FYI
Hundreds of deaths, injuries reported as Iraqi forces raid Kirkuk protest camp
Tuesday, 23 April 2013
Iraq’s defense ministry had no official death toll and said
troops responded after coming under fire from gunmen in the makeshift
camp in a public square in Hawija, near Kirkuk, 170 km (100 miles) north of the
capital. (Reuters)
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Al Arabiya with Reuters -
Hundreds of people were killed and injured when Iraqi security
forces stormed a Sunni Muslim anti-government protest camp near Kirkuk
on Tuesday, starting a gun battle between troops and protesters, an Al
Arabiya correspondent reported.
An army helicopter was involved when forces stormed the camp.
Iraq’s defense ministry had no official death toll and said troops responded
after coming under fire from gunmen in the makeshift camp in a public
square in Hawija, near Kirkuk, 170 km (100 miles) north of the capital.
Protest leaders said they were unarmed when security forces opened fire during
the early morning raid.
Demonstrators and local officials gave conflicting accounts of the
number of casualties but at least three military sources said six troops
and 20 demonstrators were killed in the clashes, according to Reuters.
An Al Arabiya correspondent at the scene put the toll at much higher, saying
hundreds had been killed and injured.
Thousands of Sunni Muslims have staged regular protests for months in
several Iraqi provinces to demand an end to perceived marginalization of
their sect by Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki’s Shi'ite-led government.
Many Sunnis say they have been sidelined since the U.S.-led 2003
invasion that ousted Sunni strongman Saddam Hussein and allowed the
Shi'ite majority to gain power through elections.
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