Assaults on al-Najaf condemned

Iranian Speaker of the Shoura Council ( Parliament ) Gholamali Haddad Adel Thursday in Tehran expressed "regret over the inhuman practices and violations of the US occupation troops against the holy places in the Iraqi city of Najaf" which claimed the lives of scores of innocent people.

In a message sent to the Secretary General of the Parliaments' Union of Islamic countries, Adel called on the Islamic countries "to exert every possible effort to end those inhuman practices."

In Cairo, Arab Lawyers' Federation condemned the attacks on Najaf at the hands of the US occupation troops.

In a statement, the Federation urged the international community "to stop the massacres perpetrated against the Iraqi people."

Meanwhile, the Spokesman of the Arab League Secretary General Hesham Youssef warned against the repercussions of the military solution in Najaf.

In an interview to al-Arabia TV Channel, Youssef urged all sides to adopt dialogue to reach an agreement that preserve the national unity.