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Karbala

IRAQ: Cholera continues to spread in the south

alertnet.org
Sep 14, 2008 2 related
        

Source: IRIN The Iraqi Ministry of Health continues to fight a recent outbreak of cholera as it spreads through Iraq's southern provinces, bringing the total number of confirmed cases to 68, a health ministry spokesman...

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UN: 4 new cholera cases confirmed in Iraq

iht.com
Sep 12, 2008 26 related
        

Iraqi and U.N. officials say four cholera cases have been confirmed in Karbala, a holy Shiite city south of Baghdad that draws masses of pilgrims. The new cases come in addition to 36 previously announced by the Iraqi...

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Sadrists oppose anti-Qaeda fighters joining Iraqi forces (AFP)

yahoo.com
Sep 12, 2008 9 related
        

BAGHDAD (AFP) - Loyalists of radical Shiite cleric Moqtada al-Sadr condemned on Friday a government plan to merge members of the Sunni groups fighting Al-Qaeda into Iraqi security forces. Baghdad's Shiite-led government...

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Japan seeks to pull remaining troops

signonsandiego.com
Sep 12, 2008 34 related
        

Its focus to shift to Afghanistan TOKYO – Japan said yesterday that it wanted to withdraw its remaining military personnel from Iraq by year's end, wrapping up an overseas mission that had pleased Washington but divided...

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cnn.com: One of the blasts to hit Karbala came close to the Imam Abbas mosque, pictured here in August. cnn.com

3 killed in Iraq shrine bombings

cnn.com
Sep 11, 2008 11 related
        

Two bombs near shrines in holy city of Karbala leave at last three people dead In Baghdad's Sadr City, roadside bomb killed three people Thursday morning. Bomb attacks near other religious shrines in Iraq have happened...

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UN Report: U. S. Death Squads

mathaba.net
Sep 11, 2008
        

Are Special Forces in Iraq and CIA units in Afghanistan carrying out clandestine hits? “Not only was I unable to get any international military commander to provide their version of what took place, but I was unable to...

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Ministry urges companies to renovate Iraq's railways

zawya.com
Sep 9, 2008
        

BAGHDAD - The Iraqi Ministry of Transport on Monday said it will invite three companies to renovate the country's railways. "In line with orders from the cabinet, the ministry will invite three railway industry companies...

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Ministry of Electricity signs two contracts with GM US Company

alsumaria.tv
Sep 9, 2008 1 related
        

A source in the Ministry of Electricity announced that the Ministry signed two contracts with GM Us Company in order to establish two electricity plants in Babel and Karbala’ Provinces. Each of the Electricity power plants...

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Should U.S. forces withdraw from Iraq? The Iraqis have a few opinions

iht.com
Sep 9, 2008 1 related
        

9/11 rumors that harden into conventional wisdom Angola governing party wins parliamentary election A second group takes a similarly dim view of the occupation, but worries that the brief period this year of improving...

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The Mumahidun: Muqtada Al-Sadr_s New Militia

jamestown.org
Sep 5, 2008
        

By Babak Rahimi The Mahdi Army, the Shia militia loyal to Muqtada al-Sadr, has recently undergone a significant transformation. On August 28, al-Sadr suspended the armed operations of the Mahdi Army (al-Jazeera, August...

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