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Al Sadr weighs end of cease-fire and a Mahdi Army push
Shiite leader Muqtada al Sadr risks breaking from politics to renew large scale confrontation with U.S. and Iraqi forces. The Mahdi Army, estimated at about 60,000 fighters, could seize control of Shiite areas and services in Baghdad and the south, echoing Iran-backed Hezbollah. The move follows pressure on al Sadr to renounce his militia and could complicate U.S. troop drawdown and national reconciliation efforts.
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