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Shiites flee sectarian death threats in northern Iraq

Some 50 Shiite families found refuge in hotel rooms in the central Iraqi city of Karbala, fleeing what they said were death threats from Sunni insurgents in their northern hometown of Tal Afar. The pilgrimage city’s governor, Ali Kaazali, was in no doubt that the displaced families, from Iraq’s Turkmen minority, had been targeted because of their faith.Full Story