Martin van Bruinessen , a professor of Islamic studies at Utrecht University in the Netherlands , said that in the 1970 's and early 80 's Sheik Kasnazani , with the backing of Saddam Hussein , led a militia against the Kurdish forces of Jalal Talabani , who is now Iraq 's president .
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