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Iraq holding off on an offensive against al-Qaida

by Adam Schreck and Qassim Abdul-Zahra - January 10, 2014 - 9:04am

Iraq's government is holding off on waging an all-out offensive to retake two key cities from al-Qaida because of fears that civilian casualties could incite Sunni anger and push moderate tribal leaders to side with...

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