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Al-Sadr movement seeks reinvention - Washington Post- msnbc.com
The followers of Shiite Muslim cleric Moqtada al-Sadr once were powerful enough to do battle against the U.S. military, play kingmaker in choosing Iraq's prime minister and declare themselves the true defenders of the country's Shiite majority.
Iraq confident Obama won't withdraw troops too quickly | International | Reuters
The Iraqi government is confident that president-elect Barack Obama will not jeopardize Iraq's improving security by hastily withdrawing U.S. troops, Foreign Minister Hoshiyar Zebari said on Wednesday.
US combat troops could exit Iraq by 2012
While Mr Bush has rejected calls to set a timeline for withdrawal, his officials insist that 2011 remains an “aspirational” goal.
OBAMA TRIED TO STALL GIS' IRAQ WITHDRAWAL - New York Post
WHILE campaigning in public for a speedy withdrawal of US troops from Iraq, Sen. Barack Obama has tried in private to persuade Iraqi leaders to delay an agreement on a draw-down of the American military presence.
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Though Obama claims the US presence is "illegal," he suddenly remembered that Americans troops were in Iraq within the legal framework of a UN mandate. His advice was that, rather than reach an accord with the "weakened Bush administration," Iraq should seek an extension of the UN mandate.
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While in Iraq, Obama also tried to persuade the US commanders, including Gen. David Petraeus, to suggest a "realistic withdrawal date." They declined.
Iraq's Post-Surge Prospects
a turning point." The key was Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki's decision in March to launch an assault on Iranian-backed Shiite militias in Basra. The bloc of Sunni parties Hashemi leads has rejoined Maliki's coalition. Shiite leaders declared that Iran had been taught a lesson about the limits of its influence in Iraq. Kurdish Foreign Minister Hoshyar Zebari said the government's solidarity had inspired new respect among Iraq's Arab neighbors.
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a turning point." The key was Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki's decision in March to launch an assault on Iranian-backed Shiite militias in Basra. The bloc of Sunni parties Hashemi leads has rejoined Maliki's coalition. Shiite leaders declared that Iran had been taught a lesson about the limits of its influence in Iraq. Kurdish Foreign Minister Hoshyar Zebari said the government's solidarity had inspired new respect among Iraq's Arab neighbors.
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During the worst of the civil war in 2006 and 2007, he says, Iraq was paralyzed by fear: "Sunnis feared the future, Shiites feared the past and the Kurds feared both." The hope is that those anxieties are beginning to dissipate.
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Iraqi officials hopes for US troop pullout by 2010
Ali al-Dabbagh made the comments following a meeting in Baghdad on Monday between Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki and Democratic presidential contender Barack Obama, who arrived in Iraq earlier in the day.
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The U.S. military in Iraq says it has arrested a suspected propaganda expert linked to a militant group that receives training from Iran.
Bush adviser says Iraq timeline very dangerous | Reuters
President George W. Bush's top military adviser said on Sunday setting an unconditional two-year timetable for getting U.S. troops out of Iraq in two years would be dangerous.
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We've reduced five brigades in the last several months and, again, if conditions continue to improve, I would be able to make recommendations to President Bush in the fall to continue those reductions."
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The last of five extra combat brigades that Bush sent to Iraq in 2007 will finish withdrawing next week, leaving 140,000 U.S. troops there. Bush had ordered the "surge" of forces to stop Iraq's slide into sectarian civil war.
Iraqi premier steps back on U.S. troops comment - International Herald Tribune
On the eve of Senator Barack Obama's visit to Iraq, its prime minister tried to step back Sunday from comments in an interview in which he appeared to support Obama's plan for troop withdrawal.
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Bush at his ranch in Crawford, Texas, said that embassy officials explained to the Iraqis how the interview in Der Spiegel was being interpreted, given that it came just a day after the two governments publicly announced an agreement over American troops.
Iraq forces talks to keep American forces in Iraq reach ‘dead end’
America and Iraq are locked into a situation that may not be resolved through negotiations between the two parties. If the parties can't agree on a new agreement priot to the U.N. resolution authorizing U.S. forces in the region then the parties MAY extend the U.N. resolution in order to maintain the "multi-national" troops in the region.
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But given that there is little consensus in Baghdad over the treaty, Iraqi leaders may simply decide to push for an extension of the UN mandate, however imperfect it may be.
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“If the Iraqi and the American side can’t reach an agreement, then they have to think of extending the mandate for six months or a year,” said Mahmoud Othman, an independent Kurdish parliamentarian.
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Iraq's al-Maliki wants short-term US agreement
ABU DHABI, United Arab Emirates (AP) - Iraq has proposed a short-term memorandum of understanding with the United States rather than trying to hammer through a formal agreement on the presence of U.S. forces, the country's prime minister said Monday.
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Some type of agreement is needed to keep U.S. troops in Iraq after a United Nations mandate expires at year's end.
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"The goal is to end the presence" of foreign troops, said al-Maliki.
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Iraq handing out cash to people on the streets
BAGHDAD - It is a politician's dream: Handing out cold, hard cash to people on the street as they plead for help. Iraq's prime minister has been doing just that in recent weeks, doling out Iraqi dinars as an aide trails behind, keeping a tally.
VIDEO -- Surge in Iraq nears an end.
Jul. 3 - The U.S. military has begun withdrawing the last of the extra brigades that were deployed to the country in 2007 as part of the surge.\nThe U.S. military had 20 combat brigades in Iraq at its peak in 2007, with troop levels approaching 170,000. That number will fall to about 140,000 once the final "surge" brigade departs.
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UAE waives billions of Iraqi debt
More good news that indicates progress toward peace is forthcoming in the Arab world
The United Arab Emirates has cancelled the entire debt owed to it by Iraq - a sum of almost $7bn (£3.5bn) including interest and arrears.
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Soon after Mr Maliki arrived on his two-day visit, the UAE named its former envoy to India, Abdullah al-Shehi, as its new ambassador to Baghdad.
Iraqis lead final purge of Al-Qaeda - Times Online
A huge operation to crush the 1,200 fighters who remained from a terrorist force once estimated at more than 12,000 began on May 10.
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Nouri al-Maliki, Iraq’s prime minister, who has also led a crackdown on the
Shi’ite Mahdi Army in Basra and Baghdad in recent months, claimed yesterday
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A huge operation to crush the 1,200 fighters who remained from a terrorist
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Iran leader: Western 'enemies' plotted to kill me - Iran- msnbc.com
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It appears that there's a democracy functioning in Iraq. The people of Iraq are behaving like Americans behave...they are suspicious of their government and are watching it closely. Good for the Iraqi they now appear to have learned that THEY (the people) have the power in their country.
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Iran appears to be adverse with the option that Iraq has to sign an agreement with Iran.
US marines in hot water over Christian coins in Iraq
Now the over zealous christians are screwing with the over zealous muslims.... is religion worth it ?
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It said a service member involved in the incident in the former flashpoint city of Fallujah west of Baghdad was removed from his duties on Thursday.
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A coalition force service member was removed from his duties Thursday amid concerns from Fallujah's citizens regarding reports of inappropriate conduct."
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The government elected by the Iraqi people is asserting the power given it by the people of Iraq
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