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Muslim Diplomats Targeted in Iraq

HeadlineJul 06, 2005

In Iraq, Pakistan’s ambassador has left the country after he was nearly assassinated on Tuesday. Over the past four days, Iraqi fighters have targeted a number of Muslim diplomats. On Saturday, armed men kidnapped Egypt’s top envoy, Ihab al-Sharif, who remains missing. Sharif was set to become the first ambassador from an Arab nation in Iraq since the fall of Saddam Hussein. On Tuesday, Bahrain’s top diplomat was also shot.

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