Sadr Demands Fired Soldiers, Cops Be Reinstated

Shia cleric Moqtada Sadr has demanded the Iraqi government reinstate 1,300 soldiers and police who were dismissed for desertion during recent fighting.
His office said those who had handed their weapons to militiamen during the clashes in Basra and Kut were following orders from their religious leaders.
Those sacked are believed to be loyal to the radical cleric, whose Mehdi Army militia was the target of the raids.
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