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| Iraq Sunnis call for international protection against Shiite militia |
| 2016-01-26 |
| [Rudaw] Iraqi Sunni leaders have called for international protection against violence perpetrated against their community by Shiite militia groups. Parliamentarians from the Sunni Coalition have submitted a request to the United Nations in which they decry the persecution of the Sunni population by members of the Shiite militia (Hashd al-Shabi) particularly in the provinces of Diyala and Salahaddin. The MPs have called for pressure to be put on the Iraqi government to end its legal prosecution and court cases against Sunni politicians in Baghdad. The call highlights among crimes committed against the Sunnis a most recent series of attacks targeting the Sunnis in the town of Muqdadya in Diyala province following a car bomb attack on a group of Shiite militias at a café. The group of Sunni MPs say in a letter released to the media that Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi must be impeached by parliament to answer for the actions of the Shiite militia as the commander in chief of the group. |
| Posted by:trailing wife |
| #1 You had it, but your Shiite government sent it away, with the support of the POTUS. Maybe the Iranians will help. |
| Posted by: Bobby 2016-01-26 08:10 |