Iraq: Sistani, Shiite protests and oil facilitiesnote

Leading Shiite cleric Ali Sistani is said to have fears about the extremist groups making use of the Shiite protests against the government of Nouri Al-Maliki to launch attacks against the oil facilities, notably in southern and central Iraq. The following 357-word report sheds more light on the subject and tells what Sistani is doing to protect the oil facilities against such attacks.