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Dozens of Iraqi MPs quit over Anbar violence
Source: Al Jazeera
Dozens of Iraqi MPs quit over Anbar violence
Last updated: 30 Dec 2013 23:51
Forty-four Iraqi MPs have announced their resignation over violence in Anbar province, just days after a deadly raid on the home of a Sunni lawmaker in the area.
Fighting erupted when police broke up a Sunni Muslim protest camp on Monday, leaving at least 13 people dead, police and medical sources said.
The camp has been an irritant to Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki's Shia-led government since protesters set it up a year ago to demonstrate against what they see as marginalisation of their sect.
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The MPs who stepped down after the latest bout of violence demanded "the withdrawal of the army... and the release of MP Ahmed al-Alwani," a Sunni of the Iraqiya bloc who was arrested during a deadly raid on Saturday.
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Last updated: 30 Dec 2013 23:51
Forty-four Iraqi MPs have announced their resignation over violence in Anbar province, just days after a deadly raid on the home of a Sunni lawmaker in the area.
Fighting erupted when police broke up a Sunni Muslim protest camp on Monday, leaving at least 13 people dead, police and medical sources said.
The camp has been an irritant to Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki's Shia-led government since protesters set it up a year ago to demonstrate against what they see as marginalisation of their sect.
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The MPs who stepped down after the latest bout of violence demanded "the withdrawal of the army... and the release of MP Ahmed al-Alwani," a Sunni of the Iraqiya bloc who was arrested during a deadly raid on Saturday.
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Read more: http://www.aljazeera.com/news/middleeast/2013/12/iraq-anbar-violence-20131230222045598880.html
