Ayatollah Sistani Voices Support to Iraqi Army against ISIL

Iraq’s Muslim religious reference, Grand Ayatollah Sayyed Ali al-Sistani, asserted his support to the Iraqi army and called on its soldiers to be patient and steadfast in the face of ISIL terrorists.

In a statement, Sayyed al-Sistani expressed deep concern about the latest developments in Nineveh province and called on the government to take the necessary measures to encounter the terrorists and to protect the civilians.