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Maliki Meets With Sadr and Sistani

HeadlineOct 20, 2006

Meanwhile, pressure is growing on the Iraqi government from all sides. On Wednesday, Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki made the rare move of meeting with Shiite spiritual leader Grand Ayatollah Ali al-Sistani and leading anti-US Shiite cleric Muqtada al-Sadr. Speaking to reporters, Sadr indicated he’d be open to dropping his opposition to a recent law that would allow the formation of autonomous regions in Iraq.

  • Muqtada al-Sadr: “It is up to the Iraqi people to decide on federalism or any other issue and if the people wants federalism, it is OK and if it is not, it is their legitimate right.”
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