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Questions Rebels Use to Tell Sunni from Shiite

(New York Times) Alissa J. Rubin - As ISIS has seized vast territories in western and northern Iraq, there have been frequent accounts of fighters capturing groups of people and releasing the Sunnis while the Shiites are singled out for execution. But how can ISIS tell whether a person is a Sunni or a Shiite? Generally, Iraqi Shiites and Sunnis are often indistinguishable in appearance. From accounts of people who survived encounters with the militants, it seems they often ask a list of questions. Here are some of them.
2014-06-25 00:00:00
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