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Representation of Sunnis in the new Iraqi government
The American general in Iraq Lt. Gen. John Vines, commander, Multinational Corps Iraq and Commanding General of the VXIII Airborne Corps, said that the pace of violence depends on the extent of the ability of the next government to represent all Iraqi groups.
Iraq, Military, 1/14/2006

30-year jail term for Kurdish writer for defamation
Karim, whose name is also given as Kamal Sayid Qadir, was convicted by a state security court in the city of Arbil, after a one-hour-long trial on December 19, 2005, of defaming public institutions, the organization said
Iraq, Politics, 1/14/2006

US: al-Qaida in disarray in Iraq
The American general in Iraq Johns Fines considered that al-Qaida organization is being dismembered in Iraq after the killing or jailing many of its members, many of them along the Euphrates River and the Syrian borders, and the demolishing of the Sunni support
Iraq-Syria, Politics, 1/14/2006

Second US helicopter goes down in Iraq in one week
Two American pilots were killed in a reconnaissance plane crash during a fighting mission in Musil in the north of Iraq.
Iraq-USA, Military, 1/14/2006

Tareq Aziz lawyer: My client is dying in room allocated for dogs
The lawyer of Tareq Aziz, former Iraqi vice president under the government of Saddam Hussein, said that his client "is dying" and will not live more than one month because he suffered a brain stroke and heart disease.
Iraq, Politics, 1/13/2006

Talibani looks for unity Iraqi government within a month
The current Iraqi Interim President Jalal al-Talibani expects the formation of a national unity government to see light within one month, stressing that all parties will be taking part in this government.
Iraq, Politics, 1/13/2006

Americans expect increased violence in Iraq
The American army expected the pace of the acts of violence to increase in Iraq during the coming weeks while the country is being torn by a political vacuum with attempts made by politicians and religious groups to form a new government.
Iraq-USA, Politics, 1/13/2006

Violence continues in various parts of Iraq
The Slovak government announced it will dispatch for the first time military men to Iraq, and in this regard, four army officers will be sent in the context of a training mission by the NATO for the Iraqi security forces.
Iraq, Military, 1/13/2006

Hakim opposes changes to Iraq's constitution
The leader of the United Iraqi Coalition, Abdul Aziz al-Hakim, said that the Shiite list will not accept fundamental changes to the Iraqi constitution which was approved in mid October.
Iraq, Politics, 1/12/2006

Saudi king confers with Muqtada al-Sader
Saudi Arabia's king Abdullah Ibn Abdul Aziz received the Shiite leader Muqtada al-Sader in his first open appearance in the region for this controversial Shiite Iraqi leader.
Saudi Arabia-Iraq, Politics, 1/12/2006

UN's Iraq envoy says rule of law must prevail
Secretary-General Kofi Annan's senior envoy to Iraq today decried recent bloodshed in the country and called on its people to demand that their leaders focus on protecting civilians and fostering a lawful society.
Iraq-UN, Politics, 1/12/2006

Germany denies its secret service assisted US in Iraq war
Germany's BND foreign intelligence agency actively aided US troops during its Iraq war in spring 2003 despite Berlin's repeated remarks it had no role in the conflict, the German media said Thursday, IRNA reported.
Iraq-Germany, Politics, 1/12/2006

Continued fighting in Iraq
Iraqi security sources said that unidentified gunmen killed four persons including a member of the Baath Party in Musil city.
Iraq, Military, 1/12/2006

Kurdish regional government says 30-year sentence was imposed for defaming public institutions
Reporters Without Borders has reiterated its call for the release of Kamal Sayid Qadir after the Kurdish regional government in northern Iraq said his 30-year prison sentence was imposed in accordance with a law punishing "defamation of public institutions."
Iraq, Politics, 1/11/2006

Iraqis demand evacuation of US forces after Mosque headquarters break in
Iraqi voices demanding the evacuation of the American forces from Iraq were louder with the preacher of Um al-Qura mosque and member of the Muslim Scholars Commission, Harith al-Obeidi, urging in a Eid al-Adha sermon on Monday the withdrawal of the American forces from Iraq and considered that the "occupation forces are behind every crime and the death of each and every innocent in Iraq."
Iraq-USA, Politics, 1/11/2006

Bush expects increased violence in Iraq in 2006
The US will pursue a security strategy that puts Iraqi forces in control of more territory than coalition forces by the end of 2006 said the the US president.
Iraq-USA, Politics, 1/11/2006

Two Iraqi policemen killed
The Iraqi capital on Tuesday witnesses a relative calm in the first day of Eid al-Adha holiday.
Iraq, Military, 1/11/2006

Bremer request for half million US soldier in Iraq was ignored
The US defense department admitted that the former US administrator of Iraq Paul Bremer asked in an official memorandum before leaving his senior post in Iraq to increase the number of the American forces to half a million soldiers to control the armed operations.
Iraq-USA, Politics, 1/10/2006

American raid against a mosque angers Sunnis in Iraq
The Iraqi and US forces intensified search operations for an American female journalist who was kidnapped in Iraq two days before and her translator who was killed in the west of Baghdad, at a time when Washington is seeking to contain the consequences of one of its raids against one Sunni mosque.
Iraq-USA, Politics, 1/10/2006

On the Iraqi elections results
Concerning the elections in Iraq, the independent supreme commission for the elections in Iraq postponed the announcement of the results of the investigation carried out concerning the complaints over the process of the elections which was due yesterday until a later date.
Iraq, Politics, 1/10/2006

29 Iraqis killed in suicide bombings
the Iraqi police said that one American soldier was killed in a sniping operation in Falluja. In a video tape, the al-Mujahideen Army group in Iraq claimed responsibility for the snipping operation against American soldiers in Faluja.
Iraq, Military, 1/10/2006

Austrian airlines opens first line between Europe- Iraq
The Austrian airways announced on Monday the opening of the first airline between Europe and Iraq to start in March, noting that preparations are underway to run flights to Irbil city in Kurdistan, north Iraq.
Iraq-Austria, Economics, 1/10/2006

On the Australian forces in Iraq
Iraq-Australia, Politics, 1/10/2006

BBC: Blair impeachment urged for Iraq war
The BBC reported today that a former top British soldier called for impeaching Prime Minister Tony Blair for the war against Iraq.
Iraq-UK, Politics, 1/9/2006

17 US soldiers killed in helicopter crash, attacks in Iraq
Sheikh Muhammad al-Mazouri, deputy chairman of the Muslim Scholars Union in Kurdistan was killed at the hands of the American forces in Irbil city in the north of Iraq.
Iraq-USA, Military, 1/9/2006

French hostage released in Iraq
French engineer Bernard Blanch was released in Iraq, one month after his kidnapping.
Iraq-France, Local, 1/9/2006

Iran on Mujahideen Khalq Organization in Iraq
Iran-Iraq, Politics, 1/9/2006


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