Sadr will accept UN troops
14/08/2004 15:54  - (SA)  

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An Iraqi boy smiles as he looks at an American soldier patrol the streets during a cease fire with the Mahdi army in the holy city of Najaf. (Jim MacMillan, AP)

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Najaf, Iraq - Shiite rebel leader Moqtada Sadr is prepared to accept a UN force in Iraq, a spokesman said on Saturday, as peace talks between the cleric's militia and the government broke down in the holy city of Najaf.

"We prefer the UN to the (US-led) occupation forces, because Iraq is a member of the United Nations," Sheikh Ahmed al-Shaibani said.

"There is a big difference between the blue helmets (of UN troops) and the occupation troops," he added.

- AFP

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