Iraq PM orders Sadr aide released by US forces
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US Forces have released a senior aide to Shiite cleric Moqtada al-Sadr, who had been held for more than a year, on the orders of Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki, the prime minister’s office said on Wednesday.
Ahmed Shibani is a senior aide to Sadr, a radical anti-American cleric who is also the leader of the Mehdi Army militia which Washington recently called the greatest threat to security in Iraq. Sadr’s political movement is an important part of the coalition government, with several ministries. (Reuters)
