My Way - News: "Senor said the U.S. military decided to redeploy its troops around Najaf after moderate Shi'ite clerics stepped forward to try to end the fighting and prodded radical cleric Moqtada al-Sadr to take steps such as withdrawing his militiamen from the city.
The young firebrand cleric made his commitments in a letter to Shi'ite leaders who had approached him in a bid to end the fighting in Najaf, Senor said.
'The coalition did not participate in the negotiation of the text of this letter but was kept aware of its progress,' said Senor.
'We are hopeful that Moqtada al-Sadr will live up to the commitments he made in his letter. If Moqtada al-Sadr does in fact live up to the commitments he made to the Shi'a house, we will play our part.'"
The young firebrand cleric made his commitments in a letter to Shi'ite leaders who had approached him in a bid to end the fighting in Najaf, Senor said.
'The coalition did not participate in the negotiation of the text of this letter but was kept aware of its progress,' said Senor.
'We are hopeful that Moqtada al-Sadr will live up to the commitments he made in his letter. If Moqtada al-Sadr does in fact live up to the commitments he made to the Shi'a house, we will play our part.'"
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