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June 17, 2004       Share:    

Source: http://nytimes.com/2004/06/17/international/middleeast/17iraq.html

Radical Iraqi Cleric Orders Militia to Stand Down

(New York Times) - Radical Shiite cleric Moktada al-Sadr ordered his fighters on Wednesday to put down their arms and go home, days after he declared his intention to enter mainstream politics as the new Iraqi government assumes full power.

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