Iraqi Shiites and Sunnis criticize Kurds (AP)

Shiite pilgrims attend evening prayers at the Imam Hussein shrine in Karbala, 80 kilometers (50 miles) south of Baghdad, Iraq on Sunday, Jan. 13, 2008. Iraqi Shiites are celebrating the Festival of Muharram that commemorates the martyrdom of Imam Hussein, the grandson of Muhammad at the Battle of Karbala, Iraq, in the year A.D. 680. (AP Photo/Karim Kadim)AP - Iraqi Arab lawmakers from rival sects joined forces Sunday to criticize what they claim is overreaching by the Kurds, alleging the powerful U.S.-backed minority's go-it-alone style in oil and other major issues threatens national unity.