Petraeus: Serious Ethnic Challenges Loom in Iraq
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Channel: Voice of America · 2008 · News & Politics
The Iraqi Shi'ite faction lead by cleric Moqtada al-Sadr says one of its senior lawmakers has been killed in a bomb attack in Baghdad. The bombing comes as a senior U.S. military commander warns of a possible "uptick" in violence ahead of regional elections. And in Washington, a key general and international peace leaders spoke of ethnic tension and violence in Iraq. VOA's Ravi Khanna reports.
