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February 2008
- Sadr Extends Ceasefire 6 Months
  
  Wall Street Journal | Feb 22, 08 7:38 AM CST
  
  (Newser) - Muqtada al-Sadr has extended the ceasefire of his Mahdi Army by six months, writes the Wall Street Journal , confirming yesterday's rumors from US officials. At midday prayers across Iraq imams read out the announcement of the Shiite cleric, who had been under pressure from some of his followers to allow the ceasefire to expire tomorrow. More »
- Al-Sadr to Extend Ceasefire
  
  Reuters | Feb 21, 08 11:57 AM CST
  
  (Newser) - Cleric Muqtada al-Sadr will prolong by six months the ceasefire that has reduced violence across Iraq, officials tell Reuters. Sadr today sent a sealed sermon to mosques across Iraq to be read during midday prayers tomorrow. Exact details won’t be known until those envelopes are unsealed, but “the general idea is that there will be an extension,” an official said. More »
- Al-Sadr May Call Off Ceasefire
  
  Radio Free Europe | Feb 20, 08 11:28 AM CST
  
  (Newser) - The ceasefire ordered last August by Iraqi cleric Muqtada al-Sadr expires Saturday, and unless he renews it, his Mahdi Army will again take up arms—raising US fears that gains in staunching sectarian bloodshed across Iraq could jeopardized. Al-Sadr hasn't signaled his intentions, but some say US and Iraqi raids in the south of the country have antagonized Sadrists, increasing calls to end the ceasefire. More »
- Iraq Lawmakers Overcome Rifts, Pass Key Laws
  
  Christian Science Monitor | Feb 13, 08 6:38 PM CST
  
  (Newser) - A day after the speaker of Iraq’s parliament threatened to disband the legislature, lawmakers passed three key but divisive laws after months of infighting, the Christian Science Monitor reports. The measures—passage of a federal budget, limited amnesty for prisoners, and curbs on the powers of local governments—allowed Kurds, Shiites, and Sunnis all to claim victory, the New York Times says. More »
- CBS Journalist to Be Freed 'Within Hours'
  
  AFP | Feb 13, 08 5:00 AM CST
  
  (Newser) - A kidnapped British journalist working for CBS and his translator are to be freed "within hours," according to the office of radical cleric Muqtada al-Sadr. Sadrists conducted negotiations with the kidnappers, who took the two hostage at gunpoint from a hotel in Basra, AFP reports. The captives have not been identified, but the journalist's wife said, "We are pr

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Sadr Extends Ceasefire 6 Months

Al-Sadr to Extend Ceasefire

Al-Sadr May Call Off Ceasefire

Iraq Lawmakers Overcome Rifts, Pass Key Laws

CBS Journalist to Be Freed 'Within Hours'