Sunni Militia Raises Tension In Iraq

  • Middle East Newsline
  • August 14, 2011
WASHINGTON [MENL] -- A Sunni militia has increased violence in much of Iraq,
a report said.
A U.S. Army center has asserted that the Jaysh Rijal Al Tariq Al
Naqshabandi, regarded as a partner of Al Qaida, was responsible for
much of the violence in Baghdad and Sunni provinces. The Counter-Terrorism
Center at West Point said in a report that JRTN, believed to have up to
5,000 members, has exploited Sunni fears of the dominant Shi'ite community
and a Kurdish secession.
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