BAGHDAD (HRNW) – Controversial Iraqi cleric Moqtada Sadr announced on Tuesday he was dissolving the “blue caps”, an organised unit of his supporters accused of recent deadly attacks on anti-government protests.
It was the most recent about-face in a series of dizzying decisions in recent weeks for Sadr, who has a cult-like following of several million Iraqis.
He initially backed the rallies demanding a government overhaul when they erupted in October, but has switched course multiple times in recent weeks, finally breaking with the movement by endorsing premier-designate Mohammad Allawi.
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