95 Iraqi troops remain in the country . Al-Sadr : Withdrawal should include all the occupation forces . Muqtada al-Sadr commands the loyalty of the Mehdi Army , an independent militia . But he seemed to suggest Wednesday that Iraqis had the right to attack foreign forces in the country -- if not Iraqi security forces . Baghdad must now seek Iraqi permission to launch operations in the cities .
95 Iraqi troops remain in the country . Al-Sadr : Withdrawal should include all the occupation forces . Muqtada al-Sadr commands the loyalty of the Mehdi Army , an independent militia . Baghdad must now seek Iraqi permission to launch operations in the cities .