Al-Sadr demands troops fired get jobs back
NAJAF, Iraq (AP) - April 14, 2008 Monday's statement comes a day after more than 1,300 soldiers
and policemen were sacked for abandoning their posts or refusing to
fight when clashes broke out.
The anti-U.S. cleric says those who gave up their arms "were
only obeying their grand religious leaders" and "were driven by
their religious duties."
He says in a statement issued by his office in holy city of
Najaf that they should be reinstated and even rewarded for their
loyalty.
