Lebanon's top Shiite Muslim cleric issued a religious edict Monday banning attacks on public utilities in Iraq, mainly the oil industry, urging Iraqis to solve their problems through dialogue.
Iraqi-born Grand Ayatollah Mohammed Hussein Fadlallah, who enjoys some influence among Iraq's Shiites, said in a statement that Iraqis should work for stability in their country otherwise they will be helping the "occupation ... that wants to dominate Iraqis and stay longer in Iraq in order to serve its dangerous project in the region."
Fadlallah's comments came after radical cleric Muqtada al-Sadr ordered his Shiite militiamen off the streets after days of …
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