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Iran brokers truce between Iraqi government, al-Sadr

World Apr. 06, 2008 - 01:42AM JST ( 2 )

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SuperLibApr. 06, 2008 - 10:11AM JST

Thanks, Iran. That was mighty nice of you.
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BetzeeApr. 07, 2008 - 04:53AM JST

WASHINGTON — The Iranian general who helped broker an end to nearly a week of fighting between Iraqi government forces and Shiite Muslim militiamen in southern Iraq is an unlikely peacemaker.

Brig. Gen. Qassem Suleimani, who helped U.S.-backed Iraqi leaders negotiate a deal with radical Shiite cleric Muqtada al Sadr to stop the fighting in Iraq's largely Shiite south, is named on U.S. Treasury Department and U.N. Security Council watch lists for alleged involvement in terrorism and the proliferation of nuclear and missile technology.

His role as peacemaker, which McClatchy first reported Sunday, underscores Iran's entrenched political power and its alliances in Iraq, according to analysts...

http://www.mcclatchydc.com/iraq/story/32141.html