Iraq's Sadr pulls out forces from Baghdad districts hit by bombs

Shi'ite fighters from Saraya al-Salam, who are loyal to radical cleric Muqtada al-Sadr, take part in a parade along a street in Iraq's holy city of Najaf May 17, 2016. REUTERS/Alaa Al-Marjani

BAGHDAD (Reuters) - Powerful Shi'ite cleric Moqtada al-Sadr has ordered his armed followers to withdraw from the streets of Baghdad districts that have been hit by deadly bombings claimed by Islamic State, an aide said on Wednesday.

Sadr's Saraya al-Salam, or Peace Brigades, had deployed hundreds of militiamen in Sadr City and five other mainly Shi'ite areas of the capital after he accused the government of failing to prevent the attacks by the hardline Sunni group.