30,000 volunteers respond to Sistani’s Jihad Fatwa in Basra

Basra (IraqiNews.com) Volunteering centers in Basra province received more than 30,000 volunteers who responded to the Fatwa of the Supreme Iraqi Religious Authority Ali al-Sistani, as reported by IraqiNews.com

The director of the Citizens’ Affairs in Basra Province Ali al-Edani stated to IraqiNews.com “More than 30,000 volunteers have gathered in front of the Volunteering Centers in the province and the number is increasing every minute.”

For his part, the Chairman of Basra Tribes Council Raid al-Fraiji told IraqiNews.com “The citizens of Basra responded to the call of the Religious Authority which forbid the armed demonstrations in Basra province.”