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Tuesday, August 28, 2007

Tensions on Iraq-Turkey border send residents packing

"Tensions on Iraq-Turkey border send residents packing Posted on Tuesday, August 28, 2007 (EST) A year after he fled Baghdad for the safe haven of his father's hometown on Iraq's northern border, Emmanuel is packing his bags again, fearful of a Turkish strike against Kurdish rebels.

SHARANSH, Iraq (AFP) - A Christian Iraqi, 43-year-old Emmanuel was born and raised in Baghdad where he lived and managed a liquor store that has been in the family for decades, until he received death threats from Islamist insurgents."

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