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- ↑ "Who is Muqtada al-Sadr?". CNN. April 6, 2004. Retrieved January 27, 2013.
- ↑ Ayatollah Sistani is Iraq’s Bulwark against Iran: Wikileaks, Informed Comment , 2010-02-12
- ↑ Ayatollah Muhammad Ali al-Hakim Returns to His Lord, Islamic Insights, 2011-03-06