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Sistani supports govt measures to impose rule of law-Iraqi PM
 Iraqi PM Nouri al-Maliki on Thursday said top Shiite cleric Ali Sistani expressed his support to the government measures taken to impose the rule of law.PM Al-Maliki paid a visit to Najafs Shiite shrine and top cleric Sistani days after overseeing anew assault in Mosul to crack down on al-Qaeda. Talks with Sistani centred on issues serving Iraq, said PM office statement received by Aswat al-Iraq-Voices of Iraq(VOI). The PM noted the religious authority supported the government measures in imposing the rule of law, adding he stressed the importance of holding weapons by government forces only, delivering services and carrying out reconstruction projects. Iraqi PM has lately launched two major offensives in Basra and Mosul to crack down on violence wracking the two provinces. Posted by: GolfBravoUSMC 2008-05-23 |
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