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  • IRAQ: Residents in north unite against sectarian conflict

    05/30/2006 4:33:38 PM PDT · by MinorityRepublican · 2 replies · 142+ views
    Reuters ^ | Tuesday, May 30, 2006 | Reuters
    SULAIMANIYA, 30 May (IRIN) - Kurds, Turcomans and Christians from northern Iraq have established independent organisations that aim to reduce influence of sectarian militias operating in the area. Two of the organisations are the mixed Peace Union for Iraqis(PUI) and Kurdish Autonomous Freedom Organisation (KAFO). "Iraqis in the region have begun to unite, without consideration of ethnic background, to prevent sectarian violence from spreading," said PUI member Dorah Muhammad, 38, from a village in northern Kurdistan near the Turkish border. "And we're asking the government to take action to clamp down on the militias." The newly-formed organisations, whose members include...