Tuesday, February 13, 2007

Muqtada Al-Sadr flees Iraq

This seems like good news, possibly a direct result of the surge. Of course, he's all but admitted that he's just going to lay low in Iran until the heat is off:

Anti-American Shiite cleric Muqtada al-Sadr has fled his Baghdad stronghold for the friendly confines of Iran's capital, FOX News can confirm via a senior United States official.

Al-Sadr left Iraq within the past few weeks out of fear for his safety and security and is with family in Tehran, where he has visited before, the official said.

His move comes as coalition forces crack down on the insurgency in Baghdad and ahead of the arrival of 21,500 U.S. troops sent by President George W. Bush to quell sectarian violence.
Let's just chalk it up as positive propaganda for now.

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