Arabic News Weekly Edition for Iraq, 2/28/2005
Weekly Edition, Iraq - Week of February 28, 2005
- Al-Jafaari accepts a Kurdish Presidency for Iraq, reserves over Karkouk
The candidate of the United Iraqi Coalition for Prime Minister of the Iraqi government, Ibrahim al-Jafaari, notified leaders of the Kurdish parties during their meetings with him in Irbil and al-Suleimaneyah, his readiness to agree on that leader of the Kurdistani national federation party Jalal al-Talibani will assume the Presidency of the republic, but he stressed he will not accept the demand of expanding the Kurdish territories along the border with Karkouk. Iraq, Politics, 3/4/2005 - Emergency law in Iraq extended for 30 days
While political maneuvers continued to form a new Iraqi government, the interim Iraqi government decided to extend the emergency law for the next 30 days in order to continue its joint military operations with the American forces in chasing the armed groups to the north west of Baghdad. Iraq, Military, 3/4/2005 - Al-Zarqawi days are numbered
Commander of the American central leadership Gen. John AbiZaid considered that the Iraqi security forces are not ready to challenge what he called the rebellion without the support of the American forces and the coalition forces. Iraq, Politics, 3/3/2005 - Ten persons killed in an explosion in Iraq
Ten soldiers in the Iraqi national guards were killed and other scores were injured in explosions of two booby trapped cars in Baghdad on Wednesday. Iraq, Military, 3/3/2005 - One Iraqi judge assassinated
In another development in Iraq, one judge, member if the special judicial commission which is in charge of trying the toppled Iraqi President Saddam Hussein and senior officials in the former regime was assassinated by gunmen. Iraq, Politics, 3/3/2005 - Al-Jafaari consults with the Kurds
The candidate for the post of the prime minister in Iraq, Ibrahim al-Jaafari, started his consultations on Tuesday with the Kurdish officials over the future of the political operation in the country. Iraq, Politics, 3/2/2005 - Continued violence, demonstrations in Iraq
Sources in the Iraqi forces announced on Tuesday that nine Iraqis were killed and others injured in various attacks that took place on Monday and Tuesday in several areas in Iraq. Iraq, Military, 3/2/2005 - Georgia forces increased
The Georgian armed forces announced that its forces rallied under the coalition forces in Iraq as of Tuesday increased from 300 to 850 soldiers. Iraq-Georgia, Politics, 3/2/2005 - On the situation of the French hostage in Iraq
Concerning the case of the kidnapped French hostage in Iraq since 7 weeks, the French foreign minister Michael Barnier said that his country studies the video tape in which the French journalist Florence Obeina appeared asking for help. Iraq-France, Local, 3/2/2005 - Some 115 Iraqis were killed in a booby trapped car explosion in Hella
More than 120 Iraqis were killed, more than 100 of them were killed in a booby trapped car explosion in the downtown of Hella city to the south of Baghdad. This operation is considered the bloodiest in Iraq since two years. Iraq, Military, 3/1/2005 - Four American soldiers killed in Iraq
The American forces announced the killing of four of its soldiers during the two past days in operations targeted these forces in several Iraqi areas. Iraq, Military, 3/1/2005 - Iraqi news on a Syrian role in arresting Sab'awi
Iraqi officials said that the Syrian authorities had arrested Ibtahim Sab'awi, half brother of the toppled Iraqi President Saddam Hussein, in al-Hassaka city in Syria and handed him to the Iraqi government as a good intention initiative. Iraq-Syria, Politics, 2/28/2005