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Source: https://www.nytimes.com/2018/05/14/world/middleeast/iraq-election-moktada-al-sadr.html
Iraqi Voters Strengthen Hand of Militia Leader Who Battled U.S.
(New York Times) Margaret Coker - Moktada al-Sadr, a firebrand Shiite militia leader whose forces once battled American troops in Iraq, has emerged as the surprise front-runner in the Iraqi national elections. Sadr has remained vocally anti-American, though he has also been strongly critical of Iran.