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Tariq al-Hashimi

Iraq in turmoil after arrest warrant issued for top Sunni leader

August 15, 2013

Vice President Tariq al-Hashimi, a prominent Sunni, is accused by the Shiite-dominated national government of running death squads that have killed police officers and government leaders around the country. But some suspect this is a political ploy.

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