Posted on 09/21/2008 4:58:45 AM PDT by Schnucki
Iraqi officials say gunmen have killed a cleric loyal to US foe Muqtada al-Sadr in the southern city of Basra.
Police say Sheik Oday Ali Abbas al-Ajrish was killed on Friday evening near his home.
A Basra police officer and a medic from the city's morgue confirmed the killing.
Al-Ajrish's brother, Mohammad al-Ajrish, is a member of the tribal council for southern Iraq.
Al-Sadr lives in Iran but retains significant influence in Iraq.
His Mahdi Army militia battled US and Iraqi forces for years, but al-Sadr declared a ceasefire last year and his militia is largely disbanded.
In Iraq, that’s known as “dying of natural causes”.
He is a yellow bellied coward...
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