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Iraqi court seeks arrest of Sunni MP

BAGHDAD—A local criminal court in Iraq's Diyala province issued an arrest warrant for a Sunni member of parliament on suspicion of financing and inciting sectarian violence, a security official in the northeastern province said Saturday. The security ...

From BUSHRA JUHI, Boston Globe,  24 Oct 2009

Iraq's al-Maliki joins with Sunnis in election bid

The re-election strategy for Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki took shape Thursday as he unveiled a broad alliance for January's parliamentary voting that includes prominent Sunni clans who joined the fight against insurgents. Al-Maliki's ...

From BUSHRA JUHI, Taiwan News,  1 Oct 2009
Related Topics: Saddam Hussein,  Nouri al-Maliki,  Muqtada al-Sadr,  Al-Qaeda,  Hussain al-Shahristani

Iraq detains 109 in jail break investigation

BAGHDAD - More than 100 prison officials and guards have been detained after 16 prisoners, including five al-Qaida-linked inmates awaiting execution, made a stunning jailbreak in Saddam Hussein's hometown, a police commander said Friday. ...

From BUSHRA JUHI, Atlanta Journal Constitution Vendor,  25 Sep 2009
Related Topics: Saddam Hussein,  Al-Qaeda,  Nouri al-Maliki

Explosion north of Baghdad kills 11 Iraqi soldiers

Two Iraqi military officials say at least 11 soldiers have been killed in a blast north of Baghdad. The two officials say the soldiers were killed Friday at about 10 a.m. in an area just east of the northern Iraqi city of Mosul. It's a region ...

From BUSHRA JUHI, eTaiwan News,  25 Sep 2009

Iraqis wrap up Ramadan, go north to flee heat, violence

Iraqis celebrating the end of the holy fasting month of Ramadan set off in droves Sunday on family trips to the country's northern Kurdish region, a prized escape from the sporadic violence that still batters the capital and other cities. Such journeys ...

From BUSHRA JUHI, Chicago Sun-Times,  21 Sep 2009

Fleeing heat, bombs, Iraqis go north for holiday

BAGHDAD - Iraqis celebrating the end of the holy fasting month of Ramadan set off in droves Sunday on family trips to the country's northern Kurdish region, a prized escape from the sporadic violence that still batters the capital and other cities. ...

From BUSHRA JUHI, Atlanta Journal Constitution Vendor,  20 Sep 2009
Related Topics: Saddam Hussein

Iraqi Arabs denounce US proposal to allow Kurd troops in patrols

BAGHDAD - Hundreds of Sunni Arabs opposed to the presence of Kurdish troops in disputed areas of northern Iraq demonstrated yesterday against a US proposal to deploy a mixed force of American, Kurdish, and Iraqi soldiers in the area. More than 300 ...

From BUSHRA JUHI, Boston Globe,  6 Sep 2009
Related Topics: Al-Qaeda

Iraqi Arabs protest US plan for Kurdish patrols

Hundreds of Sunni Arabs opposed to the presence of Kurdish troops in disputed areas of northern Iraq demonstrated Saturday against a plan to deploy a mixed force of American, Kurdish and Iraqi soldiers in the area. More than 300 people in the ...

From BUSHRA JUHI, eTaiwan News,  5 Sep 2009
Related Topics: Al-Qaeda,  United Nations

Bombs in Baghdad kill 1, wound 7

Iraqi police officials say bombs targeting security forces in different parts of Baghdad have killed one civilian and wounded seven others. An officials says one bomb exploded Sunday at 10 a.m. in eastern Baghdad as a police patrol passed by. The ...

From BUSHRA JUHI, eTaiwan News,  30 Aug 2009

UN to help Iraqis face urban housing shortage

Iraq is facing a severe urban housing shortage that is likely to worsen in coming years due to migration from rural areas, the United Nations said Monday as it launched a three-year program to help the Iraqi government improve services. The ...

From BUSHRA JUHI, eTaiwan News,  27 Jul 2009
Related Topics: United Nations

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