Reply #2: According to the BBC, He has already pulled the troops out..it has been done..

[Stuart G]

Iraqi cleric calls off militias
breaking news.........BBC

Iraqi Shia cleric Moqtada Sadr has ordered his fighters off the streets of Basra and other cities in an effort to end clashes with security forces.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/middle_east/7321464.stm


Iraqi cleric calls off militias
breaking news

Iraqi Shia cleric Moqtada Sadr has ordered his fighters off the streets of Basra and other cities in an effort to end clashes with security forces.

He said in a statement that his movement wanted the Iraqi people to stop the bloodshed and maintain its independence and stability.

Previously Mr Sadr had defied a government deadline to hand over weapons in return for cash.

The fighting has claimed more than 240 lives across the country since Tuesday.