Iraqi Sunnis, Shiites Protest Police Raids

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Iraqi Sunnis, Shiites Protest Police Raids


Friday December 2, 2005 12:31 PM

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By SAMEER N. YACOUB

Associated Press Writer

BAGHDAD, Iraq (AP) - Hundreds of Shiite and Sunni Muslims prayed
together Friday then staged a joint demonstration in central Baghdad
to denounce military and police raids and widespread arrests of
suspected insurgents. The show of unity comes ahead of potentially
divisive parliamentary elections.

Men waved Iraqi flags and women dressed in black robes carried posters
of their missing sons. Some protesters held up portraits of Sunni
clerics who have been killed since the U.S. invasion in 2003.

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Sunni suicide bombers have targeted Shiite mosques and gatherings.

And Sunni leaders have complained of attacks by Shiite death squads
tied to the government. Last month, U.S. troops discovered an interior
ministry jail with 173 detainees, some showing signs of torture.

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Full article: http://www.guardian.co.uk/worldlatest/story/0,1280,-5452375,00.html