Sadr rejects presence of US Military trainers in Iraq

BAGHDAD: The Leader of the Shiite al-Sadr Trend, Muqtada al-Sadr, has announced rejection of the presence of US Forces, including military trainers, in Iraq after the end of 2011, according to the Security Agreement signed between Iraq and the US. “I had presented 3 demands about the US troops presence in Iraq, but none of them had been passed by the Parliament till now,” Sadr said in a statement. In another development, Sadr strongly condemned what he termed as “the Western attacks against demonstrators in the United States and other countries.” He said the demonstration in Wall Street at the United States had witnessed harsh attacks in that country, alleging to be supporter of democracy, giving no further details. SKH (ST)226