“May Iraq be safe every year, and may our Christian brothers be safe every year. We came to
“May Iraq be safe every year, and may our Christian brothers be safe every year. We came to celebrate with them ... This national gathering is beautiful against the sectarian fighting.”
Shiite cleric Hadi al-Jazail
In congratulating Muslims for their Eid al-Adha holiday, falling near Christmas, as Muslim clerics — both Sunni and Shiite — attended a service in a sign of unity in Iraq.
“You cannot separate the Ethiopia-Eritrea conflict from what is happening in Somalia, Sudan and even the Middle East. This is not just a small, low-key conflict. It’s a large-scale military confrontation.”
Medhane Tadesse
A political analyst in Addis Ababa.