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Violence Seen as Sign of Shiite Militia Strength

by Jamie Tarabay, NPR
March 15, 2006

Over the past two days, police in Baghdad have found the bodies of more than 70 men -- some shot, some strangled, most with their hands bound -- raising fears that Shiite militias are running death squads to avenge Sunday's bombing in the capital's main Shiite district. The wave of reprisal killings is seen as the latest show of strength by Shiite militias.

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