Grand Ayatollah Mohammad Saeed al-Hakim: UN responsible for ensuring safety of Shias in Syria
September 23, 2015
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A senior Iraqi Shia cleric said the United Nations is responsible for ensuring security
A senior Iraqi Shia cleric said the United Nations is responsible for ensuring security and protecting the life of Shias in the Syrian towns of Kafariya and al-Foua in Idlib province.
In a telephone conversation with UN Special Envoy for Iraq Yan Kubish, the Grand Ayatollah Sayed Mohammad Saeed Hakim voiced concerns over the declining role of the UN in supporting the Shias in the two besieged towns.
He noted that residents of Kafariya and al-Foua are living in tragic humanitarian conditions.
The Grand Ayatollah Hakim went on to say that the UN should prevent the massacre of the followers of Ahl-ul-Bayt, peace be upon them, by terrorist groups in the region.
The two towns have been under siege by the al-Nusra Takfiri terrorist group for months.
