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Article: Shiite clerics counsel forbearance in response to Sunni attacks; Shiites seek end to retaliatory violence ; Faithful told to refrain from vengeance for Sunni extremists' attacks
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- August 13, 2009
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ROD NORDLAND
International Herald Tribune
08-13-2009
Shiite clerics counsel forbearance in response to Sunni attacks; Shiites seek end to retaliatory violence ; Faithful told to refrain from vengeance for Sunni extremists' attacks
Byline: ROD NORDLAND
Type: News
Shiite clerics and politicians have been successfully urging their followers not to retaliate against a fierce campaign of sectarian bombings, in which Shiites have accounted for most of the 566 Iraqis killed since American troops pulled out of Iraq's cities on June 30.
Shiite clerics and politicians have been successfully urging their followers not to retaliate against a fierce campaign of sectarian bombings, in which Shiites have ...