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Article: RIGHTS: IRAQI MINORITIES CAUGHT BETWEEN DEADLY TURF WAR
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- Inter Press Service English News Wire
- Article date:
- November 12, 2009
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Chryso D'Angelo
Inter Press Service English News Wire
11-12-2009
NEW YORK, Nov. 11, 2009 (IPS/GIN) - Iraqi minority groups are
caught up in a power struggle between the country's Arab-dominated
central government and the Kurdish-controlled regional government
over the oil-rich Nineveh province - and they are paying with their
lives, according Human Rights Watch.
Targeted shootings and truck bombings tied to Sunni Arab
extremist groups who view Christians, Yazidis, and Shabaks in the
Northern province as "crusaders" or "infidels" have left hundreds
dead since 2003. The most recent attacks claimed 157 people between
July and September.
Accusations are flying that the two warring governments are
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