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WASHINGTON (AP) - Sectarian militias are increasing their profile in Iraq and recruiting members by providing much-needed assistance to families displaced by the war, according to the Washington-based advocacy group Refugees International.
In a report to be released on Tuesday, the group says that the Iraqi government's inability to provide basic services for its displaced citizens has attracted the attention of Sunni and Shiite militias, who are stepping in to provide food, oil, electricity, clothing and money.
"In need of an array of services, and often led by the desire to 'belong' to their new communities, increasing numbers of displaced men are now members of these armed groups," the report states.
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