Grand Ayatollah of Iraq issues statement to nation

The Grand Ayatollah of Iraq, Ali al-Sistani has released a press statement to the nation. Al-Sistani is the highest-ranking Shi’a cleric in Iraq.

“All faithful Muslims stand with the Iranian people in condemning the attacks against military and civilian targets in Iran,” al-Sistani said.

However, al-Sistani urged the Iraqi people to keep the peace that is necessary for the upcoming elections.

In a report earlier, the U.S. said that it thought Shi’a groups were responsible for the attacks U.S. troops in four places in Iraq.

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