In an interview with The Independent Moqtada Sadr and the insurgents of his Mehdi Army received training in Lebanon from Hezbollah:
“We have formal links with Hizbollah, we do exchange ideas and discuss the situation facing Shiites in both countries,” he said. “It is natural that we would want to improve ourselves by learning from each other. We copy Hizbollah in the way they fight and their tactics, we teach each other and we are getting better through this.”
Mr Sadr said members of the Mehdi Army had travelled to Lebanon, and would continue to do so. “We go and discuss what Israel’s future plans are in the Middle East because we are part of whatever will happen,” he said.
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