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In Iraq, Muqtada Sadr Makes a U-Turn, Forms Alliance with Pro-Iran Rival
(National-UAE) Iraqi Shi'ite cleric Moqtada Al Sadr and Iranian-backed militia chief Hadi Al Amiri, who won first and second place respectively in Iraq's May parliament election, announced on Tuesday an alliance between their political blocs. Al Sadr had emerged as a nationalist opponent of powerful Shi'ite parties allied with neighboring Iran, while Al Amiri is Iran's closest ally in Iraq.