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Iraqi Shiite cleric calls additional US troops a 'target'

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A powerful Iraqi Shiite cleric said the additional 560 US troops to be sent to Iraq to upgrade an air base recently retaken from the ISIS would be a "target" for his supporters.

 

Muqtada al-Sadr's threat came in response to a question from a supporter about the deployment, announced last week by US Defense Secretary Ash Carter.

 

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