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Iraq |
Tensions flare in Iraq's Sunni Anbar over arrests |
2011-09-17 |
FALLUJA, Iraq - Hundreds of people took to the streets of towns across Iraq's Sunni Muslim province of Anbar to protest against the arrests of eight local The execution-style killings on Monday and the angry reaction threatened to rekindle sectarian tension in Anbar, Iraq's Sunni heartland and a former al Qaeda stronghold that was the scene of some of the worst fighting in the war. The eight "We will cut the hand of whoever reaches (across) our borders," demonstrators chanted in Ramadi. Protesters also demonstrated in Falluja, Qaim, Hit and other cities and towns across Anbar, demanding the Anbar provincial officials accused Mohammed al-Moussawi, chairman of the Kerbala Provincial Council, of "kidnapping" the eight Moussawi said the "The arrested Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki condemned what he called "irresponsible statements that may lead to igniting sedition between Anbar and Kerbala provinces. "They (the |
Posted by:Steve White |
#1 Yo, Sunni dudes. Chill. You don't run the country any more. But remember, you've still got it better than the whites under Mugabe. |
Posted by: American Delight 2011-09-17 05:13 |