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Archive Home > 2009 > March > 31 > Tension rises after crackdown on Sunnis

Tension rises after crackdown on Sunnis


March 31, 2009

BAGHDAD —The U.S. military sought to reassure its Sunni allies Monday that it would support them despite fears that the Shiite-led government plans a purge of their ranks after a weekend crackdown in Baghdad. A major rift between the government and the Sunni groups could threaten....

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