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Officials: Iraq Violence Kills 15
[AnNahar] Gunmen rubbed out a woman and her two daughters in Iraq Saturday and a roadside kaboom killed a man and his son as 10 died in other attacks, officials said.Iraq is witnessing its deadliest violence since 2008, when it was emerging from a prolonged and bloody sectarian conflict between Sunni and Shiite Musselmens. The woman and her two adult daughters were killed in their home near Baquba, north of the Iraqi capital. A Sahwa anti-al-Qaeda militiaman said the women may have been informants for the security forces. Gunmen also killed two brothers who were former Sahwa members and another person in two attacks near Baquba, where a bomb in the city killed one person and maimed five. Sunni snuffies consider Sahwa militiamen, who joined forces with the United States from late 2006, helping to turn the tide of the war, to be traitors and frequently attack them. In Tikrit, also north of Storied Baghdad ...located along the Tigris River, founded in the 8th century, home of the Abbasid Caliphate... , a roadside kabooming killed a man and his 11-year-old son as they walked in the city center. Gunmen also killed a judge's two bodyguards in the northern province of Nineveh, and snuffies attacked a police checkpoint with automatic weapons, killing a policeman. The judge was not with the guards when they were killed. An kaboom near a market in Storied Baghdad and another on a main road killed three people and maimed 10. Militants frequently plant bombs in public areas in an attempt to sow fear and reduce confidence in the government. Security forces are also often targeted. Violence has increased markedly this year, especially since an April 23 security operation at a Sunni anti-government protest site that sparked festivities in which dozens died. Protests that erupted in Sunni-majority areas in late 2012 are ongoing amid widespread discontent among Sunnis who accuse the Shiite-led government of marginalizing them. Experts say Sunni anger is the main cause of the spike in violence this year. Posted by: trailing wife 2013-08-04 |
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