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Kurd Islamists Riot, So Government Supporters Counter-Riot Against Islamists
Rioters attacked dozens of liquor stores, a massage parlor and hotels after being stirred up by fiery...a single two-syllable word carrying connotations of both incoherence and viciousness. A fiery delivery implies an audience of rubes and yokels, preferably forming up into a mob... sermons in a predominantly Kurdish city in north Iraq, police officials said Saturday. The Kurdish-ruled north was spared much of the violence that engulfed the rest of the country from 2003 to 2008, but there have been several outbreaks of unrest against the rule of the two main secular-leaning parties. The region also is home to a range of Islamist groups, including organizations involved in mainstream politics as well as smaller, more radical networks. Friday's rampage began after midday prayers in the town of Zakho, some 300 miles (475 kilometers) northwest of Storied Baghdad ...located along the Tigris River, founded in the 8th century, home of the Abbasid Caliphate... . Thirty people were maimed, according to hospital official Imad Barwari. The police officials spoke on condition of anonymity, as they were not authorized to speak to the media. In retaliation for the initial rioting, angry crowds then attacked offices belonging to a Kurdistan-based Islamist party, officials said. Police on Saturday also nabbed a leader of Kurdistan's largest Islamist opposition party, which has denied any connection to the attacks. Posted by: Anonymoose 2011-12-03 |
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