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August 25, 2004

Sistani to Lead March to Reclaim Najaf?!?!

If this happens, it's huge, I think.

NAJAF, Iraq — Iraq's most powerful Shiite cleric was returning home from Britain today in a bid to end nearly three weeks of fighting in Najaf and called on his followers to join him in a march to reclaim the holy city, his spokesmen said.

Grand Ayatollah Ali Husseini al-Sistani, 73, has been in London for medical treatment since Aug. 6, one day after clashes erupted in Najaf. The cleric wields enormous influence among Shiite Iraqis and his return could play a crucial role in stabilizing the nearly three-week-old crisis.

"His eminence Grand Ayatollah al-Sistani will arrive in beloved Iraq in a few hours and he will return to the holy city of Najaf to rescue it from its ordeal," Hamed al-Khafaf said in an e-mail sent to The Associated Press in Beirut.

The announcement came as U.S. and Iraqi forces in Najaf tightened a cordon around the Old City and the neighbouring Imam Ali Shrine, the holiest Shia site in Iraq. U.S. forces shelled militants loyal to rebel Shiite cleric Muqtada al-Sadr in the Old City on Wednesday and smoke rose into the sky after U.S. warplanes pummeled the area overnight.

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The relentless American bombing in Najaf appeared to be weakening as Iraqi troops moved to within 200 yards of the revered Imam Ali Shrine and Iraq's defence minister once again demanded fighters loyal to a radical cleric surrender or face a violent raid.

The militant force, which once waged fierce battles with U.S. troops throughout the Old City and Najaf's vast cemetery, seemed considerably diminished in number and less aggressive Tuesday after days of U.S. air strikes and heavy artillery pounding.

Hundreds of insurgents have been spotted leaving Najaf in recent days, witnesses said. Those that remained appeared to have pulled back to the area around the shrine, where the fighting Tuesday was concentrated, U.S. troops said.

Police say al-Sadr, who has not been seen in public for days, has fled the city.

Go effin' figure on that, huh?

His aides, however, vigorously denied that, saying al-Sadr was in a secret hideout here. Regardless, the fiery, charismatic cleric's absence from the battlefield may have withered his followers' morale.

Al-Khafaf told the Arab satellite television station Al-Arabiya that al-Sistani "will lead thousands of followers on a march to holy Najaf."

"We call upon all devout Iraqis who follow him" from all over the country to be "on alert to head to holy Najaf under his leadership," al-Khafaf told the station. He said an announcement on the next steps will be made later.


posted by Ace at 03:44 PM
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Love it. "I will be victorious - or shed my last drop of...holy SHIT, will ya look at the time? Gotta go, fellas, hold the fort, eh? Back soon, just gotta go do...uh, this thing I forgot..."

Brave Mookie ran away.

Posted by: rick on August 25, 2004 04:25 PM

Always be careful what we wish for. . . If this works, great, but we've played the "enemy of my enemy" game before and gotten burned.

Dave

Posted by: Dave on August 25, 2004 04:34 PM

Dave: Agree totally.

I personally think they should be concerned that one of those fucktards with al'sadr has an itchy trigger finger and ends up shooting Sistani. Then we have a BIG problem. Shit will hit the fan and all we will be able to do is get out of the way.

What are the chances this whole trip to england and return to save the day is some big plan of Sistani's to assure his supremacy within the Shia and perhaps take the upcoming elections for his own?

Posted by: Jennifer on August 25, 2004 04:50 PM

Interesting Jennifer.

He avoided being associated with all the ineffectual pussy-footing that has been the Iraqis' strategy so far.

So now Sistani can hitch up his belt, say, "OK, now its time for me to kick some punk ass" and swagger into town looking like Mr. Bigshot Hero.

Posted by: lauraw on August 25, 2004 05:29 PM

I think he will come out of this either president or 'puppet master' in Iraq or a martyr. I could care less, just want to not have our guys blamed either way. though i think it is inevitable in this time of "finger pointers"

Posted by: Jennifer on August 25, 2004 05:35 PM
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