Iraqi Shiites fight on the side of insurgents in Falluja

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http://www.azzaman.com/english/index.asp?fname=news\2004-12-9\10185.htm

Fighters from the Shiite holy city of Najaf have joined in the fight in Falluja against U.S. troops, according to the head of an influential non-governmental organization.

Murhiz al-Dulaimi of the League for the Defense of the Rights of Iraqi people said the inhabitants of Kufa, another Shiite holy site, helped in evacuating civilians from Falluja before the start of fighting.

Dulaimi’s league brings together Iraqis of note who have opted to stay away from the factional, sectarian and ethnic wrangling that has characterized the Iraqi political scene since the overthrow of President Saddam Hussein. snip

Dulaimi is a senior member of Dulaimi tribe with a large following in the restive Province of Anbar which includes Ramadi and Falluja, the two cities which have spearheaded resistance to U.S. occupation.

Dulaimi denied that Arab fighters were leading the insurgency in Iraq.

“The resistance is purely Iraqi. The occupation forces have apprehended a limited number of Yemenis and Egyptians, but these have been living in Iraq for a long time and most of them are married to Iraqis,” he said.

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