Iraqis answering top Shiite cleric's call to arms

June 14, 2014 21:45

An Iraqi general said Saturday that Baghdad was secure, as hundreds of Iraqis converged on volunteer centers across the capital in response to a call by Iraq's highest Shiite cleric to fight back against a Sunni jihadist group making rapid gains across the north.

Maj. Gen. Qassim al-Moussawi, speaking on behalf of the armed forces, told reporters in Baghdad that the city was "stable' and that the military was coordinating with forces in Samarra and other areas north of the capital.

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