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Iraqi-U.S. security talks worry Shiites, Sunnis
2008-05-31 20:04:00 BAGHDAD, Iraq (CNN) -- Some Shiite and Sunni Muslim leaders in Iraq -- able to agree on little else -- are united in their opposition to a prospective long-term security agreement between their country's government and the United States.
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?Shiites ruin McCain?s Sunni disposition?
2008-05-11 09:06:00 With most of the traditional media helpfully ignoring John McCain’s confusion over Shiites, Sunnis and their respective relationship with Iran, we’ll have to settle for a little humorous attention: In a major speech on the war in Iraq today, presumptive GOP nominee Sen. John McCain said that the Iraqis have split into two factions, Shiites and ...
Sunnis form militias to counter those of Shiites
2008-04-11 16:22:00 BAGHDAD - As Shiite militias continue battling with U.S. and Iraqi forces in Baghdad, worried Sunnis are pushing back by forming their own neighborhood militias for protection, several Sunni leaders said Thursday.
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Animosity Between Shiites Deepens
2008-04-07 06:33:00 BAGHDAD, April 6 -- As verses from the Koran floated from a loudspeaker, the Shiite militia commander's face glowered. Inside the cavernous funeral tent, a large portrait of his 16-year-old son, Mustafa, hung over the mourners.
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Iraqi Shiites Copying From Their Hezbollah Cousins in Lebanon?
2008-03-30 13:57:00 Counterterrorism Blog -- It shouldn't surprise us if we find that the Shiite militias have prepared for the same type of warfare engaged in by their Hezbollah cousins in 2006, using Iranian arms, IRGC advisers and trainers, and similar tactics.The obvious difference between Lebanon 2006 and Iraq 2008 is the direct action in Iraq by the U.S. military, who are now far more efficient in counterinsurgency and urban warfare than the Israelis were entering the 2006 conflict. Did the Shiite militia desire such a reaction? Is that why they shelled the Green Zone so early in the conflict with the Iraqi army, to draw the Americans in and inject more uncertainty over Iraq into the 2008 election cycle?Shiite militia leaders have already achieved one strategic goal: they showed Pentagon planners and American voters that the Iraqi army is nowhere ready to secure Iraq, much as Hezbollah exposed the weaknesses in Israeli armed forces. We can also expect that unless the American military completely...
Iraqi Shiites Copying From Their Hezbollah Cousins in Lebanon?
2008-03-29 15:57:00 In reviewing the action this week between Iraqi forces and Shiite militia, it's instructive to compare press accounts of this conflict to reports from the 2006 Hezbollah-Israel conflict in Lebanon, as posted or discussed on this website. Some examples: "Hizballah has proven to be a far more effective fighting machine than Israel anticipated, and the Israelis find themselves in a difficult situation: Continued military operations in Lebanon risk escalation and further destabilization, while a quick...(read more)
Tensions between Iraqi Shiites erupt
2008-03-26 06:31:00 BAGHDAD Tensions between Iraq's major Shiite Muslim factions erupted into violence Tuesday as Iraqi security forces launched a major crackdown against militiamen in the southern oil hub of Basra.
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Iraq Bomber Targeting Shiites Kills 40
2008-02-24 18:18:00 A suicide bomber struck Shiite pilgrims as they were resting Sunday during a days-long walk to a Shiite shrine, killing at least 40 people and wounding 60.
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Shiites Call for Tighter Controls
2007-12-22 07:33:00 BAGHDAD, Dec. 21 -- One of Iraq's most powerful Shiite leaders and a close American ally called Friday for tighter Iraqi control over the thousands of armed men, most of them Sunnis, taking part in a U.S.-backed program to combat insurgents.
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Ahmadinejad: Champion of Holocaust denial ? or the spiritual?
2007-11-30 02:17:00 In December 2006 Iran President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad kicked off a two-day conference dedicated to examining whether the Holocaust took place. In October 2008 he addressed the audience the International Congress on the 800th birth anniversary of Rumi. Jalal ad-Din Muhammad Balkhi-Rumi, of course, was the Sufi teacher whose wildly ecstatic poetry has achieved as profound a resonance in readers and listeners down through the centuries as any poet who ever lived. Ironic, isn’t it, that, as his most successful translator Coleman Barks pointed out in 2001, an Iranian was America’s bestselling poet. His popularity, especially with those who consider themselves hip, has only grown since. Does that mean Ahmadinejad has seen the light? Um, maybe not. Two weeks later, in response to ongoing oppression since the Islamic Revolution of 1979, Sufis in western Iran attacked a Shiite mosque. In response, police and paramilitary troops demolished parts of a Sufi monastery with bul...
Southern Iraqi Shiites to Iran: Get out!
2007-11-22 19:35:00 S. Iraq's Shiites want Iran to get out BY AMIT R. PALEY AND SUDARSAN RAGHAVAN Washington Post BAGHDAD, Iraq - More than 300,000 Shiite Muslims from southern Iraq have signed a petition condemning Iran for fomenting violence in Iraq, according to a group of sheiks leading the campaign. => Read more!
By: Asymmetric
Shiites Rebuke Tehran
2007-11-22 06:34:00 Shiite Muslims from southern Iraq have signed a petition condemning Iran for fomenting violence in Iraq, according to a group of sheiks leading the campaign.
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Iraqi Premier Wants Trial of 2 Shiites in Killings
2007-11-16 02:59:00 The case, which could come to trial as early as this month, would mark the first time that such high-ranking Shiites would be tried for sectarian crimes.
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Militia Leader ID?d as Mastermind of Iraqi Kidnappings
2007-10-29 23:11:00 A renegade Mahdi Army militia commander is responsible for the kidnapping Sunday of 10 Shiite and Sunni tribal leaders. Arkan Hasnawi, identified as a former brigade commander in Jaysh Al Mahdi, was behind the kidnappings, which took place in the Diyala Province as the chiefs were returning from a meeting in Baghdad with a representative of ...
By: The Hot Joints
Peace Reigns In Iraq, Claims Swedish Migration Board
2007-10-18 20:11:00 Although Sweden has done an outstanding jobs in accepting Iraq immigration, the Swedish Migration Board has a rather unusual concept of what is happening in Iraq. It turned down the application for political asylum from an 51 year-old Iraqi on ground the armed militias and terrorist groups in Iraq were not engaged in a ...
Relations Sour Between Shiites and Iraq Militia
2007-10-12 06:57:00 The hardening Shiite feeling in Baghdad opens an opportunity for the American military, which has long struggled against the Mahdi Army, as American commanders rely increasingly on tribes and local leaders in their prosecution of the war.
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Shiites grow disillusioned with militia in Baghdad
2007-10-12 05:42:00 '); E-Mail Article Listen to Article Printer-Friendly 3-Column Format Translate Share Article Text Size BAGHDAD: In a number of Shiite neighborhoods across Baghdad, residents are beginning to turn away from the Mahdi Army, the Shiite militia they once
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Iraq Now a ?Checkboard? of Shiites and Sunnis
2007-09-09 15:15:00 ?Sunnis are just like the puppies of a filthy dog,? he said. ?Even the purest among them is dirty.? The quote above leapt out of the lengthy lead article in today’s NY Times surveying the state of things in Iraq. Any decrease in killings there looks to be the result of two million refugee escapes to ...
Sadr May Revoke ?Freeze? on Militia
2007-08-31 19:55:00 Radical Shiite cleric Moqtada al-Sadr told his followers Thursday that he would rescind his order “freezing” the operations of his powerful militia if military raids on his offices did not cease in the next few days, according to officials of Sadr’s organization. Sadr’s message came the day after he issued a public statement to his Mahdi ...
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Mahdi army calls six-month truce after fighting leaves 50 dead
2007-08-30 16:28:00 The Iraqi militia leader Moqtada al-Sadr, called a six-month truce yesterday after fighting with a rival Shia Muslim group in the holy city of Kerbala left more than 50 dead. A spokesman for the Mahdi army claimed they would lay down their weapons for six months and, during this time, would attack neither other Shia groups ...
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Calm Prevails as Iraqi Shiites Pilgrims Gather
2007-08-09 23:40:00 In Kadhimiya, the site of the shrine honoring Imam Musa al-Kadhim, two people died and at least 15 were injured when pilgrims crushed each other trying to reach a train departing the neighborhood, an Interior Ministry official said.
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U.S. Says Iran-Supplied Bomb Kills More Troops
2007-08-08 16:26:00 BAGHDAD, Aug. 7 ? Attacks on American-led forces using a lethal type of roadside bomb said to be supplied by Iran reached a new high in July, according to the American military. The devices, known as explosively formed penetrators, were used to carry out 99 attacks last month and accounted for a third of the combat ...
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U.S. Officials Voice Frustrations With Saudis? Role in Iraq
2007-07-27 16:47:00 WASHINGTON, July 26 ? During a high-level meeting in Riyadh in January, Saudi officials confronted a top American envoy with documents that seemed to suggest that Iraq?s prime minister could not be trusted. One purported to be an early alert from the prime minister, Nuri Kamal al-Maliki, to the radical Shiite cleric Moktada al-Sadr warning him ...
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CNN/YouTube Debate Evaluation
2007-07-24 19:52:00 On Monday, Charleston, South Carolina hosted the CNN/YouTube Democratic debate. It was clear to see through out the debate that Joe Biden, John Edwards and Barack Obama seized the most opportunities and were the most skilled debaters of the night. Joe Biden has been consistent through out all Democratic debates with intellectual and comprehensive responses. Tonight was no different for Biden. He is the only candidate advocating for a different approach on Iraq which calls for a division of the country into three separate ?states? or entities with a weak central government. With the Kurds in the North, the Shiites and the Sunnis a division of the country could help to ease the sectarian and civil war strife that divides the nation currently. What they did not have time for was this follow up question to that answer; how would the oil revenues be divided with the oil not falling equally geographically? According to CNN dial polls from listeners during the debate, Ba...
Shiites, U.S. troops clash; 19 dead
2007-07-12 19:06:00 BAGHDAD -- Clashes between U.S. troops and Shiite Muslim militants in eastern Baghdad left 19 people dead and 21 wounded today, police and hospital officials said.
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Shiites, U.S. troops clash; 19 dead
2007-07-12 19:06:00 BAGHDAD -- Clashes between U.S. troops and Shiite Muslim militants in eastern Baghdad left 19 people dead and 21 wounded today, police and hospital officials said.
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New Disputes Delay Oil Bill in Iraq
2007-07-05 00:19:00 BAGHDAD (AP) - Attempts to pass a key oil law sought by the U.S. were snarled once more Wednesday by deep differences among Iraq’s Sunni, Shiite and Kurdish leaders, delaying parliament debate despite the prime minister’s claims of a breakthrough. Despite heavy U.S. pressure, Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki has struggled for months to get members of ...
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Shiites not interested in reconciliation
2007-06-29 06:05:00 There is a prevalent belief within the Sunni community that the Iraqi government is systematically trying to target Sunni politicians. Two recent incidents underscore this perception. Recently, Iraq?s Sunni speaker Mahmud al-Mashhadani was voted out by 113 of the assembly's 168 legislators during the June 11 session after it came to light that he or his bodyguards had allegedly attacked a Shi'ite lawmaker. On June 26, a raid was conducted on Culture Minister As'ad Kamal al-Hashimi home and 40 of his bodyguards were arrested. He was accused of he killing of Sunni lawmaker Mithal al-Alusi's two sons in Baghdad in 2005. Many wondered why the government was aggressively looking into an incident that occurred two years ago. Iraqi government?s actions will completely jeopardize the efforts toward national reconciliation and further politically marginalize the Sunnis.
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Iraq Sunni shrine bombed amid reprisal attacks
2007-06-15 16:10:00 Assailants pretending to be a film crew destroyed a Sunni shrine near the southern Iraqi city of Basra on Friday as militants carried out more revenge attacks for the bombing of a Shiite shrine. The US military, meanwhile, announced the deaths of five more soldiers taking its losses already this month to 36. The shrine of Talha ...
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Dear Sunni's & Shiites: Proposal For A New Solution
2007-06-13 19:07:00 I am writing this in response to this article. If you haven't heard a key Samarra Mosque was bombed today, and will probably set off another wave of violence. So, I have decided to construct a proposal to submit to the two key players in this damn "conflict". The Sunni's and the Shiites. June 13, 2007Dear Sunni's and Shiites,I sit here day after day and watch the telly and see how many innocent lives are being slaughtered. I try to understand the reasoning on turning your backs upon your own people, yet I can't. I do, however understand one thing.I know that we aren't wanted there, and quite frankly I don't want us there either. If you guys want to kill each other off, so be it. So, I have come up with the following proposal. I believe that you will find it agreeable. Stop the violence for at least six months. No more IEDS, no mortars, No bombs, No kidnappings, nothing. NONE of that. Now, I realize this is a hard concept, and you must think I am insane for even bringing up suc...
8 Tips to Shiites from Cleric Moktada al-Sadr
2007-05-26 05:02:00 (SATIRE) ? After several months in hiding, reportedly in Iran, radical Shiite cleric Moktada al-Sadr emerged south of Baghdad yesterday to tell his Mahdi Army to avoid shooting at Iraqi forces because the U.S. uses that as a justification to... ...
Shiites call for U.S. to leave Iraq
2007-04-10 02:21:00 Ironic that the only reason they can protest is because the United States rid Iraq of Saddam, but I kind of see it as a positive step. They're demonstrating instead of killing and Sadr is nowhere to be seen. Why? He must not feel safe. Anyways, Iraqis are a pretty smart people and some should realize the truth of the first sentence. By LAUREN FRAYER, Associated Press Writer 1 hour, 56 minutes ago BAGHDAD - Tens of thousands of Shiites ? a sea of women in black abayas and men waving Iraqi flags ? rallied Monday to demand that U.S. forces leave their country. Some ripped apart American flags and tromped across a Stars and Stripes rug. ADVERTISEMENT The protesters marched about three miles between the holy cities of Kufa and Najaf to mark the fourth anniversary of the fall of Baghdad. In the capital, streets were silent and empty under a hastily imposed 24-hour driving ban. Radical Shiite cleric Muqtada al-Sadr ordered up the march as a show of strength not only to Washington but...
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Shiites hold mass anti-U.S. rallies
2007-04-09 16:31:00 BAGHDAD, Iraq - Tens of thousands marched through the streets of two Shiite holy cities Monday to mark the fourth anniversary of Baghdad's fall.
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Shiites hold mass anti-U.S. rallies
2007-04-09 16:31:00 BAGHDAD, Iraq - Tens of thousands marched through the streets of two Shiite holy cities Monday to mark the fourth anniversary of Baghdad's fall.
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Iraq Shiites reported forming secret army
2007-03-30 19:43:00 BAGHDAD, March 30: Iraqi Shiite militiamen are said to be returning to the streets of Baghdad as part of an Iranian-trained "secret army," a report says.
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Attack on key Sadr City official creates tension among Shiites in Iraq
2007-03-16 20:19:00 According to reports, Gunmen wounded top Sadr City official, Rahim al-Darraji, He is mayor of Sadr City. He was driving in a private car with Lt. Col. Mohammed Mutashar on Thursday afternoon in the Habibiya district of Sadr City when gunmen in another car opened fire, killing the policeman and wounding the mayor.He was identified as Col. Muhammad Motashar, the director of the Sadr City police station.He was the principal negotiator in talks with U.S. officials that led to an agreement to pull fighters off the streets in Sadr City.New York Times notes : "He has lobbied the Americans to finance reconstruction projects that would bring jobs to his impoverished neighborhood, an approach American commanders say could help disarm the largely unemployed men in the Mahdi Army."NYT states that this incident will complicate American efforts to rein in a powerful Shiite militia.Some Shiite factions were unhappy about co-operation with Americans. They also concerned over the establishment of...
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Shiites, Kurds will overrun Iraq if US pulls out: Talabani
2007-03-13 09:29:00 Amman, March 13: Iraqi President Jalal Talabani has warned that if US troops pulled out prematurely from Iraq, the country 'will be overrun' by Kurdish and Shiite militias.
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Six Sunnis slain for talking with Shiites
2007-03-03 13:36:01 Six Sunni men who had received death threats for meeting with local Shiites were killed Saturday in execution-style slayings, police said. Gunmen stormed a house in Youssifiyah, 12 miles south of the Iraqi capital at dawn, police said. Inside, the men ? all relatives from the Mashhada tribe ? were separated from women and children and then shot to death. The motive of the attack could not be... [read more]
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O?Reilly: ?Do I care if the Sunnis and Shiites kill each oth
2006-12-08 15:46:01 Bill O’Reilly claimed that the redeployment of U.S. troops is “necessary,” adding, “I don’t care” if “the Sunnis and Shiites kill each other in Iraq.” O’Reilly then stated: “Let’s get our people out of there. Let them kill each other. Maybe they’ll all kill each other, and then we can have a decent country in Iraq.”read more | digg story Bookmark to:
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