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Date: Mon 11/07/2011 9:48
Baghdad / term
decided to cleric Moqtada al-Sadr not to return, "Mehdi Army" of him to work even if they did not withdraw U.S. troops from the country at the end of this year because of "growing evil among the ranks." Sadr said in a statement posted on its website " I reviewed what grief and pain and sorrow to see that the evil has increased again among those who claim they are affiliated with the Mahdi Army. "He added," I find that the reason for this is what I have to lift the freeze on the Mehdi Army, if you did not withdraw the occupation. "
Al-Sadr threatened last April, to re-activate the Mahdi Army, the armed wing of the Sadrist movement, which fought pitched battles against the Americans in 2004, if they did not withdraw U.S. troops on time, and after that it froze the activities of the Shiite militia in August 2008 after bloody clashes with the Iraqi security forces.
He said Sadr "after all, which is issued or will issue, who in its ranks are engaged (the Mahdi Army), Mark military action be limited to" the banner of the promised day "only in the absence of the withdrawal of the occupation of the land of Iraq."
stressed the chest that "freezing of the Mehdi Army will remain in force even in the absence of the withdrawal of the occupation."
Sadr, hoping to show elements of a new look, but said in the statement "there is no hope in many belonging to him with pride Balmakhlchin and faithful brave" of others.
He told his supporters: "If you Oantamona devoutly and hard work, chastity and pay for the conquered enemy, but you, who are of the devil, drawing and desires Agrvon perish them. "
The statements made by al-Sadr after the assault elements of the Mahdi Army on one of the families in the neighborhood of the Secretary that killed one person and wounding another.
and the chest apology to the families of the victims and said "I declare my innocence of all those working worse and claims to belong to me."
and accused the U.S. military finally Tehran of supporting Shiite armed factions, three is the "League of the Righteous" and "Hezbollah Brigades" and "the banner of the promised day."
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