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WASHINGTON, Aug. 6 (UPI) -- U.S. President Barack Obama had a letter delivered to Grand Ayatollah Ali al-Sistani in Iraq calling for help in breaking a political deadlock, sources said.
NAJAF, Iraq, Jan. 5 (UPI) -- Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki traveled to the Shiite holy city of Najaf on Tuesday to discuss election preparations with Grand Ayatollah Ali al-Sistani.
NAJAF, Iraq, Dec. 29 (UPI) -- Revered Iraqi Shiite cleric Grand Ayatollah Ali al-Sistani voiced his condemnation of Israeli airstrikes into the Hamas-controlled Gaza Strip.
BAGHDAD, Aug. 11 (UPI) -- Iraqi Grand Ayatollah Ali al-Sistani called for elections in Kirkuk to settle the dispute over regional status as various groups seek violence as a resolution.
NAJAF, Iraq, June 5 (UPI) -- Grand Ayatollah Ali al-Sistani Thursday set a series of conditions necessary for Iraq to consider any strategic arrangement with the United States.
BAGHDAD, June 3 (UPI) -- Iraqi officials Tuesday rejected any draft proposal concerning a strategic relationship with the United States that would undermine Iraqi sovereignty.
BAGHDAD, May 28 (UPI) -- A spokesman for Moqtada Sadr said the Shiite cleric urged solidarity from all Iraqis ahead of a security deal between the United States and Iraq.
NAJAF, Iraq, May 27 (UPI) -- With the militancy of Shiite cleric Moqtada Sadr seemingly tamed by the Iraqi government, Grand Ayatollah Ali al-Sistani may be making a comeback.
BAGHDAD, May 27 (UPI) -- Iraqi lawmakers and top clerical leaders said they are frustrated with the lack of consultation between Baghdad and Washington over future strategic deals.
WASHINGTON, May 27 (UPI) -- Are things going well for the United States in Iraq, or are they going badly? How about both at the same time?
