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  • September 2007

    • Sadr Group Leaves Iraq's Ruling Alliance

      BBC  |  Sep 15, 07 3:05 PM CDT

      Sadr Group Leaves Iraq's Ruling Alliance

      (Newser) - A key faction pulled out of Iraq’s ruling Shia alliance today, leaving Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki with only half of parliament’s seats. Anti-American cleric Muqtada al-Sadr says he withdrew because his bloc’s demands were being ignored. He wants a timetable for US troop withdrawal and opposes former members of Saddam Hussein's regime being in the new administration. More »

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      Iraq  • Nouri al-Maliki  • Muqtada al-Sadr  • Shiite  • Sunni  • Iraq government

    • Agreement on Key Iraq Oil Law Hits the Skids

      New York Times  |  Sep 13, 07 1:30 PM CDT

      Agreement on Key Iraq Oil Law Hits the Skids

      (Newser) - Agreements forged in February over a law regulating the distribution of revenue from Iraq's oil fields are dissolving, the New York Times reports. Hussain al-Shahristani, oil minister for the Shiite-controlled federal government, held meetings yesterday to try to save the compromise, but the northern Kurdish areas have already made deals based on their preferred version of the law. More »

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      Iraq  • United States  • oil  • Nouri al-Maliki  • Shiite  • Sunni  • Kurds  • Iraq government  • Hussain al Shahristani

    • Hunt Oil Signs Kurdish Deal, Slights Baghdad

      Wall Street Journal  |  Sep 10, 07 2:20 PM CDT

      Hunt Oil Signs Kurdish Deal, Slights Baghdad

      (Newser) - Dallas-based Hunt Oil  has signed a deal to prospect for oil in in the northern Iraqi region of Kurdistan. Hunt is the latest of several small oil companies bypassing Baghdad to deal directly with regional authorities, underscoring Kurdistan's increasing independence from the Iraqi central government, which has been unable to pass a petroleum law drafted early last summer. More »

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      Iraq  • Iraq war  • oil  • Iraq government  • Kurdistan  • Hunt Oil

    • Petraeus: Give Me Six More Months

      New York Times  |  Sep 10, 07 4:36 AM CDT

      Petraeus: Give Me Six More Months

      (Newser) - The commander of US forces in Iraq, Gen. David Petraeus, wants to postpone a decision to significantly reduce troop levels there for another six months, reports the New York Times . The general, who is scheduled to begin testimony before Congress today, has told the president he is willing to withdraw one brigade—4,000 soldiers—as early as December, the Times reports. More »

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      Iraq  • Congress  • Pentagon  • David Petraeus  • insurgents  • troop withdrawal  • Iraq government  • Ramadan

  • August 2007

    • Iraqi Insurgents Enlist Kids for Dirty Work

      Los Angeles Times  |  Aug 27, 07 3:54 PM CDT

      Iraqi Insurgents Enlist Kids for Dirty Work

      (Newser) - Iraqi children are playing an amplified role in insurgent attacks, and the US is struggling to cope with the consequences. The ranks of minors detained by American forces have grown from 100 to 800 since March, the LA Times reports. Boys as young as 11 set off roadside bombs for $200 or $300, enough to feed their families for weeks. More »

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      Iraq  • children  • insurgents  • Iraq government  • Iraqi prisons  • child soldier

    • US Hails Iraq Breakthrough

      Reuters  |  Aug 27, 07 5:15 AM CDT

      US Hails Iraq Breakthrough

      (Newser) - In what is being hailed as a breakthrough in Iraq, Shiite, Sunni and Kurdish leaders yesterday  announced that they have reached a consensus on key political issues, Reuters reports. Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki and the other leaders claimed to have forged an agreement on releasing some detainees, easing curbs on employing former members of Saddam Hussein's Baath Party, and distribution of power to provinces. More »

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      Iraq  • Nouri al-Maliki  • Shiite  • Sunni  • Kurds  • Iraq government  • Jalal Talabani  • Ba'ath party  • Tariq al Hashemi  • Abdul Mahdi

    • Intelligence Community Doubts Iraqi Leadership

      CNN  |  Aug 23, 07 2:04 PM CDT

      Intelligence Community Doubts Iraqi Leadership

      (Newser) - A National Intelligence Estimate released today reveals that the US intelligence community doubts Iraqi PM Nouri al-Maliki has the ability to lead the country effectively, CNN reports. Coming one day after President Bush defended Maliki in a speech, the report by US intelligence agencies also expresses worry over a possible large-scale, coordinated offensive by insurgents in the coming weeks. More »

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      Iraq  • Iran  • Nouri al-Maliki  • insurgents  • Syria  • Iraq government  • security  • intelligence  • National Intelligence Estimate  • extremism

    • Maliki Must Go: Senator

      Washington Post  |  Aug 21, 07 1:49 AM CDT

      Maliki Must Go: Senator

      (Newser) - Iraq's Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki must go, says Senate Armed Services Committee chairman Carl Levin, who yesterday called on the nation's parliament to replace him with a "more unifying" leader if Maliki can't quickly forge political peace among rival factions. Maliki's current talks with Iraqi leaders is the "last chance" to turn around the crisis in Iraq, Levin warned.  More »

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      Iraq  • Senate  • Nouri al-Maliki  • David Petraeus  • Shiite  • Iraq government  • Senate Democrats  • Carl Levin

    • Italian Cops Bust Secret Iraqi Arms Deal

      Guardian (UK)  |  Aug 12, 07 11:51 PM CDT

      Italian Cops Bust Secret Iraqi Arms Deal

      (Newser) - A secret transaction providing the Iraqi government with over $40 million worth of weapons was uncovered by Italian police investigating local Mafiosi, the Guardian reports. Without the knowledge of American military commanders, the Iraqi interior ministry had ordered 105,000 rifles from arms traffickers, ostensibly to supply police. Italian police halted the transaction and arrested four people. More »

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      Italy  • gun  • Iraq government  • Mafia  • weapon  • Shia  • militia  • arms deal  • arms trafficking

    • Maliki Calls Summit to Heal Iraqi Cabinet

      BBC  |  Aug 12, 07 4:27 PM CDT

      Maliki Calls Summit to Heal Iraqi Cabinet

      (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 join. Sunnis accuse al-Maliki of having close ties with Iran, which has started "an unprecedented genocide campaign” in Iraq.  More »

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

    • More Cabinet Defections Imperil Iraqi Regime

      Reuters  |  Aug 6, 07 5:13 PM CDT

      More Cabinet Defections Imperil Iraqi Regime

      (Newser) - Four more Iraqi cabinet ministers said today they're boycotting meetings, bringing the total to a whopping 17 and leaving PM Nouri al-Maliki with a tenuous majority in the 37-member body. In the latest round of infighting, the newest defectors, all allies of the country's first postwar PM, charge that Maliki has turned a deaf ear to their demands. More »

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      Nouri al-Maliki  • Shiite  • Sunni  • Kurds  • Iraq government  • Ba'ath party

    • Key Sunni Bloc Deserts Maliki

      Reuters  |  Aug 1, 07 3:01 PM CDT

      Key Sunni Bloc Deserts Maliki

      (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 deputy PM said of the troubled government. More »

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

  • July 2007

    • Corruption Shadows Iraq Rebuilding

      BBC  |  Jul 30, 07 2:48 PM CDT

      Corruption Shadows Iraq Rebuilding

      (Newser) - US auditors monitoring the rebuilding process in Iraq are battling forces they compare to "a second insurgency"—corruption and economic mismanagement. The Iraqi government is refusing to handle reconstruction projects worth billions of dollars, and US officials are now investigating more than 50 fraud cases, the BBC reports. More »

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      Iraq  • Nouri al-Maliki  • insurgents  • corruption  • fraud  • Iraq government  • reconstruction  • Stuart Bowen

    • Third of Iraqis Need Critical Aid

      BBC  |  Jul 30, 07 7:36 AM CDT

      Third of Iraqis Need Critical Aid

      (Newser) - A third of Iraq's population—some 8 million people—are in critical need of emergency aid because they have no food, water or shelter, according to an OXFAM report detailed in the BBC. Trapped in a maelstrom of sectarian violence, the Iraqi government is unable to provide basic needs. Some 4 million Iraqis have either been displaced from their homes or have fled the country. More »

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      Iraq  • Iraq war  • children  • food  • poverty  • Iraq government  • sectarian violence  • water  • sanitation

    • Bush Gets Personal with Iraqi PM

      New York Times  |  Jul 25, 07 5:43 AM CDT

      Bush Gets Personal with Iraqi PM

      (Newser) - Across thousands of miles, President Bush remains a close adviser to Iraqi PM Nuri al-Maliki. At least every 2 weeks, the politicians confer over a satellite uplink, usually for more than an hour of discussion about the civil war, Iraq's future, and even their shared religious devotion. "They talk about the challenges they face," a source tells the Times. More »

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      Iraq  • George W. Bush  • Iraq war  • US military  • United States  • Nouri al-Maliki  • Iraq government  • prime minister

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