Arabic News Weekly Edition for Iraq, 10/13/2003
Weekly Edition, Iraq - Week of October 13, 2003
- International Atomic Energy Agency finds no evidence of revival of Iraqi nuclear weapons program
The UN agency charged with uncovering evidence of an Iraqi nuclear weapons program has found no such evidence, according to a report issued today. Iraq-UN, Politics, 10/18/2003 - Four American soldiers killed in Karbala, Baghdad
An American military spokesman announced that three American soldiers and two Iraqi policemen were killed yesterday at dawn in an attack targeting them yesterday at dawn in Karbala to the south of Baghdad. Iraq-USA, Military, 10/18/2003 - Mubarak: If the Americans withdraw now from Iraq, a civil war will erupt
Egypt's President Hosni Mubarak warned that the withdrawal of the American forces from Iraq now will be concussive to a civil war. Egypt-Iraq, Politics, 10/17/2003 - A campaign against Iraq's Muqtada al-Sader
The American occupation forces started with the help of the Iraqi police yesterday a campaign aiming at challenging the influential Shiite clergy Muqtada al-Sader in a measure that will be conducive to detaining him. Iraq-USA, Politics, 10/17/2003 - Security Council outlines roles in bringing peace, stability to Iraq
After weeks of intensive negotiations, the United Nations Security Council yesterday unanimously adopted a new resolution outlining the roles of the United Nations, the United States-led Coalition Provisional Authority (CPA) and the Iraqi Governing Council in international efforts to bring peace and stability to Iraq. Iraq-USA, Politics, 10/17/2003 - Four Jordanians killed by the occupation bullets in Baghdad
A taxi driver and three Jordanian passengers were killed yesterday by the bullets of the American occupation soldiers at a check point in Baghdad. Iraq, Local, 10/17/2003 - Gul: Preconditions to send Turkish troops to Iraq Iraq-Turkey, Politics, 10/17/2003
- Launching the new Iraqi Dinar at Baghdad's airport
U.S. Commerce Secretary Don Evans yesterday in Baghdad considered that the new Iraqi dinar which began circulation as marking "a new phase towards a free country." Iraq, Economics, 10/16/2003 - Al-Shara confers with Iraqi official Syria-Iraq, Politics, 10/16/2003
- Inter-Iraqi fighting in Kerbala; al-Sader will suppress any sedition with Seistani
The influential Shiite clergy Muqtada al-Sader has recommended the American forces yesterday to draw a schedule for ending its occupation of Iraq, noting his goal to avoid any clash with the American forces, and stressing simultaneously his determination, together with the Shiite leaders to "suppress any sedition" attempt in al-Najaf and Karbela which witnessed on Monday evening clashes between his associated and the associates of the Shiite clergy Ali al-Seistani that resulted in killing one person and wounding other 24. Iraq, Politics, 10/15/2003 - France not satisfied about US resolution on Iraq Iraq-France, Politics, 10/15/2003
- Annan says no 'major shift' in new Iraq resolution, welcomes some changes Iraq-UN, Politics, 10/15/2003
- Al-Assad confers with al-Hakim
Syria's President Bashar al-Assad received on Tuesday Leader of the Islamic Revolution's Supreme Council in Iraq, Abdul Aziz al -Hakim. Syria-Iraq, Politics, 10/15/2003 - Suicide bombing strikes Turkish embassy in Baghdad
Turkey has stressed its is not reconsidering a decision to send forces to Iraq, following a suicide operation in a booby trapped car that targeted yesterday its embassy in Baghdad, and resulted in killing its executor and wounding of more than 10 persons. Iraq-Turkey, Politics, 10/15/2003 - Al-Hakim's arrival statement in Syria
The Supreme Council Leader of the Islamic Revolution in Iraq Sheikh Abdul Aziz al-Hakim and an accompanying delegation arrived in Damascus yesterday on a several-day visit to the country. Iraq-Syria, Politics, 10/14/2003 - Al-Barazani asks Egypt's support for the governing council
Leader of the Kurdistani Democratic party in Iraq Masoud al-Barazani in Cairo yesterday asked for the support of the Iraqi Interim governing council. Iraq-Egypt, Politics, 10/14/2003 - Three Americans were killed, attempts to assassinate 4 collaborators including oil minister; Occupation: Saddam is in Tikrit amid his tribe
The Iraqi resistance have during the two past days targeted several Iraqi officials ( collaborating ) with the occupation, especially the minister of oil in the Interim governing council Ibrahim Baher al-Aloum, in a series of failed assassination attempts. Iraq-USA, Military, 10/14/2003 - Barazani asks Moussa for support: we refuse to receive Turkish forces in Iraq
The Iraqi Interim Governing Council sought yesterday to get the support of the Arab League for its rejection of the deployment of Turkish forces or forces from any of Iraq's neighboring countries, at a time when the Turkish prime minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan defended the decision providing for sending Turkish troops to Iraq and justified the decision to being limited to "humanitarian and peaceful" purposes. Iraq-Regional, Politics, 10/13/2003 - No Saudi forces to Iraq outside Arab consent and legitimacy
Saudi Arabia's ministry of defense yesterday denied that Riyadh has intention to send forces to Iraq without the request of a "legitimate" Iraqi government and "a common Arab approval," in reply to information published by certain media by the end of the week. Saudi Arabia-Iraq, Politics, 10/13/2003 - Double suicide operation in a hotel in Baghdad kills 6 injures scores
Baghdad was shaken yesterday by a double suicide bombing by two booby trapped cars targeting a hotel inhabited by members of the CIA and American contractors as well as members of the Iraqi Interim Council. Iraq-USA, Military, 10/13/2003