Massive Rally In Iraq Against U.S. Troops

A woman holds a picture of Iraqi cleric Muqtada al-Sadr as his supporters rally in Baghdad's Sadr city. [REUTERS]

Iraq: Thousands Rally Against U.S. Troops -- Time/AP

(BAGHDAD) — Iraqi Shi'ite militia fighters led a massive rally of followers of a hard-liner anti-American cleric on Thursday, marching in Baghdad in a show of defiance as Iraqi leaders weigh whether to keep U.S. troops in the country beyond the end of the year.

An estimated 70,000 supporters of Muqtada al-Sadr waved Iraqi flags and shouted "No, no, America!" as the tight columns of the unarmed but ominous Mahdi Army marched though one of Baghdad's poorest neighborhoods.

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More News On Today's Protests Against U.S. Troops In Iraq

Al-Sadr followers rally in Iraq against US troops -- Yahoo News/AP
Sadr supporters rally against US presence in Iraq -- AFP
Thousands of Sadr supporters rally against U.S. in Baghdad -- Washington Post
Sadr supporters rally over US troops in Iraq -- Al Jazeera
Al-Sadr followers rally in Iraq against US troops -- Newsday
Iraqis protest to demand U.S. honors troops' withdrawal deal -- CNN
U.S. general: Militant attacks on American troops in Iraq on the rise -- CNN
Massive Baghdad Shiite Rally Chants 'No, No America' -- Andrew G. Bostom, American Thinker
Gates Urges Iraq to Let U.S. Troops Stay Longer -- Wall Street Journal
Iraqi forces eye readiness ahead of US pullout -- Reuters
FACTBOX-Future U.S. military role strains shaky Iraq coalition -- Reuters