1. Shiite Violence Traps Sunnis In Baghdad.
- Author
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RUBIN, ALISSA J. and NORDLAND, ROD
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SUNNITES , *SHIITES , *SECTARIAN conflict , *SHI'AH -- Relations -- Sunnites , *MURDER , *MILITIAS , *INSURGENCY , *TWENTY-first century , *SOCIAL history - Abstract
The article discusses sectarian-motivated murders of Sunni Muslims by Shiite Muslim militias within the city of Baghdad, Iraq as of June 25, 2014. Topics addressed include the impact of an insurgency of Sunnis affiliated with the Islamic State in Iraq and Syria (ISIS) extremist organization, as well as a growing sense of fear amongst Sunnis in Baghdad as the number of Sunni disappearances and murders increases.
- Published
- 2014