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Sunnis & Shiites Unite In Resistance

HeadlineApr 08, 2004

More signs emerged that Sunnis and Shiites are joining together to oppose the US occupation. Posters of the Shiite leader Sadr have been pasted throughout Sunni areas of Baghdad. Shiite clerics are urging followers to support their Sunni brethren in Fallajah. In the northern city of Kirkuk, U.S. forces killed eight Iraqis who were protesting the U.S. raids in Fallajuh.

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