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Iraq's Sunni blocs halt parliament activities after sheikh's killing
Source: Reuters
Iraq's Sunni blocs halt parliament activities after sheikh's killing
BY STEPHEN KALIN
BAGHDAD Sat Feb 14, 2015 4:45pm EST
(Reuters) - Iraq's two main parliamentary lists including Sunni lawmakers suspended their activities on Saturday in protest at the killing of a prominent Sunni tribal leader and the kidnapping of a Sunni member of parliament the night before.
Sheikh Qassem al-Janabi and his son were shot dead along with at least six guards after gunmen stopped their convoy in south Baghdad. The sheikh's nephew, parliamentarian Zayed al-Janabi, was detained but later released.
The Interior Ministry said it would investigate the incident, which raised questions about the government's control over security in the capital, where safety measures were eased last week despite the proliferation of rival armed groups.
The attack also threatened to exacerbate the sectarian tensions that have undermined Iraq's response to Islamic State insurgents who seized large swathes of territory in the country's north and west last year.
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BY STEPHEN KALIN
BAGHDAD Sat Feb 14, 2015 4:45pm EST
(Reuters) - Iraq's two main parliamentary lists including Sunni lawmakers suspended their activities on Saturday in protest at the killing of a prominent Sunni tribal leader and the kidnapping of a Sunni member of parliament the night before.
Sheikh Qassem al-Janabi and his son were shot dead along with at least six guards after gunmen stopped their convoy in south Baghdad. The sheikh's nephew, parliamentarian Zayed al-Janabi, was detained but later released.
The Interior Ministry said it would investigate the incident, which raised questions about the government's control over security in the capital, where safety measures were eased last week despite the proliferation of rival armed groups.
The attack also threatened to exacerbate the sectarian tensions that have undermined Iraq's response to Islamic State insurgents who seized large swathes of territory in the country's north and west last year.
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Read more: http://www.reuters.com/article/2015/02/14/us-mideast-crisis-iraq-killing-idUSKBN0LI0N120150214
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