"Moqtada al Sadr, threatened to revive his Mehdi Army and relaunch armed resistance against continued US presence in the country... A spokesperson of al Sadr, said the US had until the end of the year to meet the cleric's demands... Al Jazeera correspondent Jane Arraf, reporting from Baghdad, said that this time Sadr had not only warned US troops but also the contractors. "The rally marks the start of new campaign by one of the most powerful political forces in Iraq and it must be remembered that the Shia leader had fought against the US army in 2004," she said. Al-Sadr froze his militia in 2007, dramatically reducing violence in the country. His appeal to the poor and dispossessed accounts for much of his popularity, but some Iraqis support him as symbol of resistance against US presence..."
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