Top Muslim cleric tells his followers to ATTACK troops who are at war with Islamic State

A LEADING Muslim cleric has told his followers to take aim at American troops set to be deployed against the Islamic State.
Muqtada al-Sadr’s comments come after US Defence Secretary Ash Carter confirmed Washington will commit a further 560 troops to Iraq help its government forces reclaim Mosul from the clutches of the depraved death-cult.

During a visit to Baghdad, Mr Carter said: “These additional US forces will bring unique capabilities to the campaign and provide critical enabler support to Iraqi forces at a key moment in the fight.”

Al-Sadr, an Iraqi Shi’ite Muslim, responded to the US Defence Secretary on his official site after a follower asked for his reaction.

The cleric confirmed in Arabic “they [the US troops] are a target for us”.
It even appears al-Sadr is willing to put the hostility between Sunni and Shi’ite Muslims to one side and join forces against the US as the greater common enemy.
In May 2015, the Iraqi cleric said he was willing to unleash an attack on US forces which were attacking ISIS territories.Al-Sadr said: “If the time comes and the proposed bill is passed, we will have no choice but to unfreeze the military wing that deals with the American entity so that it may start targeting American interests in Iraq and outside of Iraq when possible.”

American troops have primarily been deployed to Iraq to help government forces in the fight against ISIS.The warmongering terror group has suffered heavy loses since the US-led coalition launched its campaign against the cell, losing as much as a quarter of their land.

Source: The Express