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Iraq

Iraqi Troops sent by Shiite PM al-Maliki arrest Sunni Parliamentarian, kill his Brother

Juan Cole 12/29/2013

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(AFP reports) also at the Jordan Times

Iraq forces arrest Sunni MP, kill brother and guards (via AFP)

Iraqi security forces on Saturday raided the home of a Sunni MP who backs anti-government protesters, arresting him and sparking clashes that killed his brother and five guards, police said. The raid threatens to inflame widespread discontent among…

 

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Reuters reports on al-Alwani’s arrest and the protests and deaths that ensued:

Filed Under: Iraq, Shiites, Sunnis, Uncategorized

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Juan Cole is the founder and chief editor of Informed Comment. He is Richard P. Mitchell Professor of History at the University of Michigan He is author of, among many other books, Muhammad: Prophet of Peace amid the Clash of Empires and The Rubaiyat of Omar Khayyam. Follow him on Twitter at @jricole or the Informed Comment Facebook Page

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