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Pope Francis leaves the house of Iraq's top Shiite cleric Grand Ayatollah Ali al-Sistani following their extraordinary meeting, on the second day of his historic Iraq. Sistani, 90, almost never holds meetings but made an exception for 84-year-old Francis, who is making the first-ever papal trip to Iraq to encourage dwindling Christians and extend his hand to Shiite Muslims. IMAGES
Pope Francis arrives in the holy shrine city of Najaf for his extraordinary meeting with Grand Ayatollah Ali Sistani, the top authority for the country's Shiite Muslims, on the second day of his historic Iraq. Sistani, 90, almost never holds meetings but made an exception for 84-year-old Francis, who is making the first-ever papal trip to Iraq to encourage dwindling Christians and extend his hand to Shiite Muslims. IMAGES
A cloud of tear gas rises as angry supporters of Iraqi cleric Moqtada Sadr storm a government building inside Baghdad's fortified Green Zone after the powerful Shiite said he was quitting politics, amid a nearly year-long political stalemate. IMAGES
Supporters of Iraq's cleric Moqtada Sadr gather at an entrance to the ultra-secure Green Zone in Baghdad after the powerful Shiite said he was quitting politics, as tensions soar amid a nearly year-long political stalemate. IMAGES
Supporters of Iraqi Shiite cleric Muqtada al-Sadr start gathering to attend Friday prayers in Sadr City, east of the capital Baghdad. Last month the firebrand cleric and former anti-US militia leader sparked turmoil when his followers, the biggest bloc in parliament, resigned en masse. IMAGES
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