Kul Al Iraq newspaper said Thursday in its editorial on the latest violence in Baghdad and Basra that Iraqis raised their hands asking God to end the strife that could have cost many lives.

The editorial with the title "This is the wisdom of Iraqis" said that the past few days put Iraqis through a hard test on many issues and was a filter for the decisions by the government, which took a courageous step in fighting gangsters' groups.

"The government was wise when it positively responded to Shiite cleric Moqtada Sadr's statement when he disowned followers who carry weapons to shed the blood of people, destroy the economy of Iraq or perform actions against humanity," it said.

The paper said the past few days proved to the people of Iraq their government is able to impose its law on everybody.

"The fighting in Basra and elsewhere last week deepened the unity of the Iraqi people and showed their united vision and true willingness to end the occupation," it said.