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After the fall of Saddam Husayn's Government in 2003, Shi'a Muslims who were exiled to [[Iran]] and [[Syria]] returned to their homeland. After a couple of months the first parliament was formed with 25 members, including 13 Shi'a representatives; [[Ibrahim al-Ja'fari]] was the head of this Majlis. The United States proposed writing a constitutional law for Iraq which was rejected by [[Ayatollah Sistani]]. His opposition with American plan made Ayatollah Sistani the defender of Iraqi people. The United States was interfering with internal affairs of Iraq, which led to civil wars in the country. [[Ayatollah Hakim]] and [['Izu al-Din Salim]] were martyred in these incidents. Suicidal attacks in [[Karbala]], [[Kadhimiyya]] and other holy shrines led to killings of a large number of Shi'a Muslims in Iraq.