More than 1,000 die in Iraqi May violence

According to UN figures, more than 1,000 people died in sectarian violence which al Qaeda and Sunni insurgents stepped up in the month of May. They directed their attacks on the Shiite majority and Shiite-led Baghdad government demanding an end to the “marginalization” of the Sunni minority.

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