http://www.iht.com/articles/ap/2007/02/23/africa/ME-GEN-Iraq-Al-Sadr.php
Aide to radical cleric al-Sadr freed from military custody The Associated Press Published: February 23, 2007 BAGHDAD, Iraq: A top aide of radical Shiite cleric Muqtada al-Sadr has been released from U.S. custody after being held for five months, an al-Sadr official said Friday. Salah al-Obeidi, a spokesman for al-Sadr, was freed on Wednesday and appeared "in good shape" at Friday prayers in Kufa, about 160 kilometers (100 miles) south of Baghdad, said the official, who spoke on condition of anonymity because he was not authorized to brief the media. Al-Obeidi and another member of al-Sadr's inner circle, Muayed al-Khazraji, were taken in a raid in September by U.S. and Iraqi forces. No charges were made public, but U.S.-led authorities have increased pressure on al-Sadr and his Mahdi Army militia as part of sweeps to battle sectarian violence. The U.S. military did not immediately comment on the reported release. It was not known whether al-Khazraji also was released. Al-Sadr's forces have significantly lowered their profile in parts of Baghdad since a major security effort began last week, including a drop in reports of Sunni killings blamed on Shiite death squads. +++ ------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Sponsor --------------------~--> Something is new at Yahoo! Groups. Check out the enhanced email design. http://us.click.yahoo.com/kOt0.A/gOaOAA/yQLSAA/TySplB/TM --------------------------------------------------------------------~-> -------------------------- Want to discuss this topic? Head on over to our discussion list, [EMAIL PROTECTED] -------------------------- Brooks Isoldi, editor [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.intellnet.org Post message: [email protected] Subscribe: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Unsubscribe: [EMAIL PROTECTED] *** FAIR USE NOTICE. This message contains copyrighted material whose use has not been specifically authorized by the copyright owner. OSINT, as a part of The Intelligence Network, is making it available without profit to OSINT YahooGroups members who have expressed a prior interest in receiving the included information in their efforts to advance the understanding of intelligence and law enforcement organizations, their activities, methods, techniques, human rights, civil liberties, social justice and other intelligence related issues, for non-profit research and educational purposes only. We believe that this constitutes a 'fair use' of the copyrighted material as provided for in section 107 of the U.S. Copyright Law. If you wish to use this copyrighted material for purposes of your own that go beyond 'fair use,' you must obtain permission from the copyright owner. For more information go to: http://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/17/107.shtml Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/osint/ <*> Your email settings: Individual Email | Traditional <*> To change settings online go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/osint/join (Yahoo! ID required) <*> To change settings via email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
