Gunmen Take Control of Iraqi Town after Deadly Fighting
إقرأ هذا الخبر بالعربية
Gunmen seized control of Sulaiman Bek, a town north of Baghdad, following deadly fighting with Iraqi security forces on Wednesday, officials said.
Security forces have completely withdrawn from the area, which is now under the control of the gunmen, Shalal Abdul Baban, a local administrative official responsible for the area, told Agence France Presse.
Niyazi Maamar Oghlu, a member of the provincial council in Salaheddin province, where Sulaiman Bek is located, also said authorities had lost control of the town.
Both officials said a strategic road between Baghdad and Tuz Khurmatu, a town to the north of Sulaiman Bek, had been cut.
Clashes between security forces and protesters near Hawijah, in northern Iraq, left 53 people dead, and sparked a wave of revenge attacks in which dozens more have died.
Protesters have taken to the streets in Sunni-majority areas for more than four months, calling for the resignation of Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki and decrying the alleged targeting of their minority community by the Shiite-led authorities.
The wave of violence that began on Tuesday is the deadliest to date linked to the protests.
24 April 2013, 22:50
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Soon all the arab countries will be divided into tribal areas. Just good for invading and killing each other. There will be no end for this chaos. And all of them put together, they cannot lift an israeli soldier boots off their necks.
24 April 2013, 23:12
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shiaa/sunni strife at its best! it is inevitable and scores will have to be settled in order to move on..
24 April 2013, 23:43
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as we said long time ago and we repeat:the line between tehran..baghdad..damascus... the coastal mediterrenean sea , will be broken,it is infected with gangrena.
hasan nasrallah will soon be moved to najaf,most of hizballah tribe will move to irak by decision from khamenei,and america will not in any way leave hizballah by israel's shoulder.
25 April 2013, 00:28
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Invade Iran adn kill the head of the snake - end of story for most Shiaa
25 April 2013, 01:26
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It seems dictatorships were the most suitable regimes for these countries after all...? how sad.
25 April 2013, 12:56
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Taking orders from Boss,s in Iran have become a normal procedure for Iraqi autority.
Jaffari, Dana'i discuss Iraqi internal politics
4/23/2013 4:15 PM
BAGHDAD/ Aswat al-Iraq: National Alliance Chairman Ibrahim al-Jaffari discussed with the Iranian ambassador to Baghdad Hassan Dana'i the most important issues vital for both countries and the latest developments in Iraqi politics, including the provincial elections that took place last Saturday.
In a statement by Jaffari's office, copy received by Aswat al-Iraq, both sides discussed enhancing bilateral relations
