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Revered Iraqi Shiite leader Abdul Aziz al-Hakim asked for in death what he pushed for in life: a united Iraq.
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Funeral held for Iraqi Shi'ite leader Abdul Aziz al-Hakim in Baghdad
Residents carry the coffin of Abdul Aziz al-Hakim, leader of one of Iraq's most powerful Shi'ite parties, the Supreme Islamic Iraqi Council (ISCI), during his funeral in Baghdad's Kadhimiya District, northwestern Baghdad, on August 28, 2009. Iraq declared three days of mourning on Thursday for the leading Shi'ite cleric and politician whose death may intensify political instability before national elections. UPI/Ali Jasim
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TEHRAN, July 31 (UPI) -- Anti-American Shiite cleric Moqtada Sadr said Thursday he would back the Iraqi government if it did not sign a security deal with the United States.
DAMASCUS, Syria, July 31 (UPI) -- Syrian President Bashar al-Assad hosted Abdul Aziz al-Hakim of the Supreme Islamic Iraqi Council at a meeting on improving bilateral relations.
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telegraph.co.uk at 27 Aug 2009 12:46 pm
Shia leader in Iraq who fought against Saddam and called for national unity
npr.org at 26 Aug 2009 02:00 pm
Abdul-Aziz al-Hakim, the scion of a revered clerical family who channeled rising Shiite power after the fall of Saddam Hussein to become one of Iraq's most influential politicians, died...
latimes.com at 26 Aug 2009 09:34 am
Hakim headed the Supreme Islamic Iraqi Council and was a top member of the U.S.-appointed Governing Council. He was an ally of both the U.S. and Iran. Hakim, 59, died after a battle with...
huffingtonpost.com at 26 Aug 2009 08:04 am
BAGHDAD — Abdul-Aziz al-Hakim, the scion of a revered clerical family who channeled rising Shiite Muslim power after the fall of Saddam Hussein to become one of Iraq's most...
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