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Al-Sadr Throws Support Behind Iraqi PM Al-Maliki

HeadlineOct 04, 2010

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 Muqtada 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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