Iraq's top cleric says graft in army helped Islamic State

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https://s.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/HZumoZRWTGJRvg4ViLlbjw--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9NzU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2014-10-20T173047Z_73232368_GM1EAAL045G01_RTRMADP_3_MIDEAS T-CRISIS.JPG (https://en-maktoob.news.yahoo.com/iraqs-top-cleric-says-graft-army-helped-islamic-122029265.html)By Raheem Salman BAGHDAD (Reuters) - Iraq's most influential Shi'ite cleric said on Friday that corruption in the armed forces had enabled Islamic State to seize much of **rthern Iraq, criticism that will pressure the government to enact reforms in the face of an insurgency. Grand Ayatollah Ali al-Sistani has become increasingly critical of Iraqi leaders since Islamic State's lightning advance created Iraq's worst crisis since a U.S.-led invasion toppled Saddam Hussein in 2003. Iraq's army, the recipient of $25 billion in U.S. training and funding, collapsed in the face of the onslaught. ...




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