ɐ sˈiːnjɚ sˈædɹɪst əfˈɪʃəl ænd fˈɔːɹmɚ mˈɛmbɚɹ ʌv pˈɑːɹləmənt, sˈɛd ðæt kˈɑːnvɔɪz ʌv bˈʌsᵻz fɹʌm nˈædʒæf, ˌʌndɚ ðə kˈʌvɚ stˈoːɹi ʌv pˈɪlɡɹɪmz, wɜː kˈæɹiɪŋ wˈɛpənz ænd fˈaɪɾɚz tə dɐmˈæskəs.
A senior Sadrist official and former member of Parliament, said that convoys of buses from Najaf, under the cover story of pilgrims, were carrying weapons and fighters to Damascus.