A HUGE VICTORY IN IRAQ
Iraqis Rally For Iraq!
A demonstrator holds a picture of Iraq’s Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki during a protest in Diwaniya, 180 km (112 miles) south of Baghdad March 29, 2008. About 200 demonstrators held a rally to support the military operations in Basra and Maliki’s government, in Diwaniya on Saturday. (REUTERS/Imad al-khozai)
Iraqi Forces defeated the Mahdi Army in Iraq.
MSNBC reported:
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BAGHDAD – Shiite cleric Muqtada al-Sadr on Sunday ordered his fighters off the streets nationwide and called on the government to stop raids against his followers and free them from prison.
Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki issued a statement calling the order “a step in the right direction” towards resolving six days of violence sparked by operations against al-Sadr’s backers in the oil-rich southern city of Basra.
Al-Sadr’s nine-point statement was issued by his headquarters in the holy city of Najaf and broadcast through loudspeakers at Shiite mosques.
Bill Roggio has more on the victory.
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Demonstrators chant slogans during a protest in Diwaniya, 180 km (112 miles) south of Baghdad March 29, 2008. About 200 demonstrators held a rally to support the military operations in Basra and Maliki’s government, in Diwaniya on Saturday.
(REUTERS/Imad al-khozai)
Ed Morrissey says the media lost… again.
The Iraqi Prime Minister went down to Basra during the fighting.
Iraq’s Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki (L-front) shakes hands with tribal members in Basra March 29, 2008. (Iraqi Government Office/Reuters)
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