Cautious welcome for Sadr militia ceasefire in Iraq (AFP)

An Iraqi soldier keeps watch at a checkpoint near Sadr City. Iraq and the US military have cautiously welcomed radical Shiite cleric Moqtada al-Sadr's freeze on armed action by his feared militia, including a halt to attacks on American troops.(AFP/Ali Yussef)AFP – The Iraqi government and US military on Thursday cautiously welcomed radical Shiite cleric Moqtada al-Sadr's freeze on armed action by his feared militia, including a halt to attacks on American troops.