Al-Sadr Followers Mark Iraq Invasion Anniversary -- CNN
Baghdad (CNN) -- Tens of thousands of followers of anti-American Shiite cleric Muqtada al-Sadr marked the ninth anniversary of the U.S. invasion of Iraq on Monday by demanding improvements in public services in the war-torn country.
Some of the protesters carried coffins marked "electricity," "water" and "education" through the streets of the southern oil city of Basra. Others carried cables and water containers to express their frustration with the lack of basic utilities.
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More News On Followers of Al-Sadr Demonstrating On The Anniversary Of The Iraq Invasion
Thousands of Sadr loyalists attend south Iraq demo -- AFP
Iraqis March On War Anniversary -- Radio Free Europe
Iraqi Sadrists in million-strong demo -- Herald Sun
Iraq: Sadr followers rally for better living conditions -- Euronews
Muqtada al-Sadr, anti-US cleric, inspires massive rally on Iraq war anniversary -- Global Post
Iraqi Shias protest against government corruption -- BBC
My Comment: A million show up to demonstrate and to show their support of him, but in the end Al-Sadr decides not to show up. He is clearly paranoid about being assassinated .... and considering the blood that is on his hand .... he has good reason to be.
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