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Saddam Hussein trial after the constitution's approval
A source in the Iraqi government said that the trial of the toppled Iraqi President Saddam Hussein will start on October 19th.
Iraq, Politics, 9/3/2005

Blair ignores al-Qaida 's claim for the attacks on London
The British prime minister Tony Blair refused to comment on the announcement attributed to al-Qaida leader over the its claiming responsibility for London's explosion despite the persistence of journalists in a press conference held on Friday.
Iraq-UK, Politics, 9/3/2005

Bulgaria considers withdral from Iraq; blame for stampede deaths
Amid tough security measures, hundreds of the victims of the incident which resulted in the largest single-day human loss in Iraq since the American invasion in 2003, were buried in al-Sader city in Baghdad and in al-Najaf south of Baghdad.
Iraq-Bulgaria, Local, 9/3/2005

Three Americans killed in Iraq, attack on Mosques
The US army announced on Friday that three of its soldiers were killed in two separate attacks launched by gunmen in the center and south of Baghdad.
Iraq, Military, 9/3/2005

Turkish peace association expresses support to Iraqi resistance
Iraq-Turkey, Politics, 9/3/2005

God's anger at the USA for Iraq
Iraq-USA, Local, 9/3/2005

Possible Iraqi limited government reshuffle to contain crisis
The interim Iraqi government seeks to contain the consequences of the crisis that hit Iraq as a result of a stampede that caused the death of some 1000 Iraqis.
Iraq, Politics, 9/2/2005

Zawahiri threatens westerns of London-like attacks
Siddiq held western citizens the responsibility for London, and Madrid explosions, and the US September 11 incidents because they "elect governments that commit crimes against humanity." He stressed that western citizens will not feel secure and will continue to be the target for such operations."
Iraq-Regional, Politics, 9/2/2005

US bombard west of Iraq, Italy reduces forces
One security source in Iraq said that one person was killed and other seven injured during fire exchange on Thursday evening near "Imams" bridge in Baghdad where some 1000 persons were killed in the stampede on Wednesday.
Iraq, Military, 9/2/2005

Iraqi Sunnis help the Shiite victims as 1000 die from stampede
Citizens of the adjoining al-Azameyah quarters, of a Sunni majority, hurried to provide relief for the victims and to donated blood while the people of Falluja are preparing to send aid and blood as donations for the victims of the Bridge incident.
Iraq, Local, 9/1/2005

Iraqi Sunnis seek to amend the draft constitution
Concerning political developments regarding the Iraqi draft constitution, the Iraqi Islamic Party considered that it is still possible to modify many points of differences in the Iraqi draft constitution.
Iraq, Politics, 9/1/2005

Stay politically engaged, Khalilzad urges Iraq's Sunnis
U.S. Ambassador to Iraq Zalmay Khalilzad has appealed to Iraq's Sunni Arabs not to abandon the political process in the national referendum debate over the draft constitution and the subsequent elections.
Iraq-USA, Politics, 9/1/2005

Zarqawi threatens to avenge American bombardment of al-Qaem
Al-Qaida organization in Iraq, led by Abu Musab al-Zarqawi, threatened in a statement issued on the Internet to avenge for the American air bombardment which targeted the Iraqi al-Qaem city last Thursday and inflected at least 56 persons as killed.
Iraq-USA, Politics, 9/1/2005

Four US soldiers killed in Iraq
The American army announced on Wednesday that four of its soldiers were killed in separate attacks during the few past days. One American soldier was killed and other three injured in a bomb explosion targeted their procession in Sameraa city north of Baghdad.
Iraq-USA, Military, 9/1/2005

Arab league expresses grief on Baghdad victims
Regional-Iraq, Politics, 9/1/2005

Iraqi Sunnis to foil draft constitution, US hints on amending it
Al-Mutlaq indicated efforts for cooperation and coordination with the Shiite leader Muqtada al-Sader in the very near future. He explained that the forces which stand against the draft constitution will shortly hold a national conference against the constitution project.
Iraq-USA, Politics, 8/31/2005

Jaafari criticizes Arab League position on Iraq
The Iraqi prime minister Ibrahim al-Jaafari on Tuesday criticized the Arab League (AL) over its position for not paying attention to the Iraqi people and for not dispatching an ambassador or a minister or any official to Baghdad.
Iraq-Regional, Politics, 8/31/2005

56 Iraqis killed by US bombardment of al-Qaem, near Syrian border
The Muslim Scholars Commission in Iraq on Tuesday deplored the American air bombardment which targeted al-Qaem, on the Syrian borders with Iraq, on Tuesday at dawn that resulted in killing scores of Iraqis including children.
Iraq-Syria, Military, 8/31/2005

Iraqi Islamic party rejects constitution
The Iraqi Islamic party announced rejection for the draft constitution because of what it called its violation of compatibility.
Iraq, Politics, 8/30/2005

US president optimism over Iraq's future
The US President George W. Bush expressed optimism over the future of Iraq, underlining the importance of differences on the Iraqi arena on the draft Iraqi constitution due to be debated for referendum on the mid of October.
Iraq-USA, Politics, 8/30/2005

15 Iraqis, one US soldier killed
The American army said that one soldier was killed and another injured when a military copter was obliged to land after it was hit while flying in Tel-Afer area north of Iraq. Witnesses said that one American helicopter fell on Monday evening in southwest of the city.
Iraq, Military, 8/30/2005

Saudi security detains armed Iraqi gang, clashes in al-Jubeil
A spokesman for the Saudi Arabian ministry of interior said that the police arrested four Iraqis following an armed clash in the industrial city of Jubeil, east of the kingdom, in the first incident of its kind.
Saudi Arabia-Iraq, Local, 8/30/2005

BBC: Moussa: Iraq's constitution recipe for chaos
Regional-Iraq, Politics, 8/30/2005

Talibani supports Iraqi constitution draft, Sunnis opposed
The US President George W. Bush commended the new Iraqi constitution which was submitted to the parliament following heated debate among the political sides, describing it as a source of inspiration for the supporters of democracy, noting simultaneously that the next referendum may result in what he called a new wave of crimes, as he alleged.
Iraq-USA, Politics, 8/29/2005

US army frees 1000 Iraqi detainees from Abu Ghreib jail
The American army in Iraq announced it has released about 1,000 prisoners from Abu Ghreib jail in Iraq, at the request of the Iraqi government at a time the political sides were trying to reach agreement over the constitution.
Iraq-USA, Politics, 8/29/2005

Continued killings, raids in Iraq
Chief of staff of the American joint forces Richard Meyers said last week that reducing the number of the American forces in Iraq is linked to the development of the political operation there. But he also stressed that there will be no huge reduction for these forces.
Iraq, Military, 8/29/2005

Amr Mousa stresses Iraq's Arabism
Iraq-Regional, Politics, 8/29/2005


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