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Iraqis Rally for Help Against Insurgents

By SINAN SALAHEDDIN, Associated Press Writer 26 minutes ago
BAGHDAD, Iraq – About 200 Shiites rallied Monday outside the Green Zone to demand that U.S. and Iraqi forces do more to stop insurgent attacks in the capital and help Iraqis who are fleeing their homes because of sectarian violence.

Tens of thousands of Iraqis have fled their homes in mixed Sunni-Shiite areas because of sectarian violence, some of it caused by militias allied with Iraqi political parties. A surge in such attacks began after the Feb. 22 bombing of a Shiite shrine.