"Sadr said Iraq was now in a state of civil war, but he said he would order his Mahdi army militia not to respond, the Journal of Turkish Weekly reported Monday.
The bombings destroyed street markets in the slum district of Sadr City which is a stronghold of Sadr supporters, JTW said.
Sadr said U.S.-led forces were responsible for letting the attacks happen but the government should maintain security."
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“Sadr also criticised Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld who had said last week that Iraqi troops, not U.S. forces, would intervene if civil war broke out in Iraq, JTW said.
"May God damn you," Sadr said of Rumsfeld. "You said in the past that civil war would break out if you were to withdraw, and now you say that in case of civil war you won't interfere."
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