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Sadr expected to extend militia truce in Iraq.

Reuters reports that Iraqi Shiite cleric Moqtada al-Sadr “is expected to extend a six-month truce by his militia” the Mahdi Army. Sadr’s final decision will be read in mosques throughout Iraq at Friday prayer services. Sadr’s cease-fire declaration last August has been widely credited as a significant contributing factor in improving security in Iraq.

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