They were part of the private army of powerful cleric Moqtada al-Sadr – Daily Mail

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Yesterday I witnessed the extraordinary sight of hordes of suicide bombers, dressed in black and brandishing Kalashnikovs, marching through the slums of Baghdad. Grouped into makeshift platoons – some wearing white shrouds to denote their readiness to …
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