqtada Sadr has defied his holy manal rivals and opted to campaign for the May 12 poll alongside former enemies, Marxists who demand a secular state. "This alliance is a first in Iraq," said Ibrahim al-Jaberi, a Sadrist official. Posted by: trailing wife 2018-03-12 |
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