United Iraqi Scholars Group
Established in 2004, the group stands opposed to the occupation of Iraq. The group has vowed to boycott any political group set up by the United States, preferring instead to deal with the United Nations. The group is led by Sheikh Jawad al-Khalisi, a senior Shi'a cleric who advocated peaceful resistance to the U.S.-led occupation of Iraq. He did not support the Transitional Administrative Law in Iraq, and told Al-Jazeera in June 2004 that UN Security Council Resolution 1546 was "shrouded in much vagueness." Al-Khalisi formerly led a group called the Islamic Movement in Iraq.
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