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A suicide attack in southern Iraq has killed at least 53 people.

Authorities say the attack christian louboutin The attack took place as many Shi’ites journeyed to the shrine to observe the end of an annual period of mourning. Security is high due to a series of attacks on Shi’ites in recent weeks.

Tensions between Shi’ite and Sunni Muslims in Iraq are high, especially since the withdrawal of U.S. troops from the country last year.

Under the regime of executed dictator Saddam Hussein, the government was dominated by Sunni Muslims.

Iraq’s present government, headed by Shi’ite Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki, is dominated by Shi’ites. But it includes Sunnis and Kurds in a fragile power-sharing government that is rife with sectarian tensions.

More than 100 people have been killed in a spate of attacks on Shi’ites since the government issued an arrest warrant for Sunni Vice President Tariq al-Hashemi last month. He is charged with operating a death squad.

Human rights groups were more cautious. Amnesty International warned that restoration of ties could weaken the pressure to end human rights abuses in Myanmar.

Another advocacy group, the U.S. Campaign for Christian Louboutin Slingback Burma, also was wary. “We still want to wait and see what else would happen to those who are still in jail,” said a spokeswoman, Myra Dahgaypaw.

It could take several days to get an exact count of the political prisoners released, especially since the lists held by activist groups differ. Most said the number appears to be over 300.

Murray Hiebert, an Asia specialist at the Center for Strategic and International Studies think tank in Washington, called the cease-fire with the Karen rebels “surprising and significant,” but he added that cease-fires can easily break down.

Both sides acknowledged the agreement but provided few details. The Myanmar government says it is also negotiating with several other ethnic groups. The Karen were the only major ethnic group never to have reached a peace agreement, even temporary, with the government.

“I’d say this is one of the historic, great moments,” said Alana Golmei, a coordinator with India’s Burma Center Delhi activist group. “Guns are no solution, although there’s always a risk they could pick up guns again.”

“To say they’ve solved all the problems Christian Louboutin Toe Platform Slingbacks would be a mistake,” said Bridget Welsh, a political scientist at Singapore Management University. “But from where they’ve come in a year, it’s quite a ways.”

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