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2014-02-17 Syria-Lebanon-Iran

Shiite Cleric Muqtada Al-Sadr hanging it up, leaving politics.

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Posted by Besoeker 2014-02-17 00:00|| || Front Page|| [9 views ] Top

#1 Maybe he's retiring to be kingmaker, 'above the fray', so to speak -

Al-Sadr has made such announcements before, but the current declaration comes only two months before national parliamentary elections. Sadrists hold 40 out of 325 seats in the legislature, making them the largest single Shiite bloc, and hold six Cabinet seats.

Posted by Bobby 2014-02-17 13:30|| 2014-02-17 13:30|| Front Page Top

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