Video: Clashes between Sarkhi followers, Iraqi Security Forces

Karbala (IraqiNews.com) On Wednesday, a source in Karbala said that violent clashes broke out between government forces and followers of Sarkhi in the south of Karbala.

The source added that “the clashes broke out when the government forces tried to storm the headquarters of Mahmoud al-Hassani Sarkhi after it was cordoned off late last night.”

The source indicated that the clashes have thus involved light and medium weapons, including RPG 7, and that the clashes were still ongoing despite power outages and helicopter reinforcements.

Mahmoud al-Hassani Sarkhi is opposed to Velayat-E Faqih, which is a doctrine of governance that is practiced in present day Iran. He is opposed to the Shiite religious authorities which associate their loyalty to Iran. The Shiite religious authorities denounce him as a “Saddam Hussein Baathist and member of Daash.”