Al Jazeera's Mahmoud Abdelwahed detailed from the parliament premises that Sadr's allies have begun to follow his directives.
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"Destroying the tents they had erected for more than a month".
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"We are communicating with some of them, they say... They are currently following the guidelines of their chiefs.
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They are leaving the region at his request - however that doesn't mean they can't come back," Abdelwahed said.
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"They say they can come back to the top whenever at the request of their chief, Moqtada al-Sadr."
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He said the move was a form of "de-escalation" after the latest violence.
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Iran reopened its border with Iraq to travelers on Tuesday after Iraqi Shiite cleric Muqtada al-Sadr called on his supporters to withdraw from the streets, state media reported.