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Iraqi Health Official Charged with Supporting Shiite Militias

Iraqi Deputy Health Minister Hakim al-Zamili was arrested in a raid today on charges of supporting Shiite militias. Charged with supplying weapons to the Mahdi Army, led by Muqtada al Sadr, his is the latest arrest by US and Iraqi forces in a new strategy to crackdown on sectarian violence in Baghdad.

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KCRW placeholderBy Lawrence O'Donnell • May 12, 2014 • 1 min read

Iraqi Deputy Health Minister Hakim al-Zamili was arrested in a raid today on charges of supporting Shiite militias. Charged with supplying weapons to the Mahdi Army, led by Muqtada al Sadr, his is the latest arrest by US and Iraqi forces in a new strategy to crackdown on sectarian violence in Baghdad. Damien Cave is in Baghdad for the New York Times.

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