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Iraq Fires Top Sunni Official Over Complaints
2005-07-31
A leading Sunni official in Iraq said he has been sacked by the government over his outspoken complaints against the killings and arrests of members of his community by the police. Adnan Dulaimi, head of the Waqf, or religious endowment authority in Iraq, said he had received a letter from Iraq’s Shiite Prime Minister Ibrahim Jaafari on Tuesday announcing his replacement in the post. “I have been chased out of my job because I defend the Sunnis,” Dulaimi told AFP.

The move could aggravate tensions between the Shiite-led government and the minority Sunni community, which has lost its once dominant role in Iraq following the ousting of Saddam Hussein in April 2003. “I am asking for unconditional release of all imprisoned Sunnis and I demand that tortures, murders and kidnappings targeting members of this community be halted. I quite simply want an end to the violence,” Dulaimi said.
Posted by:Fred

#3  Mostly. But it's also about the Chalabi Shia faction wanting to take power, in alignment with Iran.

Not sure there are many good guys in this one, although by and large the Shia population are innocents.
Posted by: too true   2005-07-31 09:57  

#2  Article: The move could aggravate tensions between the Shiite-led government and the minority Sunni community, which has lost its once dominant role in Iraq following the ousting of Saddam Hussein in April 2003.

That's right - enraged Sunnis might start beheading people and blowing up civilians. Wait - don't they do that already? In fact, isn't that why these guys are been detained?
Posted by: Zhang Fei   2005-07-31 09:54  

#1  â€œI am asking for unconditional release of all imprisoned Sunnis and I demand that tortures, murders and kidnappings targeting members of this community be halted. I quite simply want an end to the violence,” Dulaimi said.

BS. This is about dishing it out vs. taking it. Baggage from the Old Days.
Posted by: .com   2005-07-31 00:37  

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