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...offices, Saddam's old intelligence headquarters, a youth center and beside Kirkuk's soccer stadium. A U.S. military officer says ethnic militias on all sides are adding to their already substantial arms caches. Local Turkomans, fearing domination by Kurds, have formed a new alliance with Kirkuk's Arabs. Aliya Chakmakchi, a Turkoman who works as a secretary for the U.S. Army in Kirkuk, voices a widespread fear: "If the U.S. leaves here, everyone will just murder each other." --By Philip Smucker/Kirkuk

Author: /time Magazine | Title: A New Sarajevo in The Making? | 2/2/2004 | See Source »

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