Al-Sadr Bloc Ends Boycott Of Iraqi Parliament

Lawmakers from the 30-member bloc walked out of the legislature last month after the bombing of the Al-Askari Mosque, a revered Shi'ite shrine in the city of Samarra, which al-Sadr blamed in part on the failure of Iraqi security forces.

The bloc had said it would return if the government developed a plan to rebuild the Samarra shrine.

(AFP, AP)

 

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