Militias hold Iraq in fearsome grip.

Chicago Tribune (Chicago, IL) | October 19, 2006 | Copyright

Byline: Aamer Madhani

Oct. 19--BAGHDAD -- The Shiite militiamen paid the Sunni government worker a chilling visit as he was leaving the office on what would be his final day on the job.

Carrying AK-47s and pistols when they approached him, the gunmen accused office worker Ayad Kharallah of criticizing a co-worker named Mohammed for his association with the fearsome Mahdi Army. They summoned Kharallah to the militia's neighborhood office to explain himself to their boss.

"I told them I don't talk with Mohammed other than to say hello," said ...

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