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Baghdad prepares for clan, tribal leaders parley
 BAGHDAD - In a bid to try to end the sectarian violence and push the process of reconciliation in conflict-torn Iraq, Baghdad was getting ready on Friday for a conference of clan and tribal leaders. Some 600 clan and tribal leaders from around Iraq were expected to attend the conference.Topics of debate are to include proposals to disband the militias, easing the recriminations being imposed on former members of the erstwhile ruling Baath Party of ousted dictator Saddam Hussein, and stopping the Sunni and Shiite extremists gangs in their efforts to drive away families. The conference is part of the Iraq governments effort to try to reconciliate the countrys diverse ethnic, religious and social groups. Posted by: Steve White 2006-08-26 |
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