In news from Iraq, Shiite cleric Moqtada al Sadr has ordered his militia to suspend attacks across Iraq. Sadr’s armed movement has led much of the Shiite resistance against the U.S. occupation. In addition, Sadr called for the U.S. to pull its troops out of all city centers in Iraq. Aides to Sadr said the cleric would soon announce his entrance into politics. In other news from Iraq, an Iraqi resistance group has claimed that it has executed 12 Nepalese hostages. Pictures of their throats being slit have appeared on the Internet.