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Monday 7th December

Iraq's election crisis threatens to reignite sectarian conflict

Shatha Al Juburi, 7 December 2009
Disputes over the allocation of votes threatens not only to delay Iraq's January elections but to enflame sectarian tensions and Sunni alienation from the political establishment.
Wednesday 18th November

Vice-president's veto leaves Iraqi election law in disarray

Rukeyya Khan, 18 November 2009
Iraqi vice-president’s veto threatens Iraqi elections. Seven out of ten Afghans blame poverty and corruption for continued instability. Israel plans to expand settlement in East Jerusalem. Six suspected Muslim separatists killed in South Thailand. Five Iranian protestors sentenced to death. All this and more in today’s security briefing.
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