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| Iraq frees prisoners in gesture to ease Sunni protests
BAGHDAD (Reuters) Iraq's government has released more than 300 prisoners held under antiterrorism laws as a goodwill gesture to try to appease Sunni Muslim demonstrators who are staging protests against Shi'ite pm Nuri alMaliki.
Three weeks of presentations, Mainly in Sunnidominated Anbar land, Have evolved into a tough really test for the Shi'ite premier, Increasing worries that Iraq could slide back into the sectarian confrontation of its recent past.
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Dozens of prisoners in yellow Iraqi correctional department uniforms waited in the middle of guards as women in traditional robes and old men tried to catch a glance of detainees to see whether relatives were among those released.
"In name the actual Iraqi State, I apologise to those who were arrested and jailed and were later shown to be innocent, Said Deputy prime minister Hussein alShahristani, A senior Iraqi Shi'ite figure heading the committee.
Detainee launches are just one demand from Sunni protesters. troopers in Iraq, Where they need blocked a main road to Jordan and Syria near the Sunni heartland city of Ramadi.
"wedding event enough. We didn't ask for a gesture or a gift for the public. We want and give people their rights, menti one d Jaber alJaberi, A lawmaker from your Sunnibacked Iraqiya block.
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More hardline Sunni leaders in Iraq view the war between mostly Sunni rebels in Syria and ceo Bashar alAssad, an ally of Iran, As a chance to strengthen their own position should Assad fall and a Sunni government come to power. (article by Patrick Markey; enhancing by Angus MacSwan)
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