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Grand Ayatollah Ali al-Sistani is Iraq’s top Shiite cleric. AFP
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Iraqi security forces inspect the site of a bomb attack at a police checkpoint near the southern Iraqi city of Najaf, Iraq, January 1, 2017. REUTERS/Stringer
ISIS Claims Responsibility for Najaf Suicide Attack
Najaf – Ultra-hardline terror group ISIS staged a fierce attack against a police checkpoint near the southern Iraqi city of Najaf on Sunday, killing seven policemen. The horrific attack was seen as retaliation to government forces making sweeping advances...Caption:
Former Brazilian soccer star Zico (L), the new national coach for the Iraqi football team, trains the team in Arbil, about 350 km (220 miles) north of Baghdad August 28, 2011. REUTERS/Stringer (IRAQ )
Sectarian Slogans Push Two Kurdish Teams to Withdraw from Iraqi Premier League
Baghdad- Kurdish teams Erbil and Zakho announced withdrawal from the Iraqi Premier League following the match between Erbil and Najaf team, Friday. During the match, the fans were reiterating anti-Kurds calls. Najaf team hosted the match on Friday and won 1-0, however...Caption:
The Wadi al-Salam cemetery, Arabic for “Peace Valley”, is seen in Najaf, south of Baghdad, Iraq August 3, 2016. REUTERS/Alaa Al-Marjani
World’s Largest Cemetery Grows Bigger in Najaf
Najaf-The world’s largest cemetery, in Iraq’s city of Najaf, is expanding at double its usual rate as the nation’s death rate increased with the war on ISIS. The death rate has increased within the ranks of the Popular Mobilization Forces in...Caption:
Iraqis gathering at the checkpoint that was bombed in Hillah on Sunday