100,000 Iraqi families flee sectarian violence

Sectarian violence has forced about 100,000 families across Iraq to flee their homes, a top Iraqi official said. At least 17 people have been killed in fighting.

100,000 Iraqi families flee sectarian violence

Sectarian violence has forced about 100,000 families across Iraq to flee their homes, a top Iraqi official said. At least 17 people have been killed in fighting.

Adil Abdul-Mahdi, one of the country’s two vice presidents, estimated that 100,000 Iraqi families – 90% of them his fellow Shiites – had fled their homes to escape attacks by rival religious sects.

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