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| Islamic State steps up Sunni Iraqi tribal killings | Islamic State steps up Sunni Iraqi tribal killings |
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| Islamic State (IS) militants have again attacked an Iraqi Sunni tribe in western Anbar province, killing at least 50 people, tribal officials say. | Islamic State (IS) militants have again attacked an Iraqi Sunni tribe in western Anbar province, killing at least 50 people, tribal officials say. |
| Sunday's attack was the latest in a series of assaults on the Al-Bu Nimr tribe that Iraq's government says have killed 322 people. | Sunday's attack was the latest in a series of assaults on the Al-Bu Nimr tribe that Iraq's government says have killed 322 people. |
| The victims, including children, were lined up and shot as punishment for what IS sees at the tribe's resistance. | The victims, including children, were lined up and shot as punishment for what IS sees at the tribe's resistance. |
| IS militants - also Sunnis - control large areas of Iraq and Syria. | IS militants - also Sunnis - control large areas of Iraq and Syria. |
| A number of people from the Al-Bu Nimr tribe were also found dead in mass graves earlier this week. Fifty others were killed on Saturday. | A number of people from the Al-Bu Nimr tribe were also found dead in mass graves earlier this week. Fifty others were killed on Saturday. |
| The BBC's Orla Guerin, in Baghdad, says Sunday's mass killing is a stark warning to others about the price they may pay for resisting IS. | The BBC's Orla Guerin, in Baghdad, says Sunday's mass killing is a stark warning to others about the price they may pay for resisting IS. |
| Winning the tribes | Winning the tribes |
| The latest shootings occurred in the village of Ras al-Maa, north of the provincial capital Ramadi. | The latest shootings occurred in the village of Ras al-Maa, north of the provincial capital Ramadi. |
| A local official told the Associated Press news agency that many members of the tribe fled there from near the town of Hit, which was captured by IS last month. | A local official told the Associated Press news agency that many members of the tribe fled there from near the town of Hit, which was captured by IS last month. |
| The Al-Bu Nimr tribe had joined the Iraq government campaign against IS in Anbar, much of which is now under jihadist control. | The Al-Bu Nimr tribe had joined the Iraq government campaign against IS in Anbar, much of which is now under jihadist control. |
| The recently-formed and Shia-dominated Iraqi government is trying to win over Sunni tribes, which it sees as a key element in the fight against IS. | The recently-formed and Shia-dominated Iraqi government is trying to win over Sunni tribes, which it sees as a key element in the fight against IS. |
| But Baghdad has not yet succeeded in persuading the bulk of the tribes to turn on IS. | But Baghdad has not yet succeeded in persuading the bulk of the tribes to turn on IS. |
| The Associated Press reports that just 5,000 of an estimated 30-40,000-strong tribal population are backing the Baghdad government. | |
| The tribes want guarantees that they will be given a serious degree of devolution for their areas and a real say in national decision-making, correspondents say. | The tribes want guarantees that they will be given a serious degree of devolution for their areas and a real say in national decision-making, correspondents say. |