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"War on terror" used to target minorities - report  Written by: Natasha Elkington

Islamic rebels patrol the streets of Mogadishu. Al Qaeda-linked fighters in the al Shabaab rebel group are battling to oust President Sheikh Sharif Ahmed. REUTERS/Mowliid Abd
LONDON - Countries on the front line in the "war on terror" are using the battle against extremists as a smokescreen to crack down on minority groups, according to an international human rights group.

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Somalia most dangerous state for minorities By Agence France Presse (AFP)

LONDON: Somalia remains the world's most dangerous country for minority groups, followed by Iraq, Sudan, Afghanistan and Myanmar, a leading human-rights group said Thursday.

The five were in unchanged positions from last year's Minority Rights Group International's (MRG) list of countries where groups or peoples are most at risk of genocide, mass killing or other systematic violent repression.

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