Iraq’s most influential Shiite cleric calls for an end to the violence gripping the country, urging both sides to pull back “before it is too late.”
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He also criticized the government, as well as the leaders of the two biggest parliament blocs, saying they failed to fulfill their promises to the people. Al-Sistani’s message was delivered on Friday by his representative Ahmed al-Safi in the Shiite holy city of Karbala.Iraqi officials are reporting nine more deaths in anti-government protests in a southern city, bringing this week’s overall death toll to 42.
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