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Isis forces? i think that depends on what happens in the broader battle feel. these are men who will go into action if they re leader tells them to. this march and demonstration was for multiple effect, one, to send a message to isis and more broadly, to the sounnis that th shia are ready to defend themselves. a message to prime minister nuri al malaki as well, every one of them that we spoke to said malaki has done a bad job and he should go. let s not forget al sadr gets some direction from iran. is this an expression of iran s view at the moment? we heard from the top shia cleric in the country friday press, saying that malaki really needs to go, needs to be a new government, the new government shun create the mistakes of the past. a direct shot at nuri al malaki. ....