Iranian Grand Ayatollah Sistani Calls For End of Assad and Maliki Rule.HT: UskowiOnIran.
The Shia spiritual leader Grand Ayatollah Ali al-Sistani today called for removal of Iraqi and Syrian leaders to limit a growing sectarian conflict in the region.
Sistani made the comments in Shia holy city of Najaf in southern Iraq during a meeting with visiting Turkish Foreign Minister Ahmet Davutoglu. (Al Siyassa/The Gulf Daily News, 15 November)
Grand Ayatollah Sistani’s objection to Syrian President Bashar Al Assad and Iraqi Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki staying in power puts him in direct conflict with Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, who backs both Syrian and Iraqi leaders.
Iraqi Shia strongman Moqtada al-Sadr is an adherent of Sistani. Davutoglu is the most senior Turkish official to visit Iraq in two years. After his meeting in Najaf, Davutoglu described Sistani as the “safety valve” of Iraq who stands against Shia-Sunni sectarian conflict in Iraq and the region.
Meanwhile, a bomber wearing a police uniform today detonated an explosives belt in a crowd of Shia pilgrims in the eastern Iraqi city of Al Sadiya, killing 35. Hmmmm......Who needs enemies when you have Turks as friends?
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