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There are conflicting stories about what happened - or caused - the clashes between Saudi Shias and the Saudi Sunni security forces.
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Iraqi security officials said they captured one of the most wanted leaders of the al-Qaida-linked Sunni insurgency Thursday, an arrest that could deliver a significant...
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A suicide bomber struck Sunni and Shiite tribal leaders touring an outdoor market after a reconciliation meeting in a Baghdad suburb Tuesday, killing up to 33 people in...
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An Iraqi Airways jet carrying a Sunni lawmaker accused of being a terror boss was ordered back to Baghdad on Wednesday, but authorities could only watch as the...
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Iraqi authorities ordered the mid-flight return of a plane carrying a Sunni lawmaker accused of directing a private terror cell, forcing him back to Baghdad on...
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Iraqi lawmakers voted Wednesday to lift the parliamentary immunity of a Sunni legislator accused of directing a private terror cell _ just hours after a plane carrying...
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Iraqi lawmakers have lifted the parliamentary immunity of a Sunni legislator accused of directing a private terror cell.
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