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Hakim warns about politicization of Iraqi army

In an interview with Al-Monitor, the head of the Islamic Supreme Council Ammar al-Hakim speaks about his conceptions for the Iraqi state and says that the Anbar crisis cannot be solved via a military solution.

Ammar al-Hakim, leader of the Islamic Supreme Council of Iraq (ISCI), gives a speech during prayers for the Muslim festival of Eid al-Fitr in Baghdad August 31, 2011.   REUTERS/Saad Shalash (Iraq - Tags: RELIGION POLITICS) - RTR2QKCR
Ammar al-Hakim, leader of the Islamic Supreme Council of Iraq (ISCI), gives a speech during prayers for the Muslim festival of Eid al-Fitr in Baghdad, August 31, 2011. — REUTERS/Saad Shalash

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