Iraqi government accepts peace deal

The government of Iraq has accepted the peace deal brokered by Shiite cleric Grand Ayatollah Ali Husseini al-Sistani to end the occupation of the holy Imam Ali Shrine in Najaf.

The Iraqi government tonight accepted a peace deal brokered by Iraq’s top Shiite cleric to end weeks of devastating violence in the holy city of Najaf, State Minister Qassim Dawoud said.

“Brothers we have entered the door to peace,” he said.