The hostilities between the Iraqi government and the Sadrist, Mehdi Army have ceased. Intermediaries for the government went to Iran and brokered an end to the fighting by offering Moctada al-Sadr generous terms. Compliance with these terms was guaranteed by Iran, owed allegiance by both parties. It was a nine point plan, released to the public on Sunday, that ended the fighting. You can bet there were concessions and accommodations that were not made public.
Sadr City is quiet. The curfew will be lifted in the morning. In Basra, the work of pumping and shipping the oil continues as trading floors around the World breath a sigh of relief. This whole thing only took six days from start to finish. Important conflicts can occur, in the Middle East, in six days.
The rockets and the mortar rounds keep falling on the Green Zone. Day and night. The Americans believe that Moctada doesn't have total control of his people and they are acting independently. Bullshit. Nothing happens independently in the Middle East.
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