By Megan Gates
A group of Iraq’s senior Shiite leaders called on Iraqis to assist the government in fighting Sunni militants who have taken control of broad portions of the nation. In a statement today, senior Shiite cleric Grand Ayatollah Ali Sistani said it was “the legal and national responsibility of whoever can hold a weapon, to hold it to defend the country, the citizens, and the holy sites,” of Iraq, according to The New York Times. The request came as militants had taken temporary control of two more towns near the Iranian border, Saadiyah and Jalawla, before being forced to retreat by Iraqi troops.
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