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Iraq 'could break up', warns Vice-President Hashemi:

He said the country was at a crossroads, and that urgent action had to be taken now to prevent it breaking up along sectarian and ethnic lines. Ref. Source 4

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Iraq fugitive VP charged with murdering six judges:

Iraq's fugitive Vice President Tareq al-Hashemi and some of his bodyguards have been charged with murdering six judges and a series of other killings, a judiciary spokesman said on Monday. Ref. Source 7

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Trial of Iraqi Vice President Hashemi opens in his absence

The trial of Iraq's fugitive vice-president, Tariq al-Hashemi, opened in his absence on Tuesday and a lawmaker whose relatives were allegedly killed by "death squads" under his orders screamed abuse across the courtroom Ref. Source 8

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Iraqi vice-president given death sentence over killings:

Tareq al-Hashemi and his son-in-law were found guilty of two murders in a ruling likely to cause further sectarian violence. Ref. Source 7

Politics Iraq

Hashemi rejects sentence from Iraqi court, with Turkey saying not to turn him over:

Turkey said it would not turn over Iraq's fugitive Sunni Vice President Tariq al-Hashemi to the Iraqi authorities after a court ruled to sentence him to death, a Turkish government official told Xinhua Monday. The official also said his country welcomes him to stay as long as he likes in the country. Ref. Source 9

Iraq Politics

Army kills six as Iraqi protesters call for PM to quit:

Six demonstrators were killed and 35 were wounded when soldiers opened fire west of Baghdad as tens of thousands rallied in Sunni-majority areas calling for Iraq's Shiite leader to quit today. Ref. Source 4

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Saddam and the US failed, so why should Maliki think he can control Iraq by force?: Op-Ed:

The Prime Minister may have electoral legitimacy, but the Sunni revolt against his government is growing in strength Ref. Source 4

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Iraq's political crisis deepens after finance minister quits:

"I am presenting my resignation in front of you. I do not care about a government that does not respect the Iraqi blood and its people," Mr al-Issawi told thousands gathered to protest against what they see as unfair treatment and discrimination against their sect by prime minister Nouri al-Maliki's government. Ref. Source 7