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Thurs - Oct 28 -

MOSUL - VIOLENCE AND HIJAB -

Azzaman in English reports that the Interim Iraqi Government has sent two commando units into Mosul which is violently deteriorating into anomy.

*...many of the city’s nearly 1.8 million inhabitants are fleeing, particularly members of Christian and other faith minorities...

The city and its suburbs have a sizeable Kurdish minority and are home to more than 100,000 Iraqi Christians and almost the same number of a secretive sect known as Yazidis.*

Military operations are currently underway.

:: AZZAMAN on MOSUL ::


Meanwhile, Dr Zeyad at the Healing Iraq Blog reports that triumphal elements represented by Ansar Al-Sunni are attempting to dominate thousands of female Christian students at Mosul U by requiring them to wear headscarves starting this Ramadan.

He then explores some of the recent assassinations.

And, turning to Baghdad Metro news, he reports:

*Fundamentalists in Baghdad have been touring several coffee shops (which usually prosper during Ramadan after the Iftar) around the city warning customers from playing dominoes, backgammon or cards because that is 'haram'...*

+ Sounds like tons of fun for the holiday.

:: HEALING IRAQ blog ::

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