Arabic News Weekly Edition for Iraq, 3/7/2005
Weekly Edition, Iraq - Week of March 7, 2005
- The Shiite, Kurds in Iraq sign agreement for the formation of a government tomorrow
Adnan Ali, one of the aides for Ibrahim al-Jaffari, the candidate for the next Iraqi prime minister, from the United Iraqi Coalition supported by the Shiite clergy Ayatullah Ali al-Seistani, announced reaching a common understanding agreement with the Kurds that will be signed tomorrow, Sunday. Iraq, Politics, 3/12/2005 - Political developments in Iraq
Concerning the efforts aiming at forming the new Iraqi government to succeed the government of Eyad Allawi interim government, consultations continue between the Shiite list and the list of the Kurdistani coalition in order to come out with a formula of agreement between the two main parties as representatives in the National Assembly. Iraq, Politics, 3/11/2005 - US military detains Iraqi journalist
Reporters sans frontieres (RSF), Paris has called for the immediate release of Iraqi journalist Majed Fadhil Zaboun, of the independent daily "Al-Fourat." Zaboun has been held by US military forces since he was arrested on the Syrian border, on 28 February 2005, as he was returning from a conference in Damascus. Iraq, Politics, 3/11/2005 - A bloody attack in Musil
The last 24 hours witnessed explosions in various parts of Iraq the most violent of which and bloodiest was the attack which targeted a Shiite mosque in Musil to the north of Iraq which inflected 47 killing and more than 100 persons as injured, according to a medical source in the city. Iraq, Politics, 3/11/2005 - An attack by mortars on an American base in Hella
Gunmen killed on Thursday one Iraqi police officer and two of his guards, to the west of Baghdad. Iraq, Military, 3/11/2005 - On the question of hostages in Iraq
Concerning the file of hostages kidnapping in Iraq at the hands of armed Iraqi groups, a group calling itself the Islamic army in Iraq, said two Sudanese drivers were kidnapped and that they are working for a Turkish company contracting with the American forces and bringing them to what is called its legal court. Iraq, Local, 3/11/2005 - Zalmai Khalil Zada is America's ambassador in Baghdad
The American embassy announced yesterday that the US President George W. Bush is planning to appoint his ambassador to Kabul Zalmai Khalil Zada as his ambassador in Baghdad. Iraq-USA, Politics, 3/11/2005 - Some 26 bodies for military men found to the west of Iraq
Al-Ramadi police in al-Anbar governorate, in the west of Iraq, announced it found 26 bodies believed to be for Iraqi military men killed by bullets. Iraq, Military, 3/10/2005 - Foreign Arabs are tried in Iraq
The central criminal court in Baghdad sentenced some 15 accused men over entering Iraq illegally, having weapons and "supporting the terrorist operations." Iraq-Regional, Local, 3/10/2005 - Iraqi planning minister survived an assassination Iraq, Politics, 3/10/2005
- 27 Iraqis killed in series of attacks in Baqouba, Balad
Some 15 Iraqis were killed and other 18 injured in a booby trapped car explosion that targeted a vehicle for the Iraqi army in Balad city to the north of Baghdad. Iraq, Military, 3/8/2005 - Campaign of arrests in Iraq
The American army announced the detention of 52 persons suspected to be involved in attacks targeted the American forces. This was in a campaign of inspection and arrest in al-Doura area to the south of Baghdad. Military sources said that among the detainees were 39 women and one child arrested in one house and they will be interrogated later. Iraq, Politics, 3/8/2005 - One Bulgarian soldier killed by American bullets Iraq-USA, Politics, 3/8/2005
- The first meeting for the Iraqi elected national assembly after ten days
Amid atmospheres of prediction, the Iraqi deputy prime minister Barham Saleh expected that the elected national assembly will convene its first meeting after ten days, whether an agreement is made on the formation of the new government or the disputes continue to persist. Iraq, Politics, 3/7/2005 - Attacks escalated in Iraq, Iraqi police use of TV questioned
In an official statement, the party accused sides from the Iraqi police of "fabricating these programs at a very sensitive time when certain 'hired' terrorists sides kill Iraqis in order to perpetuate sectarianism and trying relentlessly to flare up civil war." Iraq, Politics, 3/7/2005 - Iraqis killed, continued attacks in Iraq
Five Iraqis were killed including one woman and two others were injured at the hands of unidentified gunmen on the highway in al-Kout city to the south of Baghdad. Iraq, Military, 3/7/2005