Sadr Foments Resistance By Iraqis -- Washington Post
NAJAF, IRAQ - In an appearance that was part sermon and part political stump speech, Shiite cleric Moqtada al-Sadr electrified a crowd of thousands here Saturday, stirring the well of anti-Americanism that first propelled him to prominence during the Iraq war.
The event marked the cleric's full reemergence in Iraq after about four years of self-imposed exile in Iran. Sadr said he thanked God that in that time his followers had continued to chalk up "victories," including being able to coalesce as a political party with a say in Iraq's future.
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More News On Moqtada al-Sadr
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Iraqi Cleric Embraces State in Comeback Speech -- New York Times
Moqtada Sadr Urges Iraqi Unity -- Wall Street Journal
Al-Sadr calls on Iraqis 'to resist' -- Al Jazeera
Iraq Shia cleric Moqtada Sadr urges Iraqis to unite -- BBC
The Return of Moktada al-Sadr -- PBS Frontline
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