Clashes in Sunni district of Baghdad

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Fighting broke out overnight in the Sunni Arab district of Adhamiya in Baghdad after gunmen attacked a police station, police and Interior Ministry sources said on Monday.

They said it was still not clear who was involved in the clashes, which later drew reinforcements from police commandos.

The sources said the police commandos were accompanied by members of a Shi'ite Muslim militia.

Residents of Adhamiya, a stronghold of Sunni insurgents, took up arms to prevent the Shi'ite militia from entering, the sources said.

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1. Fear not, after the new round of (s)elections the clashes will subside.

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