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Fatwa to join the military could be positive sign

Apr- 2-2005 » Filed Under: Iraq News

TFF Press Release

MOSUL, IRAQ (April 2, 2005) – A group of Sunni Arab clerics issued a statement on Friday urging fellow Sunni Arabs to join the Iraqi Army and Iraqi Police.

The edict that was issued Friday was signed by 64 Imams and religious scholars was an unexpected turn around for the clerics who have lashed out at the army and police in previous sermons. Clerics hope that integrating more Sunni Arabs into the army and police, which is largely composed of Shiites, will help cut down attacks.

In part the edict stated, “because the police and army are a safeguard for the whole nation, not a militia for any special party, we have issued this Fatwa calling on our people to join the army and police.”

The Fatwa is a strong statement that more of the people in Iraq are fed up with the insurgency that takes as many innocent civilian lives as it does military lives it is seen as a positive movement. “However, those who serve must be prepared to serve all the people,” a military spokesman said.

Anyone with information on anti-Iraqi insurgent activities should call the Joint Coordination Center’s telephone numbers at 513462 or 07701623300.


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