Iraq's defence minister says a civil war will never end

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Iraq minister makes civil war warning
Saturday 25 February 2006, 16:30 Makka Time, 13:30 GMT


Iraq's defence minister says a civil war will never end if it erupts as violence escalates across Iraq since the destruction of a Shia shrine on Wednesday.



Speaking at a joint news conference on Saturday afternoon, Saadun al-Dulaimi also said Iraq would not hesitate to dispatch tanks to the streets to end violence and impose security.



"We are ready to fill the streets with armoured vehicles," he told a news conference televised live to the nation on state television.

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