Mass arrests reported in Sunni areas in Iraq

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Source: Azzaman (Iraq Daily)

Iraqi security forces have launched a wide campaign in Sunni Muslim-dominated neighborhoods of Baghdad and towns and cities to the north and west of the capital.

The campaign is said to be the widest by the government in years and has led to an exodus of people to the Kurdish north.

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Officials speaking on condition of anonymity said hundreds of young people have been taken away from Tikrit, Anbar and Mosul.

They said popular discontent was apparent in the restive city of Mosul where rebels fighting U.S. and government troops are quite active.

Meanwhile, there has been a separate sweep against members of the so-called Awakening Council, Sunni militiamen who had joined U.S. troops in fighting al-Qaeda.

Ten militiamen were reported to have been assassinated in Baghdad in addition to scores of arrests.

Read more: http://www.azzaman.com/english/index.asp?fname=news/2010-01-04/kurd.htm

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1. That didn't take long

A lot of us predicted the Shiites would attempt to purge Iraq of Sunnis.

And not even the Sunni Awakening is immune. But when you shake hands with the devil...