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Tribal festivities kill 3 people in south Iraq
[Iran Press TV Latest] Three people have been killed and four others wounded in a feud which stoke clashes betweens two tribes in the southern Shia province of Muthanna in Iraq. The fighting erupted on Friday between the clans of al-Ziyad and al-Ribat at the al-Gharbi neighborhood of the provincial capital Samawa, 270 km (170 miles) south of Baghdad, according to the Voices of Iraq news agency. Meanwhile, Muthanna Police Chief Major General Kadhem al-Jabbashi said that everything is now under control and calm has returned to the city. He added that as many as 15 people were also arrested in the tribal unrest. The incident comes amid rising fears that insurgent operations may be escalating in war-torn Iraq as Washington withdrew its troops from Iraqi cities at the end of June. Posted by: Fred 2009-07-18 |
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