Qassim Abdul-Zahra

Shiite militia to become religious, cultural body

washingtonpost.com     Aug 8, 2008   101 related          

BAGHDAD -- Anti-U.S. Shiite leader Muqtada al-Sadr ordered most of his militiamen Friday to lay down their arms, and his spokesman said the young cleric might call off all resistance if the Americans accept a timetable to leave...                    

Iraq: Deal Near for U.S. Troops to Leave

go.com     Aug 8, 2008   260 related          

Iraqis: Deal Close on Pulling out U.S. Troops by October 2010; U.S. Says No Firm Date By QASSIM ABDUL-ZAHRA and ANNE GEARAN Associated Press Writer BAGHDAD August 8, 2008 (AP) Children watch as a U.S. army soldier patrols a...                    

Iraqi election bill falls to ethnic rivalry

theconservativevoice.com     Aug 7, 2008   16 related          

Iraqi lawmakers failed Wednesday to agree on a provincial election law and adjourned for the month, casting doubt whether U.S.-backed balloting can be held this year in the country's 18 provinces. Parliament did manage to sign...                    

Iraqi Parliament Fails to Agree on Elections Law

go.com     Aug 6, 2008   19 related          

Iraqi parliament adjourns for month without agreeing on provincial elections law By QASSIM ABDUL-ZAHRA Associated Press Writer BAGHDAD August 6, 2008 (AP) An Iraqi man waits for his hands to be unbound by an Iraqi police...                    

Leader of US-allied Sunni group killed in Iraq

miamiherald.com     Aug 5, 2008   13 related          

A member of a U.S.-allied Sunni group says that gunmen killed one of the group's senior leaders and six of his guards in an ambush south of Baghdad. The official says the gunmen attacked the convoy of Sheik Ibrahim al-Karbouli...                    

Roadside bomb kills 2 US soldiers in Baghdad

wtop.com     Aug 4, 2008   166 related          

British army troops provide some security during a ceremony to open a new Iraqi border guards command headquarters in Basra, 550 kilometers (340 miles) southeast of Baghdad, Iraq, Monday, Aug. 4, 2008. A roadside bomb killed...                    

No deal on Iraqi election bill

montereyherald.com     Aug 4, 2008   8 related          

BAGHDAD — Despite intense U.S. pressure, Iraqi leaders failed Sunday to resolve differences over how to govern the oil-rich city of Kirkuk — a dispute that is blocking provincial elections and stoking tension in the volatile...                    

Truck bombing kills 12 on busy Baghdad street

nwsource.com     Aug 3, 2008   518 related          

By SELCAN HACAOGLU ASSOCIATED PRESS WRITER A woman passes by U.S. army soldiers on patrol in northwest Baghdad's Shula neighborhood, Iraq, Saturday, Aug. 2, 2008. A truck bomb exploded during rush hour Sunday on a busy...                    

'Martyrs' list' shows blows to al-Sadr

signonsandiego.com     Aug 2, 2008   2 related          

BAGHDAD – Loyalists within Shiite cleric Muqtada al-Sadr's militia network call it the “martyrs' list,” and it's long and growing: At least three dozen senior members killed in slayings or fighting since last summer and nearly...                    

Iraqi parliament calls session on Kirkuk

wtop.com     Jul 30, 2008   3 related          

A U.S. Army soldier from Hammer Company, 3rd Squadron, 2nd Stryker Cavalry Regiment peers over a wall at detainees in Nahr al-Imam, about 90 kilometers (60 miles) north of Baghdad in Iraq's volatile Diyala province Wednesday,...