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In divided Iraq, Sunnis fleeing Anbar find restive refuge in Shiite holy city

By Loveday Morris, Updated: Wednesday, January 22, 7:00 AM

KARBALA, Iraq — The plush accommodation halls on the outskirts of this southern Iraqi city, normally reserved for visiting Shiite pilgrims, now teem with displaced Sunnis fleeing violence in the Western province of Anbar.

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