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Shi'ites wary of US as both seek to drive IS from Iraq

2014-09-10 34 Dailymotion

They both want Islamic State militants out of Iraq.<br/> <br />But Shi'ite cleric Moqtada al-Sadr is telling his thousands of followers, 'not so fast' when it comes to cooperating with the U.S. or as he referred to: the "the occupiers."<br/> <br />SOUNDBITE: Shiite Cleric Moqtada Al-Sadr saying (Arabic):<br/> <br />''The Iraqi people and its government must struggle against the bars that they have been put behind so that they can come out into the light of good relations and openness, not with the occupiers but with neighborly and friendly countries.''<br/> <br />The Shi'ite cleric made his remarks as Secretary of State John Kerry arrived in Baghdad. He's here to discuss military and financial support in the fight against Sunni extremists.<br/> <br />Kerry also sought to assuage concerns about the extent of U.S. involvement.<br/> <br />SOUNDBITE: U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry saying:<br/> <br />"Iraq has not asked for American forces on the ground, nor other forces, and Iraq doesn't want those other forces here. A

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