May 10 (Reuters) - Iraqi Shi'ite factions on Saturday reached a deal to end fighting between militia and security forces in the Baghdad bastion of Shi'ite cleric Moqtada al-Sadr that has killed hundreds of people, officials said. Following are the main points of the agreement: * Gunmen loyal to Sadr in his eastern Baghdad stronghold of Sadr City must lay down their arms within four days of the truce, which takes effect from Saturday. * No one is entitled to obstruct Iraqi security forces from entering Sadr City, a Shi'ite slum home to 2 million people. * The government must restore control over Sadr City. * All blocked roads in Sadr City will be opened to allow emergency aid to be brought to residents and for the wounded to be evacuated. * Security forces may search Sadr City for wanted "outlaws" and arrest any of them. Security forces must first produce an arrest warrant. * Militiamen must stop firing mortars and rockets at areas such as the Green Zone diplomatic and government compound. * Weapons belong only in the hands of the government, not individuals. * The government has the right to raid any place it suspects of containing weapons. FOOTNOTE: Iraqi law allows each household to have one gun. -- For a related news story, click on [ID:nL10432020] (Compiled by Khalid al-Ansary, editing by Tim Cocks and Jon Boyle)
An undated file photo released by the U.S. military of Abu Ayyub al-Masri, alias Sheikh Abu Hamza al-Muhajir, in Baghdad June 15, 2006. Iraqi security forces have detained a man suspected ...
