Bombings rekindle fears of full-blown Sunni/Shia conflict

Issue 915 - 12 Jan 2012 | 2 minute read

In the wake of the 18 December US troop withdrawal, 2012 opened with the deadliest bombings for more than a year, killing scores of people in and around predominantly Shia targets in Baghdad and the Al Nasiriyah region.

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