[Iraq Sun] A Sunni tribal leader and his son have been killed in an attack that could further inflame sectarian tension in Iraq.
Officials said gunnies stopped a convoy carrying Sheikh Qassem Sweidan al-Janabi and his son, Mohammad, in south Baghdad late on February 13.
The two were kidnapped and later rubbed out along with six other people who were traveling in the convoy.
The sheikh's nephew, Member of Parliament Zayed al-Janabi, was also detained but later released.
No group has grabbed credit for the attack.
But Deputy Prime Minister Saleh Mutlaq called for curbs on Shi'ite gangs, which operate freely in many areas and have spearheaded the battle against Islamic State
...formerly ISIS or ISIL, depending on your preference. Before that al-Qaeda in Iraq, as shaped by Abu Musab Zarqawi. They're very devout, committing every atrocity they can find in the Koran and inventing a few more. They fling Allah around with every other sentence, but to hear the pols talk they're not really Moslems....
krazed killers.
The slain tribal leader was a key player in efforts to combat sectarianism. 
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