PM says Syrian-style revolt impossible in Iraq

By Associated Press
Published February 2, 2013 5:00am ET
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PM says Syrian-style revolt impossible in Iraq
Iraqis gather for Muslim noon prayers, the highlight of the religious week, on the highway, which links Iraq with Jordan, during a protest in Fallujah, 40 miles (65 kilometers) west of Baghdad, Iraq, Friday, Feb. 1, 2013. Tens of thousands of Sunni protesters blocked a major highway in western Iraq on Friday, as an al-Qaida-affiliated group called on Sunnis to take up arms against the Shiite-led government. (AP Photo/ Khalid Mohammed) | Khalid Mohammed

BAGHDAD (AP) — Iraq’s prime minister said Saturday that a Syrian-style revolt against the government “will not happen” in his country, despite mounting street protests by minority Sunnis against his Shiite-led rule.

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