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    Wave of violent attacks kills at least 86 in Iraq

    A wave of attacks killed at least 86 people in Shiite and Sunni areas of Iraq on Monday, officials said, pushing the death toll over the past week to more than 230 and extending one of the most sustained bouts of sectarian violence the country has seen in years.The bloodshed is still far shy of the pace, scale and brutality of the dark days of 2006-2007, when Sunni and Shiite militias carried out retaliatory attacks against each other in a cycle of violence that left the country awash in blood. Still, Monday's attacks, some of which hit markets and crowded bus stops during the morning rush hour, have heightened fears that the country could be turning back down the path toward civil war.Sectarian tensions have been worsening since Iraq's minority Sunnis began protesting what they say is mistreatment at the hands of the Shiite-led government. The mass demonstrations, which began in December, have largely been peaceful, but the number of attacks rose sharply after a deadly security crackd...

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      Iraqi government forces and Shiite militia fighters clashed anew Tuesday despite a government ultimatum to anti-American cleric Muqtada al-Sadr to either disband his...

    2. Al-Maliki Vows to Expand Crackdown on Militias in Baghdad

      Iraq's prime minister pledged Thursday to expand his crackdown on Shiite militias in Baghdad, despite a mixed performance so far against militants in the southern ci...

    3. Top Mahdi Army Militant Killed in Fighting With British

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      The fliers began turning up at Sunni households in the Iraqi capital's Jihad neighborhood last week bearing a chilling message: Get out now or face "great agony" soo...

    5. Return of sectarian threats in Iraq raises alarm

      The fliers began turning up at Sunni households in the Iraqi capital's Jihad neighborhood last week bearing a chilling message: Get out now or face "great agony" soo...

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    7. Iraqi PM Al-Maliki Tells Bush, Rice It's No 'Big Deal' to Control Mahdi Army

      President Bush and Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice pressed the Iraqi prime minister on Thursday to disband a heavily armed Shiite militia blamed for much of the ...

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      BAGHDAD -- Five American soldiers died Monday when a barrage of rockets slammed into a base in a Shiite neighborhood of Baghdad -- the largest, single-day loss of li...

    10. Tens of Thousands Rally in Iraq Against U.S. Troops

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    11. Refugees again, Palestinians flee Syria's war

      When Syrian warplanes bombed a Palestinian refugee camp in Damascus last December, Umm Sami rounded up her three sons, shut the windows and locked the doors so they ...

    12. U.S. Review Finds Iraq Deadlier Now Than a Year Ago

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    1. Attacks on Sunni mosques fuel fears in Iraq

      A sharp rise in attacks on Sunni holy sites in Iraq is feeding fears that the country could spiral into a new round of sectarian violence similar to the bloodletting...

    2. US troops face increasing dangers from Shiite militias in southern Iraq

      American forces are facing an increasingly dangerous environment in southern Iraq, where Shiite militias trying to claim they are driving out the U.S. occupiers have...

    3. Iraqi Shiite group says member killed in Syria

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    4. Politics loom large in trial of Iraq VP, first major case dealing with sectarian killings

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    5. Iraqi Shiites brace for violence amid Syria fears

      Iraqi Shiites increasingly fear the Muslim sect and its holy sites could be targeted in neighboring Syria as the civil war there takes on increasingly sectarian over...

    6. Feared Shiite Mahdi Army militia led by hardline cleric reviving in post-election Iraq

      BAGHDAD (AP) — A once-feared Shiite militia that was crippled two years ago by defections and a U.S.-Iraqi crackdown has quietly started to regroup, adding street mu...

    7. Uneasy Peace Leaves Intentions of Mahdi Army in Question

      U.S soldiers encountered no resistance and found few weapons during recent patrols through the Shiite stronghold of Sadr City — all signs indicating that the powerfu...

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