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Sunnis and radical Shias enter Iraq poll
By Oliver Poole in Baghdad
(Filed: 29/10/2005)
Two groups at the forefront of the violent resistance to the American presence in Iraq - the country's Sunni community and followers of Moqtada al-Sadr, the radical Shia cleric - yesterday put forward candidates for December's national election.
The move is a notable success for the US, which has been trying to draw both factions into the political process after they officially boycotted January's vote."
Sunnis and radical Shias enter Iraq poll
By Oliver Poole in Baghdad
(Filed: 29/10/2005)
Two groups at the forefront of the violent resistance to the American presence in Iraq - the country's Sunni community and followers of Moqtada al-Sadr, the radical Shia cleric - yesterday put forward candidates for December's national election.
The move is a notable success for the US, which has been trying to draw both factions into the political process after they officially boycotted January's vote."
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