Clerics call for unity, Islamic state

Saturday, April 26, 2003

NASIRIYAH, Iraq -- Hundreds of white-clad worshippers sat cross-legged on a boulevard in this war-shattered city Friday and listened to a cleric's exhortation: Iraqis must unite to create an Islamic state.

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