Orang-orang Sunni, yang dulu berjaya di bawah pemerintahan Saddam Hussein, juga semakin marah dengan penggantungan Senin terhadap dua pembantu Saddam, termasuk saudara tirinya.
Sunni sentiment was hurt further by the hanging on Monday of two Saddam aides, including the ousted president's half-brother, during which one was decapitated.