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Iraq issues arrest warrant for Sunni vice president

Iraqi authorities have issued an arrest warrant for Sunni Muslim Vice-President Tareq al-Hashemi on suspected links to terrorism after the government said it obtained confessions from his bodyguards, an interior ministry spokesman said on Monday.

 

Recount affirms narrow victory of Iraqi challenger

Recount affirms narrow victory of Iraqi challenger

Iraq's electoral commission on Sunday affirmed the victory of a Sunni-backed bloc in the March election after a partial recount of votes in Baghdad failed to back up the Shiite prime minister's claims of fraud.

 

Sunni party drops out of Iraq's national elections

The Sunni wing of Iraq's leading nonsectarian political coalition is dropping out of next month's elections, saying the vote ...

 

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