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Sadr demands forces be reinstated Sadr demands forces be reinstated
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Shia cleric Moqtada Sadr has demanded the Iraqi government reinstate 1,300 soldiers and police who were dismissed for desertion during recent fighting.Shia cleric Moqtada Sadr has demanded the Iraqi government reinstate 1,300 soldiers and police who were dismissed for desertion during recent fighting.
His office said those who had handed their weapons to militiamen during the clashes in Basra and Kut were following orders from their religious leaders.His office said those who had handed their weapons to militiamen during the clashes in Basra and Kut were following orders from their religious leaders.
Those sacked are believed to be loyal to the radical cleric, whose Mehdi Army militia was the target of the raids.Those sacked are believed to be loyal to the radical cleric, whose Mehdi Army militia was the target of the raids.
Meanwhile, a car bombing has killed 12 members of the Kurdish Peshmerga force.Meanwhile, a car bombing has killed 12 members of the Kurdish Peshmerga force.
The troops, who are now part of the Iraqi army, died when there convoy was attacked near the Syrian border in northern Iraq, local police said. The troops, who are now part of the Iraqi army, died when there convoy was attacked near the Syrian border about 120km (75 miles) north-west of the city of Mosul, local police said.
The US military has also discovered a mass grave containing 20 to 30 badly decomposed bodies near Muqdadiya, about 60km (37 miles) north of Baghdad, it said. US-led forces also discovered a mass grave containing 20 to 30 badly decomposed bodies near Muqdadiya, 60km (37 miles) north of Baghdad, the US military said in a statement.
The victims appeared to have been buried for nearly eight months and troops were unable to determine whether they had been tortured, it added.The victims appeared to have been buried for nearly eight months and troops were unable to determine whether they had been tortured, it added.