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           Biden Phones Iraqi PM, Concerned About Sectarian Violence

   by VOA News

   U.S. Vice President Joe Biden telephoned Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri
   al-Maliki on Friday to express concern over the recent rise in
   violence, including bombings.
   The White House says Biden pledged continued U.S. support for Iraq in
   its fight against terrorism. A statement says Biden and Maliki agreed
   on the importance of reaching out to all political leaders in Iraq and
   the need for a negotiated end to Syria's civil war.
   On Thursday, Biden spoke to Iraqi Kurdistan President Masud Barzani and
   the Speaker of the Iraqi Council of Representatives, Osama Nujayfi,
   about Iraq's security situation.
   Bombings and other violence have killed hundreds in Iraq this month and
   have raised fears of even more sectarian violence.
   Iraq's Sunni minority has accused the ruling Shi'ites of targeting them
   for arrests and marginalizing them politically.
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