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Throughout the dealings there has been no official public statement from Mr. Sadr about the agreement.
The SADR government controls about 20% of the Western Sahara territory.
Mr. Sadr's latest about-face came after Defense Minister Shaalan flew to Najaf on an American military helicopter on Wednesday and announced that an attack on the Imam Ali Mosque was imminent.
That ayatollah is keen to protect his following by complaining about the liberation and wrings his hands about Sadr, who has openly declared alliance with Hamas and Hezbollah and war on the West.
At a mosque in Baghdad, members of the Mahdi Army, the militia of the rebel Shiite cleric Moktada al-Sadr, bragged about their recent success in cracking down on criminals.
Politicians close to Mr. Abadi had been in exploratory talks with Mr. Sadr's followers about joining with them in a possible coalition.
"We don't think Mr. Sadr is serious about what he's going to do," Iyad Allawi, president of the council, told reporters here.
Mr. Sadr's statements about returning to violence if the Americans prolong their stay has created a political dilemma for Prime Minister Nuri Kamal al-Maliki, who relied on the support of Mr. Sadr's followers in Parliament to secure a second term.
The search for the truth about Sadr is a powerful motivator in Lebanon and has been a central issue in Libyan-Lebanese relations since the end of the Lebanese civil war.
"They want it done with an Iraqi lead, but they feel it is our responsibility". The debate over what to do about Sadr has been going on for several months.
In any case, the U.S. occupation authority ends June 30, when Iraq's interim government recovers national sovereignty, at least in name, and the decision about Sadr's fate in theory would then fall under Iraqi jurisdiction.
