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12 June, 2004, 03:03 GMT 04:03 UK

Iraq cleric 'calls for new start'


The Shia militants have been holding Najaf's sprawling cemetery
Radical Shia cleric Moqtada Sadr has issued conditional support for the interim Iraqi government, which he earlier rejected as a US puppet.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/middle_east/3799371.stm
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U.S. officials say insurgents, who often target Iraqis seen as cooperating with the Americans, are likely to step up attacks before Iraq's occupation formally ends on June 30.

http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&u=/nm/20040612/ts_nm/iraq_dc&cid=564&ncid=1480
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