Iraq’s Sunni finance minister Friday announced his resignation in front of a crowd of Sunni protesters in western Anbar province.

Rafaie al-Esawi said he could no longer remain part of a predominantly Shi’ite government that he said is continuing to marginalize the country’s Sunni minority.

Twin car bombings Friday killed at least five people and wounded dozens more at a busy livestock market in Diwaniyah province.

There was no immediate claim of responsibility for the attack in … [Read More]

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Source: VOA News: War and Conflict