Ayatollah Sistani renews call for early elections in Iraq

<p style="text-align:left">Iraq&amp;rsquo;s leading Shia cleric, Grand Ayatollah Ali al-Sistani, on Friday, January 31, condemned the use of force to disperse protest camps across the country, and renewed calls for early elections to be held in a free and fair manner.

Sistani, who delivered his message through a representative at Friday prayers in the holy city of Karbala, also &ldquo;heavily condemned&rdquo; US President Donald Trump&rsquo;s Middle East peace plan.

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