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Anbar protesters remain defiant despite government threats

In spite of calls from the government to postpone the Anbar sit-ins until after parliamentary elections, protesters there say they will not leave until their demands are met.

A man reacts on a coffin of his relative, who was killed in an attack in the western town of Rutba in Anbar province, during a funeral in Najaf, 160 km (100 miles) south of Baghdad, December 22, 2013. Militants killed at least 18 Iraqi officers and soldiers in Sunni-dominated Anbar province on Saturday, including a commander who oversaw a crackdown on Sunni protesters earlier this year, military sources said. REUTERS/Alaa Al-Marjani (IRAQ - Tags: CIVIL UNREST RELIGION POLITICS) - RTX16RMF
A man reacts on a coffin of his relative, who was killed in an attack in the western town of Rutba Anbar province, Najaf, Dec. 22, 2013. — REUTERS/Alaa Al-Marjani

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