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23/04/2013 Hawija clashes

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Iraq to investigate killing of protestors

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4:3 Bodies from deadly raid on protest camp brought to Kirkuk

An army raid against a protest encampment in the city of Hawija, west of Kirkuk, led to dozens of civilian deaths and the involvement of several insurgent groups in organized action against the government, leading to fears of a return to a wide-scale Sunni–Shia conflict within the country.
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