Mookie Extends Ceasefire
World News • February 2008 • Views: 200
The US military on Friday praised radical Shiite cleric Moqtada al-Sadr’s decision to renew his militia’s ceasefire and described it as an “important commitment” to Iraqi security.
“Those who continue to honour al-Sayid Moqtada al-Sadr’s pledge will be treated with respect and restraint,” said a statement issued by US command in Baghdad, using Sadr’s honorific title as a descendant of the Prophet Mohammed.
“Those who dishonour the Sadr pledge are regrettably tarnishing both the name and the honour of the movement,” it added