Iraq: Sistani, Abadi, military and oil policiesnote

Shiite leading cleric in Iraq Ali Al-Sistani is said to have agreed in principle to reconsider the current laws that have sparked much controversy with the Sunni Arab and Kurdish leaders in the country. The following 402-word report sheds more light on Al-Sistani’s position, notably on what concerns the draft oil and gas law and the law that dissolved the Iraqi Army following the 2003 US invasion of Iraq.