Sunni calls for Arabs to oppose 'an unprecedented genocide campaign by the militias and death squads that are directed, armed and supported by Iran'

Left: In May there were reports that Adnan al-Dulaimi might have his Parliamentary immunity stripped so that he could be prosecuted for assisting the insurgency.

An influential Sunni leader issued an impassioned appeal Sunday for help from Arab countries against what he called Iranian-supported death squads and militias in the latest blow to the Iraqi government's reconciliation efforts...

"Arabs, your brothers in the land of the two rivers and in Baghdad in particular are exposed to an unprecedented genocide campaign by the militias and death squads that are directed, armed and supported by Iran," al-Dulaimi said in a statement e-mailed to The Associated Press by his office.

Most of Iraq's neighboring countries are majority Sunni, while Iran and Iraq have mostly Shiite populations, raising regional concern about Tehran's influence over the Iraq Shiite-dominated government and security forces.

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