Al Qaeda Hits West Iraq

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Updated Apr. 14, 2017 1:15PM EDT / Published Jan. 03, 2014 7:49AM EST

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Taking advantage of the conflict between the Sunni minority and the Shiite-led government of Nouri al-Maliki, al Qaeda militants in western Iraq cities on Thursday launched attacks on police stations and fought with government forces. Following outrage over the arrest of a prominent Sunni, the government withdrew forces from Anbar province cities, creating a vacuum that al Qaeda militants seized on. Violence in the country has worsened recently, and 2013 was the bloodiest for Iraqi civilians in five years.

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Al Qaeda Hits West Iraq

Mohammed Adnan/Reuters