What Sistani Did Next: Will Senior Cleric Disband The Militias Who Threaten Iraq

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Salam Alaykum,

Important article about the Shia Militias, their fractured loyalties, its connection to unemployment, and the future of the Middle East

http://www.niqash.org/en/articles/politics/5791/Will-Senior-Cleric-Disband-The-Militias-Who-Threaten-Iraq%E2%80%99s-Future.htm

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There seems to have been a call by Sistani's representative for the militias to be brought under Iraqi state control:

http://www.rudaw.net/english/kurdistan/151220171

It would remain to be seen if this would actually take place and bring about effective change given the variegated aims of the militias.

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Yet another article highlighting this issue ('Next Stop - Syria, Lebanon, Yemen? For Some Iraqi Militias, The Fight Will Go On'):

http://www.niqash.org/+hglu3

As one can see, their goal is not 'resistance' more than it is occupation. The excuse of 'resisting injustice' is simply a red herring, since we Sunnis are 'Unjust' by definition according to the Twelver Shia religion, and this is a recipe for continued violence for decades, maybe centuries.