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Iraqis Protest in Basra Over Security

Summary:

Many carried banners, decrying the killing of women, workers, academics and scientists. Dozens of women were slain in Basra by religious extremists last year because of how they dressed, their mutilated bodies found with notes warning against “violating Islamic teachings.”

The U.S. military also confirmed it had released a journalist from a prominent Shiite-run television station on Friday afternoon, after he was cleared of having connections to so-called “special groups” militias, in order to help quell unrest.

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By BUSHRA JUHI
Republished from Yahoo! News

Residents are becoming increasingly alarmed, saying that killings, kidnappings and other crimes have increased significantly since British forces turned over security to the U.S.

Thousands of people took to the streets Saturday in Basra, protesting deteriorating security in the southern city where Iraqi forces assumed responsibility for safety last December.

Meanwhile, the U.S. military said that Iraqi security forces had discovered a mass grave in Diyala province containing perhaps 100 bodies. Police also reported that the bullet-ridden bodies of 13 men were found near the same town.

Also Saturday, two separate bombings in the province northeast of Baghdad left six people dead.

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