Anti-American Shiite militia leader Muqtada al-Sadr ordered his followers Saturday to defy government orders to surrender their weapons, as U.S. jets struck Shiite extremists near Basra to bolster a faltering Iraqi offensive against gunmen in the city.
Sunday:
Iraqi Shiite Muslim cleric Moqtada al-Sadr offered to pull his fighters off the streets of Basra and other cities if the government ceases raids against his followers and frees prisoners held without charge, the Associated Press reported, citing a statement from al-Sadr's Najaf headquarters.
We now await the Iraqi government’s official response. Reuters is reporting that an aide to al-Sadr says the Iraqi government has agreed to all the demands.
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