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CNN's Arwa Damon reports from violence-ridden Iraq. Would you like to know more? 16 are killed in Iraq violence http://edition.cnn.com/2013/05/01/world/meast/iraq-violence/index.html "Attackers killed at least 16 people and wounded more than 30 others in Iraq on Wednesday, police and health officials said. The violence comes amid growing tensions, particularly between Sunnis and Shiites. Scores of people have been killed and wounded in bomb blasts and gunfights across the country since last week. Three of the incidents occurred in predominantly Sunni Anbar province. A suicide bomber in Falluja detonated an explosive vest among police officials and Awakening Council members lining up at a bank to receive their paychecks. At least five people died and 10 others..." 25 dead, dozens wounded in Iraq car bombings (CNN, Apr 29, 2013) http://bit.ly/10tscaX Saudi Wahhabi Sheikh Calls On Iraq's Jihadists to Kill Shiites (Al-Monitor, Apr 28, 2013) http://bit.ly/169bndA "On April 23, Saad al-Durihim, a Saudi Wahhabi sheikh, posted a tweet on Twitter in which he said that jihadist fighters in Iraq should adopt a "heavy-handed" approach and kill any Shiites they can get their hands own, including children and women. This is so that the "rawafid" — a term used by Wahhabi Salafists to refer to Shiites — will fear them. This tweet sparked sharp criticism on Twitter..." Iraq Sunni unrest prompts TV channel licence (*Al-Jazeera) suspension (BBC, Apr 28, 2013) http://bbc.in/13DDv4o "Iraqi authorities have suspended the licences of 10 satellite channels because of a rise in sectarian unrest. Al-Jazeera TV and Sharqiya are among the channels accused of "inciting violence". A ban has been imposed on their operations across Iraq. More than 170 people have been killed in less than a week and PM Nouri Maliki has spoken of a "wave of sectarianism" in Iraq that began abroad. An army raid on a Sunni..." At least 14 killed in bombings, shootings in and near Baghdad (CNN, Apr 26, 2013) http://bit.ly/ZUIeL9 Iraqi leader sounds warning about sectarian strife (CNN, Apr 25, 2013) http://bit.ly/10ttdji "Iraqi Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki called for dialogue and resolve to halt the recent rise in violence across the country and avert a "civil war." "We should not let those extremists ignite the sectarian strife in this country," he said Thursday in a nationwide address. Over the past three days, nearly 100 people have been killed and hundreds of others wounded in clashes between Iraqi security forces and Sunni tribes..." Iraq, on edge over violence, endures more bloodshed (CNN, Apr 24, 2013) http://bit.ly/12XDOaJ Clash at Sunni protest in Iraq leaves dead and wounded (CNN, Apr 23, 2013) http://bit.ly/10WD3l2 Iraq blast kills 2, wounds 22 (CNN, Apr 21, 2013) http://bit.ly/18rzj8O Iraq violence: Mortar attack on mosque 'kills seven' (BBC, Apr 19, 2013) http://bbc.in/XUZ9me Iraq violence: Baghdad cafe hit by deadly bomb attack (BBC, Apr 18, 2013) http://bbc.in/XTOWXf 21 executed in Iraq (CNN, April 17, 2013) http://bit.ly/15asahe Iraq bombings kill at least 25, wound more than 170 (CNN, Apr 15, 2013) http://bit.ly/17gMOYe 16 killed in bombing of two Sunni mosques in Iraq (thehindu, April 12, 2013) http://bit.ly/Yvi86k Iraqi al-Qaeda and Syria militants announce formal merger (NBC, April 9, 2013) http://nbcnews.to/14V4JqM 18 killed at Iraqi political site (CNN, April 6, 2013) http://bit.ly/ZXdyhZ 4 al Qaeda leaders executed in Iraq; parliament wants to discuss security (CNN, April 1, 2013) http://bit.ly/11WAaNZ Officials: Car bombs kill 19, wound 72 in Baghdad (Yahoo/AP, March 29, 2013) http://yhoo.it/13Dq6gN Kerry warns Iraq on Iran flights to Syria (WT/AP, March 24, 2013) http://bit.ly/YxHeje Baghdad hit by deadly blasts on invasion anniversary (BBC, March 19, 2013) http://bbc.in/ZPiDDr Why women are less free 10 years after the invasion of Iraq (CNN, March 18, 2013) http://bit.ly/17V9JbX "... women are no longer guaranteed equal treatment under one law in terms of marriage, divorce, inheritance and custody. That law, the Family Statutes Law, has been replaced one giving religious and tribal leaders the power to regulate family affairs in the areas they rule in accordance with their interpretation of religious laws. This not only is making women more vulnerable..." Car bomb kills 10 outside Basra (CNN, March 17, 2013) http://bit.ly/103L9kO Violence in Iraq goes up despite US pull out, as freed prisoners rejoin militias (telegraph March 16, 2013) http://bit.ly/Yzddf6
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