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NEWS ABOUT: Jalal Talabani

Jalal Talabani stories: 14 news summaries

Iraqi Kurds Fear a
Resurgent Baghdad

Arab-Kurdish tensions intensify as country's safety improves

Feb 20, 09 1:45 AM CST
(Newser) - Now that violence between Sunni and Shia Arabs is declining across Iraq, tensions are mounting again between Arabs and Kurds, who want Barack Obama to step in to cool off conflicts, the Economist reports. Oil and land disputes, political losses and an empowered central government have weakened the Kurds, who... More »

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Iraq • Barack Obama • Nouri al-Maliki • Kurds • United States • Jalal Talabani

 Shoe-Tosser 
 to Maliki: 
 Pardon Me 

Journalist appeals to Iraqi PM's 'fatherly feelings'

Dec 18, 08 4:46 PM CST
(Newser) - The Iraqi journalist who threw his shoes at President Bush is appealing to PM Nouri al-Maliki for a pardon, the Guardian reports. Calling on Maliki's "fatherly feelings," Muntadar al-Zaidi expressed remorse, saying the "big ugly act cannot be excused," Maliki's office said. He also reminded the... More »

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Nouri al-Maliki • shoes • Jalal Talabani • George W. Bush • Muntadar al-Zaidi

Bush Makes Surprise Farewell Stop in Baghdad

Will meet leaders, thank troops in mission's 'endgame'

Dec 14, 08 9:28 AM CST
(Newser) - President Bush has arrived in Baghdad on a surprise farewell trip, the BBC reports. A day after Defense Secretary Robert Gates said the US mission in Iraq is in its “endgame,” Bush met with President Jalal Talabani; he’ll meet with other "leaders, thank the troops, and... More »

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Iraq • Baghdad • Nouri al-Maliki • David Petraeus • US military • troop withdrawal • Jalal Talabani • George W. Bush • security pact

Obama, Maliki Want US Troops Out of Iraq by 2010

Democrat mum on details of meeting with Iraqi leaders, who aren't as reticent

Jul 21, 08 10:02 AM CDT
(Newser) - Barack Obama spent nearly an hour today meeting with Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki, the Washington Post reports, before meeting with President Jalal Talabani. Though the Democrat gave few details—“We had a very constructive discussion,” was all Obama would say—an Iraqi official said the government shares... More »

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Iraq • Barack Obama • Nouri al-Maliki • Obama 2008 • Jalal Talabani • Iraq exit strategy

Iraq's First Lady Survives Attack on Motorcade

Road bomb injures
4 guards, capping an especially bloody week

May 4, 08 10:44 AM CDT
(Newser) - The wife of Iraqi President Jalal Talabani escaped injury after a roadside bomb hit her motorcade in Baghdad this morning. Hiro Ahmed Ibrahim was on her way to a cultural festival when the blast hit, injuring four of the first lady's bodyguards. It is unclear whether the attack was random... More »

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Iraq • Baghdad • bombing • Anbar • Jalal Talabani • fatalities • bodyguard • motorcade • Hiro Ibrahim Ahmed

 Death of Sadr Aide
 Sparks Battles
 in Baghdad 

Iraqi prez condemns attacks but meets al-Sadr MPs

Apr 11, 08 8:02 PM CDT
(Newser) - The murder of a Moqtada al-Sadr aide triggered heavy fighting in Baghdad today after al-Sadr’s men attacked US and Iraqi forces, Reuters reports. The cleric blamed “the hand of the occupier” for the death of Riyadh al-Nuri, a close relative, and vowed not to forget “this precious... More »

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Iraq • Sadr City • Baghdad • Mahdi Army • Basra • Najaf • assassination • US Army • Jalal Talabani • Iraq Army • Muqtada al-Sadr • Iraq war

Cheney Makes Surprise Visit
to Baghdad

Promises 'unwavering commitment' of US as war begins 6th year

Mar 17, 08 6:45 AM CDT
(Newser) - Leading Iraq war architect Dick Cheney made an unannounced visit to Baghdad today, beginning a nine-day Middle East tour by promising Iraq the "unwavering commitment of the United States in finishing the difficult work that lies ahead." John McCain, traveling as a member of the Senate Armed Services... More »

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Iraq • John McCain • Dick Cheney • Middle East • Baghdad • Green Zone • Nouri al-Maliki • David Petraeus • Ryan Crocker • Jalal Talabani • Iraq war

Iranian Prez Arrives in Iraq

Ahmadinejad visit deepens ties with neighbor

Mar 2, 08 8:23 AM CST
(Newser) - In an historic visit, Iran’s President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad arrived in Iraq today predicting “a new chapter” for relations between the two countries, despite a tense history and a feud with Baghdad’s American allies. Ahmadinejad, who won’t be protected by US forces during his two-day trip, met... More »

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Iraq • Iran • Saddam Hussein • Shiite • Mahmoud Ahmadinejad • Nouri al-Maliki • United States • Sunnis • Jalal Talabani • Iraq war • Iran war

Ahmadinejad
to Visit Iraq

First-ever trip by an Iranian prez upsets Sunnis, poses security risk to hosts

Mar 1, 08 7:48 PM CST
(Newser) - Mahmoud Ahmadinejad will fly to Baghdad Sunday to meet with Iraqi president Jalal Talabani, the first state visit ever by an Iranian president, the BBC reports. Sunni Iraqi leaders expressed outrage over the visit, which also comes a day after the US claimed further evidence of Iranian meddling in the... More »

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Iraq • Iran • Taliban • Tehran • Baghdad • Mahmoud Ahmadinejad • Green Zone • US military • Jalal Talabani • Shiite insurgents • Sunni leaders • explosively formed penetrators • al-Qaeda in Iraq

'Chemical Ali' Slated to Hang

Convicted of genocide, cousin of Saddam has death sentence approved

Feb 29, 08 5:50 AM CST
(Newser) - Saddam Hussein's cousin "Chemical Ali" will be hanged now that the last legal obstacle to his execution has been eliminated by the Iraqi presidency council, Reuters reports. The execution of Ali Hassan al-Majid will take place in a matter of days, according to a spokesman for Iraqi Prime Minister... More »

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Saddam Hussein • genocide • Nouri al-Maliki • execution • Chemical Ali • Ali Hassan al Majid • Jalal Talabani • death sentence

Ahmadinejad Plans First Iraq Trip

First Iranian leader to visit since '80s war; highlights new relations

Jan 23, 08 12:52 PM CST
(Newser) - Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad will visit Baghdad, the Iraqi foreign ministry announced today, a historic trip that highlights the new relationship between the neighbors, who fought a bloody war in the 1980s. No Iranian president has ever visited Iraq, but with a Shiite government in power after the ouster of... More »

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Iraq • Iran • Mahmoud Ahmadinejad • Nouri al-Maliki • Jalal Talabani • 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

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

French Minister Visits Iraq, Forges US Bond

First visit to war-torn country is 'message of solidarity' with Iraqis

Aug 19, 07 5:14 PM CDT
(Newser) - France tipped a symbolic hat to the US today by sending its foreign minister on a visit to Baghdad. Bernard Kouchner is the first French minister to visit Iraq since the US invasion of 2003 and comes at a time when analysts say that US-French relations are warming. Kouchner, who... More »

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Iraq • Nicolas Sarkozy • Jacques Chirac • France • United States • Bernard Kouchner • Jalal Talabani • Iraq war

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