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Iraqi Official Says Al-Sadr In Iran, But Not Fleeing
February 15, 2007
Muqrada al-Sadr (file photo) (AFP)
reports that radical Shi'ite cleric Muqtada al-Sadr is in Iran, but
denied suggestions that he fled Iraq fearing arrest.
Sami al-Askari, an adviser to Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki, said al-Sadr is only visiting Iran and will return to Iraq soon.
Meanwhile today, the U.S. military said Iraq has begun closing its borders with Iran and Syria as part of a security crackdown aimed at stopping the movement of militants and weapons into the country.
(Reuters, AFP)