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Sadr City Cease Fire

May-10-2008 » Filed Under: 2/25 SBCT , 2nd Stryker Cavalry Regiment

The Long War Journal is reporting that a cease fire has been negotiated between militia forces and the Iraqi military/government. Excerpt:

After over six weeks of heavy fighting in and around the Mahdi Army stronghold Sadr City, where Mahdi Army forces took lopsided casualties in the fighting, the government and the Sadrist political bloc have signed an agreement to end the fighting. The agreement will allow for the Iraqi military to operate freely inside Sadr City while the Mahdi Army must halt its fighting.

The negotiations, which took place over the course of the last several days, culminated in the signing of a 14-point agreement. Both Iraqi government spokesman Ali al Dabbagh and Sadrist spokesman Sheikh Salih al Ubaydi confirmed an agreement was reached.

Related:

Operations continue in Sadr City


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