Sadr Holds Out Against Plan to Divide Iraq; Cleric's Bloc Breaks With Other Shiite Groups to Back Sunnis in Parliamentary Boycott

From: The Washington Post | Date: September 12, 2006| Author: Amit R. Paley and Saad Sarhan - Washington Post Staff Writers | Copyright information

Moqtada al-Sadr, the powerful Shiite Muslim cleric, remains adamantly opposed to a controversial plan to partition Iraq into a federation of three largely independent regions, a top Sadr aide said Monday.

"Iraq must not be divided," said Riyadh Nouri, the aide to Sadr, who has opposed the U.S. presence in Iraq.

Sadr's objection to the plan remains steadfast despite a meeting Sunday night in Najaf between Sadr and his intermittent rival Abdul Aziz al-Hakim, leader of the Supreme ...

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