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Supreme Iraqi Islamic Council stories: 5 news summaries

Iraqi Shiites Ditch Maliki in New Coalition

Group favors a government more closely allied with Iran

Aug 24, 09 9:41 AM CDT
(Newser) - Iraq’s major Shiite parties have formed a new coalition without Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki or his Dawa Party, they announced today. That means that unless Maliki finds new allies, he will likely lose his job following the January elections. If the new coalition wins a majority, he’ll be... More »

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Iraq • Iran • Shiite • Iraqi Parliament • Nouri al-Maliki • Supreme Iraqi Islamic Council • Sadrists • Muqtada al-Sadr • Iraqi elections

Iraq Fires 1,300 Cops, Troops After Basra

Baghdad says they ducked fight with
Shiite militias

Apr 13, 08 5:16 PM CDT
(Newser) - Iraq sacked 1,300 troopers and policemen today for fighting poorly or not at all in last month’s Basra battles. “Some of them were sympathetic with these lawbreakers,” said one official. “Some refused to battle for political, national, sectarian or religious reasons.” The firings are... More »

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Sadr City • Mahdi Army • Nouri al-Maliki • Basra • Iraqi soldiers • Supreme Iraqi Islamic Council • Iraqi government • Muqtada al-Sadr • Shiite militants

 Split Deepens 
 Between Iraqi Shiites 

Intra-sect feuds reign between Sadr loyalists and government bodies

Apr 7, 08 2:40 PM CDT
(Newser) - As violence between Sunni and Shiites has subsided in Iraq, animosity between Shiite sects is mounting, with a death toll to match, the Washington Post reports. The government's offensive last week against Moqtada al-Sadr’s Mahdi Army militia in Basra exposed the grim reality of a widening political gulf. “... More »

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Iraq • Sunni • Shiite • Mahdi Army • Nouri al-Maliki • Abdul Aziz Al Hakim • Supreme Iraqi Islamic Council • Muqtada al-Sadr

Militias Shell Green Zone
in Baghdad

Assault on US-protected compound
could hurt al-Sadr's credibility

Feb 23, 08 1:57 PM CST
(Newser) - A volley of rockets or mortar rounds hit Iraq’s Green Zone today, causing no injuries except perhaps to the credibility of a Shiite militia cease-fire extended just one day ago. The AP reports that nearly 10 explosions were heard inside the zone, which houses the American embassy, Iraqi government... More »

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Iraq • Baghdad • troop surge • Green Zone • US military • Sunnis • Shiite militia • Supreme Iraqi Islamic Council • Muqtada al-Sadr

Iraqi Shiite Leaders
Call Truce

Sides that clashed
in Karbala seek to
curb bloodshed

Oct 6, 07 3:02 PM CDT
(Newser) - Two Shiite leaders made peace in Iraq today in hope of ending their bitter feud and curbing bloodshed, Reuters reports. Moqtada Al-Sadr and Abdul Aziz Al-Hakim, leaders of parliament's main Shiite blocs, agreed to form committees and solve problems together around the country. Fighting between the factions has intensified this... More »

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Iraq • Shiite • Mahdi Army • truce • Abdul Aziz Al Hakim • Supreme Iraqi Islamic Council • radical cleric • Muqtada al-Sadr

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