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Iraq Gov't Collapsing as 44 Sunni MPs Withdraw from Parliament

Iraq Gov’t Collapsing as 44 Sunni MPs Withdraw from Parliament

contributors 12/31/2013

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(By AFP)

Clashes kill 10 as Iraq forces clear Sunni protest camp (via AFP)

Iraqi forces killed 10 gunmen Monday in clashes that erupted as they cleared a year-old Sunni Arab protest camp, a move likely to fan resentment among the minority community. As the fighting raged, mosques exhorted followers to “go to jihad,” or holy…

 

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