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  • July 2008

    • Iraq Barred From Beijing Games

      MSNBC.com  |  Jul 24, 08 1:21 PM CDT

      Iraq Barred From Beijing Games

      (Newser) - Iraq has been banned from next month’s Beijing Olympics because of what the International Olympic Committee calls government interference in the Olympic process, MSNBC reports. The Iraqi leadership dissolved the country’s Olympic committee, which is supposed to be an independent body of elected officials, and replaced it with a temporary group of their own selection. More »

  • April 2008

    • Sunni Bloc Signals Return to Iraq Cabinet

      New York Times  |  Apr 24, 08 3:04 PM CDT

      Sunni Bloc Signals Return to Iraq Cabinet

      (Newser) - The biggest Sunni bloc in Iraq is returning to the government after a nine-month boycott, encouraged by a new amnesty law and Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki’s redoubled attention to Shiite militias, the New York Times reports. Which cabinet positions the Tawafiq bloc will get, and which members will hold them, is still up in the air. More »

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      Iraq  • Nouri al-Maliki  • Shiite  • Sunni  • Iraq government  • Shiite militia  • Adnan al Duliami

    • Sadr Threatens to End Truce

      CNN  |  Apr 8, 08 3:02 PM CDT

      Sadr Threatens to End Truce

      (Newser) - Iraqi cleric Muqtada al-Sadr today threatened to end the cease-fire he imposed last year on his Mahdi militia, CNN reports, and called off a massive protest set for tomorrow, the fifth anniversary of the end of Saddam Hussein’s rule. Hundreds had converged on Baghdad—despite orders to keep young men out—before Sadr called off the event. More »

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      Iraq  • US military  • Nouri al-Maliki  • Muqtada al-Sadr  • Sunni  • Mahdi Army  • Saddam Hussein  • Sadr City  • Shia  • Iraq Civil War  • Sadrists

    • Split Deepens Between Iraqi Shiites

      Washington Post  |  Apr 7, 08 2:40 PM CDT

      Split Deepens Between Iraqi Shiites

      (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. “They are our brothers," said a Mahdi Army leader. "But their political positions have changed them.” More »

  • March 2008
  • February 2008

    • 40 Iraq Shiite Pilgrims Killed in Blast

      BBC  |  Feb 24, 08 10:00 AM CST

      40 Iraq Shiite Pilgrims Killed in Blast

      (Newser) - At least 40 people were killed today when a suicide bomber detonated an explosive vest amid a crowd of Shiite pilgrims during a trek south of Baghdad. A tent where the marchers stopped for food exploded in Iskandariyah in the second attack on Arbaeen, a day when millions descend on Karbala to honor the grandson of the prophet Muhammad, who is buried there. More »

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      Iraq  • Shiite  • suicide bombing  • Sunni  • bomb  • Sunnis  • pilgrims  • Arbaeen  • pilgrimage

  • December 2007

    • Iraq Seeks to Break Up Sunni Fighter Units

      Associated Press  |  Dec 23, 07 11:20 AM CST

      Iraq Seeks to Break Up Sunni Fighter Units

      (Newser) - Iraq's Shiite-dominated government is demanding that Sunni militias who are helping fight Islamic extremists eventually disband, fearing they will otherwise turn into their own military force. The militias, called Awakening Councils, or Concerned Local Citizens, comprise more than 70,000 Iraqis, including former insurgents, and are funded by the United States. More »

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      Iraq  • United States  • troop surge  • Shiite  • Sunni  • al-Qaeda in Iraq  • Awakening Councils  • Concerned Local Citizens  • militias

    • Sex Is Okay With 'Pleasure Marriage'

      Bloomberg  |  Dec 4, 07 7:15 PM CST

      Sex Is Okay With 'Pleasure Marriage'

      (Newser) - What Americans call dating, Muslims increasingly permit as “pleasure marriage,” Bloomberg reports. Twenty-somethings who want sex but can’t afford marriage—a problem in the Middle East, where pay is low and unemployment high—get guilt-free dating clearance with a short-term contract. Men often keep it and “tear it up at the first sign of trouble,” said an Egyptian lawmaker who wants to control the practice. More »

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      marriage  • pregnancy  • Lebanon  • Sunni  • Shia

  • October 2007

    • Shiites Foil US Plans for Sunni Cop Shops

      New York Times  |  Oct 28, 07 2:59 PM CDT

      Shiites Foil US Plans for Sunni Cop Shops

      (Newser) - Shiite officials are thwarting US attempts to train Sunni cops, crippling a key strategy aimed at slashing sectarian violence, the New York Times reports. Iraq has okayed Sunni neighborhood watch groups, but putting their old foes in uniform is another story. One US officer put it bluntly: Iraq officials "want to make sure that not too many Sunnis are hired." More »

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      Iraq  • Nouri al-Maliki  • Shiite  • Sunni  • Anbar

    • US Halts Hanging of Convicted Saddam Chief

      Time  |  Oct 13, 07 4:07 PM CDT

      US Halts Hanging of Convicted Saddam Chief

      (Newser) - The US stopped Saddam's defense chief from hanging last month, claiming Iraqi outrage inspired the pardon — but insiders say that Sultan Hashem earned his reprieve by thwarting Iraqi attacks during the 2003 US-led invasion. Officials tell Time that Hashem’s execution would be a “gross miscarriage of justice” since his work “saved American lives.” More »

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      Iraq  • Nouri al-Maliki  • CIA  • David Petraeus  • Shiite  • Sunni  • Saddam Hussein  • Anfal

    • Gen. Petraeus Blasts Iran for Stoking Iraq War

      CNN  |  Oct 7, 07 9:17 AM CDT

      Gen. Petraeus Blasts Iran for Stoking Iraq War

      (Newser) - Iran's continued activity helping to supply battling factions in Iraq could be the biggest long-term challenge to peace in the war-torn nation, General David Petraeus tells CNN. The head of allied forces in Iraq emphasized that al-Qaeda is the No. 1 enemy to beat. "Al-Qaeda remains the wolf closest to the sled," he said. But "there's absolutely no question that Iran is providing"  advanced rocket-propelled grenades to militias, he added. More »

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      Iraq  • Iraq war  • Iran  • David Petraeus  • Shiite  • Sunni  • militias

    • Iraqis Irate Over Senate Partition Vote

      CNN  |  Oct 1, 07 10:10 AM CDT

      Iraqis Irate Over Senate Partition Vote

      (Newser) - The Iraqi government is reacting angrily to a Senate resolution passed Thursday that the US push to divide the country into three autonomous regions—Sunni, Shiite and Kurdish—to reduce ethnic bloodshed. "No Iraqi is for dividing their country or for splitting it into three weak states, unable to survive," Iraqi's foreign minister declared to CNN. More »

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      Iraq  • Muqtada al-Sadr  • Joe Biden  • Sunni  • Kurds  • Shia  • US Embassy  • Sam Brownback  • sovereignty  • partition

  • September 2007

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