Iraq shiites targeted in sectarian strife

A string of car bombings and shootings across Iraq left nearly 50 people dead Monday, authorities said, in what is the latest spate of violence in a country plagued with Sunni-Shiite tension. FULL STORY | WHY ARE SUNNIS UPSET?  

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