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Iraq’s Sadr heads to Najaf after Beirut visit

Prominent Iraqi Shiite cleric Muqtada al-Sadr Tuesday departed Lebanon heading to Iraq following an unannounced visit to Beirut. Sadr headed to the Shiite holy city of Najaf, a source at Beirut's Rafik Hariri International Airport told The Daily Star. He reportedly arrived in Beirut on April 10, in a discreet visit outside the media spotlight. […]

AP reports:

Prominent Iraqi Shiite cleric Muqtada al-Sadr Tuesday departed Lebanon heading to Iraq following an unannounced visit to Beirut.

Sadr headed to the Shiite holy city of Najaf, a source at Beirut's Rafik Hariri International Airport told The Daily Star.

He reportedly arrived in Beirut on April 10, in a discreet visit outside the media spotlight.

The nature of his trip remains unclear.