Main Shiite Faction Signs Deal To Clear Way for Soldiers in Sadr City
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BAGHDAD, Iraq — Representatives of Iraq’s main Shiite Muslim factions signed a deal yesterday clearing the way for Iraqi soldiers to operate throughout Sadr City, a vast Baghdad slum that is largely under the control of militiamen loyal to firebrand cleric Muqtada al-Sadr.
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