Saturday, November 23, 2024

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16 arrested in Kut for distributing cleric’s leaflet

WASSIT / IraqiNews.com: An Iraqi force arrested 16 persons in central Kut city while they were handing out a release issued by Shiite cleric Sayyid Mahmoud al-Hassani al-Sarkhi, a security source from Wassit province said on Sunday. “The release, which was about the Iraqi-U.S. security pact, contained a demand to the U.S. president-elect to end the occupation in Iraq,” the source told IraqiNews.com. “It also demands Iraqi officials to release the pact to the public to enable them to learn about its details,” he added. Kut, the capital city of Wassit province, lies 180 km southeast of Baghdad. MH (P)/AmR 1

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