Iraq's Radical Leader Al-Sadr Warns U.S. Soldiers Are Targets For His Followers

Female supporters of Muqtada al-Sadr march in Baghdad in May, with one holding a sign saying, "No, No to the Occupation!". Radio Free Europe

Anti-American Iraqi Cleric Pens English-Language Letter To US troops, Calls On Them To Leave -- Washington Post

BAGHDAD — A powerful anti-American Shiite cleric called Tuesday on U.S. troops in Iraq to leave the country and go back to their families or risk more attacks.



Muqtada al-Sadr’s comments came in a rare statement translated into English and directed at U.S. troops in Iraq. The statement was posted on his website.



In it, the Shiite cleric appealed directly to the roughly 46,000 U.S. troops still in the country and said Iraq does not need their help.



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More News On Iraq's Al-Sadr Warnings Against U.S. Soldiers

Radical Cleric Al-Sadr Warns U.S. Forces to Leave Iraq -- FOX News

Iraq's Sadr tells US troops to go home -- AFP

Iraq’s Al-Sadr Tells US Troops to Leave or Face Resistance -- Voice of America

Moktada al-Sadr Warns U.S. Troops to Leave Iraq -- New York Times/AP

U.S. military trainers could be targets: Iraq's Sadr -- Reuters

Iraq's Sadr warns against post-2011 US presence -- AFP

Iraq's Sadr Warns Of Backlash If U.S. Troops Stay Past Deadline -- Radio Free Europe

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