Abdul-Satar al-Bahadli
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Sheikh Abdul-Satar al-Bahadli is a senior Iraq
i Shia cleric and confederate of Muqtada al-Sadr
.
On 7 May 2004, speaking in the city of Basra
, he made a public announcement at a mosque
offering cash rewards: 350 dollars for the capture of male British soldiers, 150 dollars for male British soldiers killed. He gave permission to keep female British soldiers as slaves. Source: "Eight Lives Down", memoir by Christopher Hunter.
Iraq
Iraq ; officially the Republic of Iraq is a country in Western Asia spanning most of the northwestern end of the Zagros mountain range, the eastern part of the Syrian Desert and the northern part of the Arabian Desert....
i Shia cleric and confederate of Muqtada al-Sadr
Muqtada al-Sadr
Sayyid Muqtadā al-Ṣadr is an Iraqi Islamic political leader.Along with Ali al-Sistani and Ammar al-Hakim of the Islamic Supreme Council of Iraq, Sadr is one of the most influential religious and political figures in the country not holding any official title in the Iraqi government.-Titles:He is...
.
On 7 May 2004, speaking in the city of Basra
Basra
Basra is the capital of Basra Governorate, in southern Iraq near Kuwait and Iran. It had an estimated population of two million as of 2009...
, he made a public announcement at a mosque
Mosque
A mosque is a place of worship for followers of Islam. The word is likely to have entered the English language through French , from Portuguese , from Spanish , and from Berber , ultimately originating in — . The Arabic word masjid literally means a place of prostration...
offering cash rewards: 350 dollars for the capture of male British soldiers, 150 dollars for male British soldiers killed. He gave permission to keep female British soldiers as slaves. Source: "Eight Lives Down", memoir by Christopher Hunter.
External links
- http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/middle_east/3694735.stm
- http://news.scotsman.com/international.cfm?id=524742004