Ahmed Shibani
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Template:Short description Ahmed Shibani is a senior aide to radical Shia cleric Muqtada al-Sadr, whose political movement plays a key role in Iraq's power-sharing coalition.[1][2][3]
Mr Shibani met Nouri Maliki hours after Iraqi government officials said they were talking with insurgent groups.
The US-led coalition said Shibani could help moderate extremism in Iraq.
In a statement, the coalition said leaders judged that Mr Shibani "could play a potentially important role in helping to moderate extremism and foster reconciliation in Iraq."
The United States military jailed Shibani at a military prison more than two years ago after detaining him during an uprising against the occupation in the Shia town of Najaf.[2]