Thousands of Shi'ites march in Baghdad

BAGHDAD (Reuters) - Thousands of Shi'ite civilians charged with guarding neighborhoods in
Iraq marched through Baghdad in a show of force on Wednesday to demand an end to the sectarian violence that is ravaging the country.
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Young men in uniforms and headbands, members of what are known as the popular committees, chanted as a speaker urged them to crush
Saddam Hussein loyalists leading a Sunni insurgency against the Shi'ite-led government.

"Stamp on terrorism," he said.

The crowd included members of the Read all about it