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Iraqi govt confirms ceasefire with Sadr movement
10 May 2008 12:10:37 GMT
Source: Reuters
BAGHDAD, May 10 (Reuters) - Iraq's government confirmed on Saturday it had reached an agreement with the movement of Shi'ite cleric Moqtada al-Sadr to end weeks of fighting in eastern Baghdad between his militias and security forces.

"Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki has approved this agreement," government spokesman Ali al-Dabbagh said. "The Iraqi government calls on all parties to commit to this deal, to be calm and show self-restraint."


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