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Najaf Shiites launch solidarity initiative with Sunni areas

Religious figures from Najaf have developed an initiative for dialogue and cooperation with the Sunni provinces liberated from Islamic State.

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Shiite clerics talk at the Sayyidd al-Yazdi school run by the Hawza al-Ilmiyya in Najaf, Iraq, Aug. 12, 2017. — REUTERS/Abdullah Dhiaa Al-deen

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