Dozens Killed in Battles Across Iraq as Sunnis Escalate Protests Against Government -- New York Times
BAGHDAD — Gun battles erupted in cities with Sunni majorities across Iraq on Tuesday after security forces from the Shiite-led government stormed a Sunni protest encampment in a village near the northern city of Kirkuk. The clashes left dozens dead and wounded, and raised fears that the sectarian civil war that is roiling Syria might spill into Iraq.
The fiercest fighting was at the encampment in a town called Hawija, where Sunni gunmen fought government forces throughout the day. At least 42 people were killed, 39 of them civilians, and more than 100 wounded.
As evening fell, sporadic fighting continued there and in Ramadi in the Sunni homeland of Anbar Province, where protesters set fire to two military vehicles and tribal sheiks called on young men to take up arms against the government.
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More News On The Escalating Violence In Iraq
Iraqi Violence Continues After Deadly Clashes -- Radio Free Europe
Iraq violence sparks fears of Sunni revolt -- UPI
Iraq on edge after protest camp raid -- Japan Times/AP
110 killed in two days of Iraq violence. -- AFP
Two days of Iraq violence claims 118 lives -- The Australian
Protest Clashes and Random Attacks Leave 111 Killed, 233 Wounded Across Iraq -- Antiwar.com
At least 28 dead in outbreak of Iraq violence -- FOX News/AP
Iraq: 28 dead in clashes, bombing as tensions rise -- Bloomberg Businessweek
At least 15 killed in clashes in northern Iraq: mayor. -- Reuters
Iraqi troops fight attack on state buildings -- Gulf News
Sunnis Are Awakening Once Again in Iraq -- Mother Jones
My Comment: A prediction .... once the conflict in Syria has abated or ended .... the next Middle East sectarian war will be in Iraq.
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