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Iraq's Sunni VP Says He Is Target of Vendetta

Description:Iraq's Sunni Vice President Tareq al-Hashemi told Reuters Saturday that he had been the target of a personal and political vendetta by Shi'ite Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki. Earlier this week, Maliki sought Hashemi's arrest and moved to fire the Sunni deputy, triggering Iraq's worst crisis in a year. The timing comes as the U.S. has withdrawn forces from Iraq. (2:24)

Source: Reuters

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