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October 4, 2010

Al-Sadr Throws Support Behind Iraqi PM Al-Maliki
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Iraq appears one step closer to finally forming a new government seven
months after parliamentary elections were held. On Friday, backers of
the Shiite cleric Moqtada al-Sadr threw their weight behind Prime
Minister Nouri al-Maliki. Al-Sadr is an influential cleric with close
ties to Iran. But it is still unclear if al-Maliki has enough support to
form a new government as Sunni politicians are threatening to boycott a
Maliki government.



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