al-Sadr called on his resistance army to stop fight« Thread Started on May 25, 2007, 7:34am » --------------------------------------------------------------------------------read at source> http://edition.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/meast ... tmlBAGHDAD, Iraq (CNN) -- Shiite cleric Muqtada al-Sadr took part in Friday prayers in Kufa, a holy Shiite city, after being absent from public view for more than four months, Iraq's state TV al-Iraqiya reported.An aide close to al-Sadr confirmed the appearance by the anti-American cleric, whose movements have been of keen interest to the U.S. military.According to witnesses, al-Sadr received a warm greeting from thousands of supporters gathered at the Kufa mosque.Iraqis could be heard chanting "long live al-Sadr," "Muqtada is our bridge to heaven" as well as anti-American slogans calling for a U.S. troop pullout, witnesses said.The Shiite cleric also called on his Mehdi Army militia to stop fighting Iraqi government forces and asked his supporters to protect Sunnis and Christians from attacks, Reuters reported.