Exile Calls for Gathering Against U.S. Leadership
The exiled leader of the biggest Iraqi opposition group called on Iraqis to meet in the Shiite holy city of Karbala to oppose a U.S.-led interim administration and to defend Iraq’s independence.
In Iran, Ayatollah Mohammed Bakr Hakim, leader of the Supreme Council for Islamic Revolution in Iraq, chose Tuesday for the gathering. U.S. officials have expressed strong concerns about Hakim’s group, saying that it is supported by the Iranian government and that it fears the group wants to create an Iranian-style Islamic government in Iraq.
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