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Moqtada al-Sadr Delivers Sermon in Kufa

After months in hiding, Moqtada al-Sadr emerged in Iraq today to deliver a sermon to thousand of worshipers at a mosque in the southern city of Kufa .

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KCRW placeholderBy Sara Terry • May 12, 2014 • 1 min read

After months in hiding, Moqtada al-Sadr emerged in Iraq today to deliver a sermon to thousand of worshipers at a mosque in the southern city of Kufa. His speech was laced with his trademark anti-American rhetoric and his return comes at a time when there are growing signs that extremists in his militia have been disobeying orders to stand down from sectarian violence.

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    The Aftermath Project

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