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January 2, 2014

Militants Control Provincial Capitals in Growing Iraq Violence 
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Iraq is facing major clashes between government forces and Sunni
fighters in Anbar province. The violence erupted earlier this week after
police razed a year-old Sunni protest camp in the provincial capital,
Ramadi. Militants from al-Qaeda and Sunni groups are now said to be in
control of large parts of Ramadi and Fallujah. On Wednesday, fighters
attacked scores of police stations in Fallujah, setting fires and
freeing dozens of prisoners. Iraq is currently seeing its worst violence
since 2008.

 

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