Sources: Iran helped prod al-Sadr cease-fire
March 31, 2008 – 4:05 pmIran was integral in persuading Shiite cleric Muqtada al-Sadr to halt attacks by his militia on Iraqi security forces, an Iraqi lawmaker has said.
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