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Iraqi Sunni, Shia Lawmakers Join In Opposition To Baghdad Wall

Iraqi Sunni, Shia Lawmakers Join In Opposition To Baghdad Wall
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"They (security walls) don't protect residents because these areas are shelled by mortars and Katyusha rockets. ... Will they build roofs too?" said Kurdish lawmaker Mahmoud Othman. "We must build bridges between the different groups, not build walls to separate them."

The resolution, voted on by a show of hands, passed 138-to-88 in the 275-member house. The president and his two deputies must unanimously approve the legislation for it to become law, or else it will be sent back to the house for re-examination.

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