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January 02, 2013

Iraq PM offers prisoner release as demos continue
Baghdad (AFP) Jan 1, 2013
Iraqi premier Nuri al-Maliki looked to head off protests in Sunni areas of the country on Tuesday with a prisoner release even as he threatened to use state resources to "intervene" to end the rallies. The move came as powerful Shiite cleric Moqtada al-Sadr voiced support for the demonstrations and predicted an impending "Iraqi spring" as ongoing rallies blocked off a key trade route connecting Iraq to Syria and Jordan for a 10th successive day. Maliki, who is Shiite, ordered the release of more ... read more

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