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On December 13-14, 2006, Turkey hosted a “Conference for the Support of the Iraqi People” in Istanbul that brought together more than 150 attendees, including politicians, religious figures, intellectuals and activists, from both inside and outside Iraq.
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Last week, approximately 50 Iraqi religious leaders signed a text in the holy city of Mecca, Saudi Arabia in the hopes that it would lead to the end the sectarian bloodshed that has been raging in Iraq for eight months. However, many questions persist as to whether this document can seriously affects the security situation in Iraq.
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More than two months after the U.S.-led ouster of Saddam Hussein, Iraqi Sunni and Shia Muslims appear split over their reaction to the U.S. occupation of their country: war or diplomacy.
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