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NEWS ABOUT: Sunni Accordance Front

Sunni Accordance Front stories: 3 news summaries

 Sunnis Rejoin Iraqi Parliament 

Bloc split off last year over power sharing; ministry appointments helped patch rift

Jul 19, 08 7:32 AM CDT
(Newser) - The Sunni Arab bloc of Iraq's Parliament returned from a year-long absence today, Reuters reports, as the government approved several Sunni ministerial candidates. The move is a major breakthrough for national reconciliation; "It is a real step forward for political reform,"  a senior lawmaker in the bloc... More »

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Iraq • Nouri al-Maliki • Iraq parliament • Sunni Accordance Front • shi'ite • Sunni leaders

Maliki Calls Summit to Heal Iraqi Cabinet

PM threatens to replace Sunnis with "alternative" ministers

Aug 12, 07 4:27 PM CDT
(Newser) - Iraq’s PM says he will try to salvage his disintegrating government by holding an emergency summit of cabinet members over the next couple of days. The BBC reports that Nouri al-Maliki is even warning Sunnis that he could refill his government with “alternative” ministers if they refuse to... More »

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Iraq • Iran • United Nations • genocide • Sunni • Shiite • Nouri al-Maliki • Kurds • Sunni Accordance Front • Iraq government • political factions • Iyad Allawi • UN Security Council

Key Sunni Bloc Deserts Maliki

Defection deepens political crisis as suicide bombs kill 70

Aug 1, 07 3:01 PM CDT
(Newser) - The Sunni Accordance Front defected from Iraq's government today, accusing PM Nuri al-Maliki of being uncooperative, Reuters reports, on a day when suicide bombs killed more than 70 in Baghdad. "This is probably the most serious political crisis we have faced since the passage of the constitution,'' a... More »

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Iraq • Shiite • Nouri al-Maliki • United States • suicide bombing • Sunnis • troop withdrawal • Sunni Accordance Front • Iraq government • Muqtada al-Sadr

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