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Muqtada al-Sadr (Arabic: مقتدى الصدر, also transliterated as Moqtada Alsadr) (born c. 1974) is the son of the famous Iraqi Shia cleric Mohammad Sadeq al-Sadr. As of early 2004, he was the de facto ruler of the Sadr City section of Baghdad and commanded the loyalty of the Mahdi Army, an insurgent force making a bid for power in Iraq. Clashes with U.S. forces in April were followed by a truce in June, and mixed signals from al-Sadr after his promises to disband his militia and become involved in the political process. The Coalition Provisional Authority had on several occasions threatened to arrest al-Sadr, and in early April 2004 issued an arrest warrant, alleging his involvement in a homicide (see below). U.S. military commanders expressing an intention to "capture or kill" him. Al-Sadr had agreed to disband his army and join the political process, and he was given assurances that he would not face arrest and be allowed to stand in the 2005 elections. However, tensions rose again in August, and U.S. and Iraqi forces decided to move against al-Sadr and his militia.
Honorific titles
His name is often prefixed with the honorific titles Hojatoleslam (indicating a middle-ranking Shia cleric of the rank of mujtahid, although in fact al-Sadr has not achieved this rank) or Sayyid (generally used to denote persons descending directly from the prophet Mohammad). He is also often called Sheik by his followers and other admirers. Again, this is an honorific title, indicating a leader ("Sir" would be an approximate equivalent in English).
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