Iraq: Sistani, Maliki and conflict with the Kurdsnote

Iraqi leading Shiite cleric Ali Sistani along with other Shiite clerics are said to have warned Iraqi PM Nouri Al-Maliki against clashing with the Kurds in northern Iraq. The following 472-word report sheds more light on the warning of the Iraqi Shiite Marjaiya and tells what about its position on the conflict between Al-Maliki and the Kurds. It also tells what about the relationship between Sistani and Al-Maliki as a result of this conflict.