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Al-Sistani opposes armed resistance against US occupation
BAGHDAD, Aug. 28 (Xinhua) -- Iraq's top Shiite authority opposed Saturday the armed resistance against the US-led occupation after meeting at the house of the most revered Shiite cleric in the country, Grand Ayatollah Ali al-Sistani. Al-Sistani, who forced radical Shiite cleric Moqtada al-Sadr to end the conflict and quit the Imam Ali shrine, met at his home with Grand Ayatollahs Mohammed Sa'id al-Hakim, Ishaq al-Fayadh and Basheer al-Najafi for 30 minutes. The meeting tackled the situation in the holy city of Najaf and means to run the city after Sistani's office took over the keys of Imam Ali shrine, Sistani's spokesman told reporters. The meeting also reaffirmed the opposition of the Marjaiya (the highest religious authority) to the armed resistance against the US-led occupation, saying there is still room for peaceful solutionto end the occupation, the spokesman said. The situation was calm in Najaf for a second day, and the Iraqi police boosted their existence in the old city, a Xinhua correspondent said the marginalization of "Mr. Sadr" continues Posted by: Frank G 2004-08-28 |
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