Sadr to split iraq militia into 2 groups

By Stephen Farrell BAGHDAD: Moktada al-Sadr, the anti-American Shiite cleric, said Friday that he would divide his Mahdi army militia in two: one elite unit of fighters and a group that would work on community and religious programs.Iraqi cleric Muqtada al-Sadr reorganizes militia The Associated PressSadr to dissolve militia if US withdraws from Iraq AFPSwissinfo - Washington Post - McClatchy Washington Bureau