BAGHDAD (Reuters) - Iraq's most influential cleric, Grand Ayatollah Ali al-Sistani, threw his weight on Friday behind the new prime minister, calling for national unity to contain sectarian bloodshed and an offensive by Islamic State militants that threatens Baghdad.






Source: [url=http://feeds.reuters.com/~r/Reuters/worldNews/~3/df3mnfiHLgg/story01.htm]Top Iraqi cleric backs new premier, calls for unity[/url]


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