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Iraqi Shiite leader Muqtada al-Sadr orders the return of "Mahdi Army" in response the American strike that killed Suleimani.

Mahdi Army fought against the US troops during the invasion in 2003. Sadr disbanded the group in 2008.
UPDATES:

• Iraqi caretaker PM Abdul-Mahdi: The attack is a breach of the deal that permits US presence in Iraq. Called parliament for an extraordinary meeting

• Iran’s Khamenei is participating for the first time in a National Security Council meeting to discuss the response
NEW — US calls all its citizens in Iraq to leave the country immediately
Senior Russian official says the death of Soleimani could accelerate the manufacture of nuclear weapons by Iran - Al Jazeera
Opposition’s Syrian National Council:

“Soleimani led and participated in the massacres and displaced millions of Syrians”

Indeed, IRGC Commander Soleimani was heavily involved in the planning of Aleppo siege and deployment of Shiite militias to Syria
NEW — Iraqi National Assembly to hold an emergency session tomorrow to discuss Suleimani’s assassination in Baghdad and the presence of US troops in the country
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