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A-Anbaa: Barazani underlines relations with Syria
Leader of the Kurdistani Democratic Party, Masoud al-Barazani has stressed that the Iraqi people appreciate Syria and the Syrian leadership, expressing hope over Syria's help to restore Iraq's sovereignty.
Iraq-Syria, Politics, 10/4/2003

Abdul Aziz al-Hakim calls for electing constitution's committee
Calls for Iraqi unity and handing over security to parties in a celebration characterized by the call to national unity, where some 50,000 persons in al-Najaf yesterday commemorated the 40-day death of the chairman of the Islamic Revolution Higher Council, Muhammad Baker al-Hakim, in an explosion which targeted the shrine of Imam Ali.
Iraq-USA, Military, 10/4/2003

Iraq needs $36 billion for reconstruction for 2004-2007 - UN assessment
Iraq needs some $36 billion for reconstruction for the years 2004 to 2007, according to the findings of United Nations missions to be presented at the Iraqi Donor Conference in Madrid later this month.
Iraq, Economics, 10/4/2003

UN agency awaitUS report on Iraqi weapons
The United Nations nuclear watchdog is expecting to receive a copy of the recent report by the United States on Iraqi weapons of mass destruction (WMD), a spokesman for the agency said today.
Iraq-USA, Politics, 10/4/2003

US mideast experts see complicated process for stabilizing Iraq
Former US diplomats and intelligence officers with long experience in the Middle East see the United States facing a complicated process in its efforts to reconstruct and democratize Iraq.
Iraq-USA, Politics, 10/4/2003

Al-Assad discusses with Barazani consolidation of Iraq's unity, security
Syria's President Bashar al-Assad has discussed the situation in Iraq with the chairman of the Iraq's Kurdistan Democratic Party Masoud al-Barazani. Talks dealt with the care to "consolidate national unity, restoring security and stability so as to ensure the restoration of normal life to Iraq," according to a official Syrian source.
Syria-Iraq, Politics, 10/3/2003

CIA: No weapons of mass destruction found in Iraq
The CIA told the US Senate yesterday in a statement by David Kay about the US three month search for the alleged weapons of mass destruction that "We have not yet found stocks of weapons."
Iraq-USA, Politics, 10/3/2003

One American killed, clashes in Falouja, occupation expects important fighting in Iraq
Commander of the American forces in Iraq Lt. Gen. Ricardo Sanchez said that the attacks of the Iraqi resistance have become "more effective, more complex and more lethal."
Iraq-USA, Military, 10/3/2003

Iraqi schools reopen their doors
Some 5.5 million Iraqi primary and secondary age students returned to school October 1 for registration and orientation in preparation for the new academic year. The opening of school follows months of cleaning and refurbishing school facilities.
Iraq, Education, 10/3/2003

Iraq-settled Moroccans leave Jordan back home
Iraq-Morocco, Politics, 10/3/2003

Sorour to IPU: War on Iraq launched without international legitimacy
Egypt-Iraq, Politics, 10/2/2003

American soldier killed in Tikrit, three injured; Baghdad: fire at two demonstrations of protest
A demonstration by unemployed Iraqis in Baghdad yesterday turned into a battle with the Iraqi police during which two persons were injured while one American female soldier was killed and three of her colleagues were wounded in an attack by the Iraqi resistance in Tikrit where the occupation forces carried out a series of breaking in operation during which 22 persons were arrested.
Iraq-USA, Military, 10/2/2003

Khaddam confers with Barazani
Syria-Iraq, Politics, 10/2/2003

Iraqi council consider return of Baathists; six months not enough to draw constitution
The Interim governing council in Iraq yesterday considered that the period of six months speculated by the US secretary of state Colin Powell to formulate a constitution is not enough, and announced simultaneously it studies returning back members of the former ruling Baath party to their posts in the state administration.
Iraq, Politics, 10/1/2003

US soldiers attacked in Baghdad
One American soldier was strongly wounded yesterday when a bomb went off as an American military convoy was running on a bridge near Beirut circle to the north of Baghdad, while one Iraqi was killed and other 4 wounded during clashes with the occupation soldiers after which 11 Iraqis were arrested in Sameraa to the north of Baghdad.
Iraq-USA, Military, 10/1/2003

King Abdulah: Jordan will train 30,000 Iraqis
The Jordanian King Abdulah II has called on the USA and the European Union to pressure both the Palestinian and Israeli sides to urge them to resume their negotiations. After he had ruled out sending Jordanian forces to Iraq, Abdullah announced that Jordan has received thousands of Iraqis to train them.
Jordan-Iraq, Politics, 9/30/2003

Jordanian premier confers with member of the Iraqi interim council
The Jordanian prime minister Ali Abul Ragheb yesterday met with member of the Iraqi interim governing council Eyad Allawi and stressed "Jordan's care to maintain the unity and territorial integrity of Iraq and the importance of achieving its peace and security as well as enabling the Iraqis running their own affairs by themselves."
Jordan-Iraq, Politics, 9/30/2003

Iraqis assume Iran's border control; Washington build up 15,000 troops
At a time when the "police" of the oil pipelines which is basically composed of former Iraqi military men trained by the American and British occupation forces started yesterday to position in areas of northern Iraq where the oil pipelines are exposed to continuous attacks, the occupation forces on Saturday assigned a new Iraqi force the responsibility of guarding part of the borders with Iran of 335 Km length of the area which is mostly dominated by the Kurds to the north in Eastern Baghdad area, to be the first time in which Iraqis maintain full control on part of their borders since toppling Saddam Hussein.
Iraq-USA, Politics, 9/29/2003

Khaddam confers with member of the Iraqi governing council
Syria's Vice President Abdulhaleem Khaddam received in Damascus on Sunday Secretary General of the Iraqi National council and member of the Iraqi Interim Governing Council, Eyad Allawi.
Syria-Iraq, Politics, 9/29/2003

Bremer says Iraqis not ready for a quick turnover of power
The civilian administrator in Iraq, L. Paul Bremer, says the current Iraqi Governing Council recognizes that it is not ready to assume governing powers in Iraq, despite calls from some for a quick turnover of power to the Iraqis.
Iraq-USA, Politics, 9/29/2003

Bremer wants Kuwait and Saudi Arabia to stop asking Iraqis for money
US Administrator of Iraq asked Kuwait, Saudi Arabia and others to forgive or delay request for payments from financially strapped Iraqis.
Iraq-USA, Politics, 9/29/2003

Kuwait rejects US and Iraqi Council to forgive debts
Kuwait's minister of information Muhammad Abu al-Hassan said that the issue of compensating damages resulting from the invasion of Iraq in 1990 is an "indisputable matter at the UN Security Council which had its say and submitted the matter to the compensations committee which approved the allotted sums, not only for Kuwait, but also for the damaged countries."
Kuwait-Iraq, Politics, 9/29/2003

No Saudi forces to Iraq
Saudi Arabia-Iraq, Politics, 9/29/2003

Arab al-Youm: Al-Saadi rejects bribe offer from US to say to say Iraq had mass destruction weapons
Iraq-USA, Politics, 9/29/2003


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