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Monday, October 13, 2008

New Shi'ite violence reported in Iraq despite
U.S. reconciliation efforts

BAGHDAD — Iranian-backed Shi'ite militias have resumed attacks in the Iraqi capital.

Officials said the militias were attacking U.S. and Iraqi forces and assassinating opponents around Baghdad. On Oct. 9, a Shi'ite parliamentarian, Saleh Al Aqili, was killed in a bombing by those opposed to his anti-U.S. positions, Middle East Newsline reported.

The U.S.-led coalition has sought to encourage Sunni-Shi'ite reconciliation. In the Babil province, the U.S. military organized Sunni-Shi'ite feasts during Id Al Fitr, which marked the end of the Islamic fast month of Ramadan.

Still, at least 15 people were reported killed in a suicide bombing in the northern city of Mosul on Oct. 10. The bombing sparked a flight by hundreds of Christians from Mosul.

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"This heinous crime was not just an attack against Dr. Al Aqili; it was an attack against Iraq's democratic institutions," the U.S. embassy said.

Al Aqili belonged to the Shi'ite party led by Muqtada Sadr, also the commander of the Mahdi Army. Hours after the assassination, Mahdi Army fighters attacked Iraq security forces in Baghdad's Sadr City on Oct. 10.

Baghdad has also been rocked by bombings. One of the explosions was said to have targeted a U.S. patrol in southern Baghdad and 14 people were killed.

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