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Another challenge would be to ensure that the new alliance does not inflame the sectarian divide in the Islamic world, which could happen if it is seen as a Sunni cabal against the Shi'ites. But if the new Iraqi government (the only Shi'ite-led one besides Iran in the region) joined, the new alliance could show that it was willing to protect both moderate Shi'ites as well as Sunnis. The alliance would then be able to help take over from the U.S. some of the security responsibility in Iraq, and it could wean the Shi'ite leaders...
...started with an argument in a university cafeteria between Shi'ite and Sunni students, and ended in a violent riot that engulfed several Muslim districts of Beirut, leaving four people dead and the city locked down under a nighttime curfew. Lebanon's bickering political bosses have released the genie of sectarian rage, and it is by no means certain that it can be coaxed back into the bottle...
...Taylor, 39, advises an Iraqi Army brigade that operates out of the old Ministry of Defense complex on the east bank of the Tigris - within sight of Sunni insurgent strongholds in Adhamiya and Haifa Street, and a short drive from Sadr City, where the Shi'ite militia of Moqtada Sadr rules the streets...
...sets, gunfire punctuates the call to prayer ringing out from nearby mosques. Its source is not clear. Adhamiya has long been a center of Sunni insurgent activity, but Taylor says Shi'ite militias have begun to move in, hoping to displace the area's Sunni population. "I think the Shi'a would like to do that, but they don't have enough power," says Taylor. "I think they're at the stage right now where they're trying to establish a foothold...
...previous day, Taylor's men and Samir's Iraqi Army units had cordoned off an area of Adhamiya and conducted house-to-house searches for fighters and weapons. The raid netted some ammunition and four suspected Sunni insurgents. Neighborhood residents, however, feel that they are under attack both from Shi'ite militias and from U.S.-backed government forces. Taylor is confident that General Samir is a good and fair commander, but whether the government as a whole is willing to take down Sadr's Mehdi Army is another matter...