Arabic News Weekly Edition for Iraq, 11/3/2003
Weekly Edition, Iraq - Week of November 3, 2003
- Damascus denies statements attributed by Talibani to al-Shara
The Syrian foreign ministry yesterday rejected accusations raised by the Interim Governing Council in Iraq Jalal al-Talibani to the Syrian foreign minister Farouk al-Shara in including the Kurds to the list of beneficiaries from the fall of the Iraqi regime in addition to the US and Israel. Syria-Iraq, Politics, 11/8/2003 - Khaddam confers with Iraqi delegation Syria-Iraq, Politics, 11/8/2003
- First killed Polish in Iraq, two US killed, detentions of families of the resistance people, US rotates forces
Britain has warned that the American- British occupation forces is heading for a "difficult winter" in Iraq. This was at a time when the first Polish man was killed, while two American soldiers were killed in two separate attacks. Also, the occupation forces resorted to arresting relatives of the resistance fighters in order to force them to surrender, a tactic similar to that carried out by Israel against the Palestinians. Iraq-USA, Politics, 11/8/2003 - The story of Saddam's survival from al-Mansour quarters bombardment
The former Iraqi President Saddam Hussein survived, according to former Iraqi officials, an American bombardment that had targeted a house he was to be meeting in with four of his associates on April 7th when he had realized that one of them leaked information about the place of the meeting just a quarter of an hour from the moment of the bombardment. Iraq, Politics, 11/8/2003 - Okaz al-Mustaqbal: Proposal to divide Iraq to 9 provinces
One Iraqi paper said yesterday that the Governing Interim Council agreed on proposals proposed by the constitution's formulation committee to divide the country to 9 almost independent states. Iraq, Politics, 11/8/2003 - Attacks against occupation, a strike in Najaf; Talibani visits turkey and criticizes Syria
The Kurdish leader Jalal al-Talibani who assumed the rotating presidency of the provisional governing council in Iraq announced he will be visiting Turkey to discuss the crisis of sending Turkish forces to northern Iraq and to purify the atmospheres. Iraq-USA, Military, 11/6/2003 - An Arab delegation visits Iraq for the first time since its occupation
It was announced in Cairo that a high ranking delegation from the Arab League will visit Iraq next week, as the first of its kind since the US occupation in April. Iraq-Regional, Politics, 11/6/2003 - al-Rai al-Aam: Maher, Kharrazi statements on Damascus meeting of Iraqi neighboring FMs
Egyptian Foreign Minister, Ahmed Maher stressed that the final statement of the Iraq's neighboring states' foreign ministers meeting was an expression of the Iraqis' desire to achieve their aspirations. Egypt-Iraq, Politics, 11/5/2003 - Two American soldiers killed, a judge assassinated in Musil
News reports in Iraq said that unidentified persons assassinated the deputy chairman of the Court Of Appeal in Musil city, hours after the killing of another American soldier yesterday in Baghdad. Iraq-USA, Politics, 11/5/2003 - Muasher describes Damascus meeting as positive Jordan-Iraq, Politics, 11/5/2003
- American occupation rejects release of 37 Jordanians in Iraq
Some 37 Jordanians detained by the American occupation forces in Iraq urged the Jordanian government to work for releasing them. Jordan-Iraq, Local, 11/4/2003 - Iraqi governing council welcomes Damascus meeting statement
The Interim Governing Council in Iraq welcomed yesterday the results of the meeting of foreign ministers of Iraq's neighboring states which was held at the end of the week in Damascus despite the big fuss raised on the non- participation of the Iraqi foreign minister Hoshiar Muhammad Zeibar in the meeting. Iraq-Regional, Politics, 11/4/2003 - Assafir: Al-Sader press center: the occupation remains an occupation and will be always rejected
In today's issue, the Lebanese daily Assafir said that a statement issued by martyr Muhammad al-Sader office explained that statements made by Muqtada al-Sader quoted by the German News Agency from the Iraqi daily al-Sabah. Iraq-USA, Politics, 11/4/2003 - Kharazi statements on the situation in Iraq
Iranian Foreign Minister, Kamal Kharrazi, stressed that the formation of an Iraqi national government was one of the basic issues of the final statement of the Iraq Neighbor States' Foreign Ministers meeting. Iraq-Iran, Politics, 11/4/2003 - Bush rejects withdrawal from Iraq; Explosions in Baghdad and two attacks in Kerbalaa
The Iraqi capital Baghdad was shaken yesterday by a series of explosions which seemed to have hit the headquarters of the American forces there. The explosions were followed by mortars from the west bank of Tigris river aimed atat the headquarters of the American administration situated in a large complex that used to be one of the former palaces of the toppled Iraqi President Saddam Hussein. Iraq-USA, Military, 11/4/2003 - Escalation of resistance; Iraqi killed in attack on deputy governor
Iraqi medical and security sources said that one Iraqi civilian was killed and other 15 wounded in an explosion that targeted an official near Baqouba in Deyali governorate to the north east of Baghdad. Iraq-USA, Military, 11/4/2003 - Allawi: Israeli goods enter Iraq through independent traders
Iraq's trade minister Ali Allawi denied any trade agreement to have been finalized between Iraq and Israel. Iraq-Israel, Economics, 11/4/2003 - Final statement of Iraq's neighboring states FM s's meeting
The meetings of Iraq's neighboring countries' Foreign Ministers started in Damascus on Sunday with the participation of the Foreign Ministers Farouk al-Shara of Syria, Saud al-Fausal of Saudi Arabia, Marwan al-Muasher of Jordan, Kamal Kharazi of Iran, Ahmad Maher of Egypt, Abdullah Gul of Turkey and Mohammed Salem al-Sabah of Kuwait. Iraq-Regional, Politics, 11/3/2003 - Muqtada al-Sader eager to cooperate: the Americans are guests and peace lovers
The Shiite leader Muqtada al-Sader had considered "Saddam Hussein and his followers as the enemy of Iraq, rather than the Americans," whom he described as "guests" in Iraq. Iraq-USA, Politics, 11/3/2003 - Talibani calls on neighboring states to close borders
The chairman of the Interim Governing Council in Iraq for December, Jalal al-Talibani, has called on Iraq's neighboring states to "close their borders and prevent terrorists from entering Iraq," while speculating that there is a link between the deputy chairman of the Iraqi Revolution Leadership Council in the former regime Ezzat Ibrahim al-Douri and the attacks against the American occupation. Iraq-Regional, Politics, 11/3/2003 - 16 American soldiers killed in downed helicopter in Baghdad
In what was described the "bloodiest days" for the American forces in Iraq, one US helicopter was downed in Baghdad's suburbs and the incident resulted in killing 16 soldiers and wounding other 20. Iraq-USA, Military, 11/3/2003 - Al-Shara telephone talks with Bahraini peer Bahrain-Iraq, Politics, 11/3/2003