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Iraq government stories: 45 news summaries

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Al-Sadr Orders His Militia Off Streets of Basra

He offers weakened Maliki a truce deal as violence continues

Mar 30, 08 5:15 PM CDT
(Newser) - Iraqi Shia cleric Muqtada al-Sadr ordered his fighters to leave the streets of Basra and other cities, reports the BBC, in an effort to end clashes with security forces. “Anyone carrying a weapon and targeting government institutions will not be one of us,” Sadr said, but minutes after... More »

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Iraq • Baghdad • Basra • Shia • Iraq government • cleric • ceasefire • Muqtada al-Sadr • Iraq war • Shia militia

 Bush Praises Iraqi Offensive 

President scolds Congress' calls for withdrawal

Mar 27, 08 4:47 PM CDT
(Newser) - President Bush praised the government of Iraq today for the offensive launched three days ago against militias in Basra, painting it as a sign of progress toward the goals of the US war, the AP reports. Bush also criticized Congress for calling for troop withdrawals so the military’s attention... More »

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Iraq • Bush administration • Mahdi Army • Nouri al-Maliki • Iraq pullout • Basra • Iraq government • Iraq Civil War • Iraq reconstruction • Iraq mess • Muqtada al-Sadr • Iraq war • Iraq exit strategy • George W. Bush

Ahmadinejad Calls on US
to Quit Iraq

'No one likes them,' Iranian prez says of coalition forces

Mar 3, 08 5:10 PM CST
(Newser) - As he headed home after his historic visit to Iraq, Mahmoud Ahmadinejad criticized the American occupation, CNN reports. “No one likes them," the provocative Iranian president said of the US-led coalition. "We believe that the forces which crossed oceans and thousands of kilometers to come to this... More »

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Iran • Mahmoud Ahmadinejad • Nouri al-Maliki • State Department • Iraq government • Iraq Civil War • Iraq war • Iran war

Iraq Casualties Spike
After Massive Bombings

Killings up sharply since January, but still down from previous year

Mar 1, 08 2:54 PM CST
(Newser) - Iraq’s civilian casualties rose 36% in February, with 633 suffering violent deaths and another 701 wounded, the Iraqi government reported today. That's up from 466 dead in January. The spike reflects three extraordinarily bloody bombings, including pet market bombings in early February that killed 99, and a suicide bombing... More »

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Iraq • civilian casualties • Iraq death toll • Iraq government • al-Qaeda in Iraq

US Pushes for Sunni-Shiite Reconciliation

New strategy aims to integrate 'concerned' locals into government

Jan 14, 08 2:59 PM CST
(Newser) - Convincing Iraq’s Shiite-dominated government to embrace the former Sunni insurgents known as “Concerned Local Citizens” is the key priority for US leaders in Iraq, the LA Times reports. The US-funded CLCs have been vital to Iraq’s improving security, patrolling areas without a regular police presence. But Iraqi... More »

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Iraq • Shiite • Sunnis • Iraqi soldiers • Iraq government • Concerned Local Citizens • Iraq war

Kurds Lead Charge to Oust Iraqi Leader

US tries to stave off no-confidence vote against PM Maliki

Jan 9, 08 4:02 PM CST
(Newser) - Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki is under fire again, this time from Kurdish politicians who say he hasn’t followed through on promises he made after the Kurds propped him up last summer. A Kurdish/Sunni coalition against Maliki almost has enough votes to depose him, a development the US fears... More »

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Iraq • Ali al Sistani • Nouri al-Maliki • Kurdistan • Kurds • Iraq government • Jalal Talabani • Massoud Barzani

Bush Agrees to Long-Term US Presence in Iraq

Details of 'enduring' relationship will be worked out in 2008

Nov 26, 07 2:58 PM CST
(Newser) - President Bush today agreed to an "enduring" economic, political, and military relationship with Iraq, laying the foundation for a long-term US presence. The deal replaces the UN mandate currently governing US troops, restoring some measure of Iraqi sovereignty. Iraqis envision 50,000 US troops providing security in exchange for... More »

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Iraq • troop surge • Iraq pullout • Douglas Lute • Iraq government • Iraq war • George W. Bush

Iraqis to Put Contractors Under Local Law

Bill would require licensing, put convoys subject to search

Oct 30, 07 5:29 PM CDT
(Newser) - Iraq's cabinet approved a draft bill today that would allow foreign security contractors such as Blackwater to be prosecuted under local law, Reuters reports. The bill would scrap Order 17—a hotly debated 2004 decree that protects contractors from prosecution—as well as require contractors to register for Iraqi licenses,... More »

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Iraq • State Department • Blackwater • Iraq government

Iraq Promises to Help Turkey Quell Kurd Militants

Foreign minister vows to limit PKK movements, cut funding

Oct 23, 07 12:01 PM CDT
(Newser) - Urging diplomacy, Iraq today pledged to help Turkey resolve border violence by Kurdish militants based in northern Iraq. Turkey kept the diplomatic wheels turning but wouldn't rule out military action to quell the PKK and rejected its offer of a ceasefire. Iraq’s foreign minister vowed to “actively help... More »

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Iraq • Turkey • diplomacy • Gordon Brown • Hoshyar Zebari • Recep Tayyip Erdogan • PKK • Iraq government • Ali Babacan

Iraq To Buy Arms From China

Deal disturbs US officials

Oct 4, 07 10:53 AM CDT
(Newser) - The Iraqi government has ordered $100 million worth of weaponry from China, saying that US shipments have been too slow to supply Iraqi army and police forces, the Washington Post reports. Given that Iraq has already “lost” over 190,000 weapons, US officials aren’t happy about the deal,... More »

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Iraq • China • weapon • Iraq government

Sadr Group Leaves Iraq's Ruling Alliance

Popular anti-American cleric says government ignores his demands

Sep 15, 07 3:05 PM CDT
(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... More »

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

Agreement on Key Iraq Oil Law Hits the Skids

Sectarian schism again undermines top political objective

Sep 13, 07 1:30 PM CDT
(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... More »

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

Hunt Oil Signs Kurdish Deal, Slights Baghdad

Company will explore in northern Iraq without central approval

Sep 10, 07 2:20 PM CDT
(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... More »

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

Petraeus: Give Me Six More Months

Wants Congress to postpone decision on bringing troops home

Sep 10, 07 4:36 AM CDT
(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... More »

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

Iraqi Insurgents Enlist Kids for Dirty Work

US detention center adds school for captured child fighters

Aug 27, 07 3:54 PM CDT
(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... More »

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

US Hails Iraq Breakthrough

Shiite, Sunni  and Kurdish leaders  announce deal on key issues

Aug 27, 07 5:15 AM CDT
(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... More »

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Iraq • Sunni • Shiite • Nouri al-Maliki • Kurds • Abdul Mahdi • Iraq government • Jalal Talabani • Masoud Barzani • Tariq al Hashemi • Baath Party

Intelligence Community Doubts Iraqi Leadership

Big insurgent offensive may be in the works

Aug 23, 07 2:04 PM CDT
(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... More »

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

Maliki Must
Go: Senator

Iraq needs 'more unifying' leader, says head of Armed
Services Committee

Aug 21, 07 1:49 AM CDT
(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 "... More »

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

Italian Cops Bust Secret Iraqi Arms Deal

US kept in the dark as ministry ordered guns that might have outfitted militias

Aug 12, 07 11:51 PM CDT
(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... More »

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

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

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