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   Occupation's Endgame in Southern Iraq

9 Wounded in Karbala Explosion

The sources told that the detonation was exploded about eight o’clock only 500 meters distance from Imam Abbas Shrine


HEYET Net - NDHF Net

Saturday, 26 July 2008 12:47

Nine Iraqi civilians were wounded on Friday evening after an explosive device detonated inside a minibus in Karbala City according to the Iraqi medical sources.  The sources told that the detonation was exploded about eight o’clock only 500 meters distance from Imam Abbas Shrine.  

It is noteworthy that at least eight people were killed on Thursday evening, and more than 24 others were wounded in an attack carried out by a woman, targeted a checkpoint run by volunteer members of the so-called awakening council in the city of Baquba.

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Occupation’s Endgame in Southern Iraq

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On AMSI (HEYET Net):

30.6. 2 Iraqi Judges Wounded in Eastern Baghdad

28.6. Basra's Sadr Office Manager Arrested in Amara

27.6. Judge Assassinated in Baghdad

25.6. Panicked Iraqi Families Flee Amara

24.6. U.S. Occupation Embassy Staff: Soldiers Killed in Baghdad Blast

22.6. APR – The Victims Bodies of the Sectarian Militias

18.6. 12 Policemen Arrested in Amara

17.6. Vehicle Laden with Iranian-Made Bombs Seized in Wassit

16.6. Attack on British Occupation Base

9.6. Policeman Killed in Missan

9.6. British Occupation Base in Basra Rocketed

6.6. 72 People Killed and Wounded after Explosion

2.6. PCIR Denounces the So-Called Long-Term Security Treaty

31.5. Weekly Report (28) on the situation in Basra

23.5. Associate Dean of the Faculty of Agriculture in Basra Arrested

22.5. Report on the situation in Basra

21.5. 17 Wanted Mahdi Army Militias Arrested

19.5. Thi-Qar Marshes Contingent Commander Killed

15.5. Sectarian Militias Kill the Clan Chief

8.5. Al-Mahdi Army Leader and 2 Aides Detained in Karbala

30.4. Dozens Die in Baghdad Fighting

28.4. Gunmen Kill Sadrist Leader, Injure Wife in Basra

26.4. Sadr City Clashes Leave 8 Dead, 47 Wounded

25.4. Sadr City Clashes Leave 85 Casualties

23.4. 400 Civilians Killed, 1720 Wounded in Sadr City

14.4. A Member of Municipality Board Arrested

14.4. A Police Intelligence Officer Killed

13.4. AMSI: The Killing of Civilians is the Systematic Policy of the Occupation

3.4. British and US Forces Drawn Into Battle for Basra

3.4. 11 Killed in Accident in Nassiriya

3.4. Clashes and Raids of the Government Army in Basra City

29.3. AMSI Calls All Iraqis for The Unity

29.3. Press Statement – The Bloody Confrontations in Basra and Some Southern Governorates

26.3. Basra Clashes Harm the city

25.3. Fierce Fighting Erupts in Iraq's Basra

21.3. 8 Katyusha Rockets Seized in Karbala

 
On OSCenter (NDHF Net):
 

25.7. Iraq: Alarm at forced transfer of Basra union activists

25.7. Security measures in Wassit ahead of Imam Kadhim pilgrimage

25.7. 12 wanted men captured in Karbala

25.7. Serious crisis for Maliki and Hakim

25.7. 10,000 security men deployed for Shiite Imam pilgrimage in Karbala

25.7. Thi-Qar strikes coordination agreement with U.S-governor

24.7. Police forces nab 2 suspects, defuse roadside bomb in Wassit

24.7. British warplanes shell gunmen's site in Basra

24.7. 10 wanted men detained, depot found in Baghdad

24.7. 68 wanted men captured in Hilla

24.7. Security forces nab 65 wanted individuals; seize weapons in Babel’s fresh offensive

24.7. 50 arrested in Hilla as security operation proceeds

23.7. 9 wanted men nabbed in Basra

23.7. Hilla placed under curfew

23.7. Netroots: Reformers or bit-players in a shabby drama?

23.7. Inside Sadr City: The Wall

22.7. 3 gunmen detained in Karbala

22.7. Obama stops in Basra to meet security officials

22.7. Iraqi-U.S. security agreement sort of mandate – Sadr bloc

22.7. Soaring Prices Salt Basra Wounds

22.7. The two solitudes

21.7. 5 wanted men detained, explosives found in Baghdad

21.7. Key gunman arrested in Baghdad – U.S. army

21.7. Two Shia nightmares

21.7. Iraqi Parliament's office to open in Wassit

21.7. Civilian killed by unknown gunmen fire

21.7. 2 unknown bodies found in Wassit

20.7. Young woman's body found in Basra

20.7. 2 wanted men detained, IED defused in Basra

20.7. The Iraqi Army has regained control from militias in Basra. Now it faces a new foe: the government.

19.7. Al-Ishreen Revolution Brigades leader arrested in Karbala hotel

19.7. IED targets patrol vehicle in southern Thi-Qar

19.7. Local official in Karbala confesses to killing scores of people

19.7. Sadr backers seethe over Iraqi army but avoid violence

19.7. Sadrists have no plans to return to gov't

18.7. Coalition Forces Capture 5 in Baghdad Raid

18.7. Iraqi Soldiers Deploy to Sadr City

18.7. Hariri meets Grand Ayatollah Sistani

18.7. Iraqi security forces capture 4 wanted criminals in S Iraq

18.7. MNF says British, Iraqi troops launch joint operations in S Iraq

17.7. Stun bomb injures building’s keeper in central Nassiriya

17.7. Member of Shiite sect survives assassination attempt in Basra

17.7. Security plan in Karbala ahead of Shiite imam's birthday

17.7. Arms, ammunition seized in Baghdad

17.7. Rockets, roadside bombs seized in Kut

16.7. IED injures Sahwa fighter in Babel

16.7. Security forces lift curfew on Diwaniya

16.7. 4 civilians killed, injured in two attacks in Babel

16.7. Three gangs busted in Karbala

16.7. Diwaniya receives security file amid tight security measures

16.7. Security forces detain 21 wanted men, seize weapons in Thi-Qar

15.7. Wassit: Curfew on governmental vehicles after working hours, on holidays

15.7. Sadrists threaten not to vote on candidates unless independent

15.7. National Security Council says Diwaniya security handover on Wednesday

15.7. 3 gunmen captured in Wassit

15.7. IED leaves 3 minister bodyguards, 2 civilians wounded

15.7. UK Chief fears return of militias to Basra

15.7. BOOKS: Muqtada - One Man's Meat, Another Man's Poison

14.7. Arms race between Iraq gunmen and US Forces

14.7. Sadr's militia may live to fight again

13.7. Anti-U.S. sentiments rise in Iraq

13.7. Al-Sadr Trend Says Iraqi PM Seeking to Stop It Contesting Elections; Update

13.7. The ex-Mehdi Army member

13.7. Rockets, munitions seized in Wassit

13.7. Eastern Baghdad blast wounds 4

13.7. 9 people arrested, ammunition seized in Basra

12.7. Iraqi Forces Raid Mosque With Links to Sadrists

12.7. Iraqi cleric's aide detained, sparking Shiite rivalry

12.7. Sadr Front supports Cabinet call for pullout

12.7. 8 captured in security operation south of Baghdad

12.7. HUMOR: U.S. forces apologize for civilian death in Nassiriya

12.7. 2 wanted persons nabbed, ammo seized in Basra

12.7. Female body found in Wassit

12.7. Arms, ammunitions seized, Georgian checkpoint dismantled in Wassit

12.7. Iraqi Sadrist Comments on Planned Security Deal With US, Relations With Iran

11.7. Iraq: Followers of radical Shiite cleric demonstrate against US

11.7. Sadrist imam, 25 worshippers arrested in Diwaniya

11.7. U.S. army says civilian killed, 2 wounded in airdrop in Nassiriya

11.7. FEATURE-Peace dividend in Iraq's Basra faces obstacles

11.7. Police forces nab 9 wanted persons, seize ammunition in Basra

11.7. Iraqi army detains 20 wanted individuals in Babel

11.7. Police forces nab five suspects in Baghdad

11.7. 19 people arrested, arms seized in Baghdad in 24 hours

11.7. On the difference between a "time-limit" and "the concept of a time-limit"

10.7. Senior al-Qaeda member, five gunmen arrested in Baghdad

10.7. Border demarcation to trigger crisis between Muthanna, Thi-Qar?

10.7. British base in Basra attacked

10.7. Security forces nab 8 wanted persons in Thi-Qar

9.7. 3 armed group leaders detained in Karbala

9.7. 13 Missan provincial council's members suspend membership

9.7. 3 death sentences approved in Diwaniya

8.7. INTERVIEW-Militias finished in Iraq's Basra - governor

8.7. Civilian killed inside his store in Kut

8.7. Ban on motorbikes at night in Wassit

8.7. 5 suspects captured in Baghdad raids

7.7. UNHCR and implementing partners active in Al Sadre City

7.7. MNF says joint operations with Iraqi forces to continue in Basra

7.7. Security forces set free local official in Missan

7.7. Iraqi Shiite Party rises as Sadr falls

7.7. 2 policemen wounded by car bomb in Babel

7.7. Key member of armed group captured in Karbala

7.7. Iraqi forces receive U.S. camp northwest of Hilla

7.7. Sadr Front calls not to chase its followers

7.7. Gunman arrested, arms seized in eastern Baghdad

7.7. Joint Chiefs chairman: Security gains holding

6.7. Sadr city areas cordoned off- eyewitnesses

6.7. Unknown body of woman found in Babel

6.7. Iraqi army force closes Sadr office in Shuala

6.7. Iraqi merchant of U.S. nationality killed in Wassit

5.7. Gunmen assassinate Shiite official in Iraq

5.7. Mahdi Army member captured in Wassit

5.7. 6 arrested, ammo found in Basra

5.7. 60 tribal chiefs south of Wassit sign paper sustaining security, law

5.7. AbdulMahdi's statement

5.7. 23 wanted, 14 suspects arrested in Baghdad in 24 hours

5.7. The elections that are going on right now

4.7. Sadr City, Kufa hold anti-SOFA protests

4.7. 1120 wanted men captured since Missan plan launched

4.7. Former chief of Missan police detained – interior ministry

4.7. Sadrist MP says Missan official arrest "politically motivated"

4.7. Too many Sadrists in Mysan

4.7. Sadrists outraged

4.7. HUMOR: VP urges Missan arrests probe

4.7. Karbala court sentences three suspects to death

4.7. 8 wanted men captured, unknown body found in Babel

4.7. Police forces nab 6 wanted persons, seize ammunition in Basra

4.7. Katyush rockets strike British base in Basra

3.7. Gunmen blow up lawmaker's house in Baghdad

3.7. Senior security official 'responsible' for Karbala bombing – police

3.7. 2 wanted men arrested in Wassit

3.7. Interior Ministry forces detain 15 wanted persons, defuse roadside bomb in Basra

3.7. Combined forces raid Missan governor's house

3.7. Iraqi forces detain provincial leaders in south

3.7. Combined forces raid Missan governor's house

3.7. U.S. forces find 14 decayed bodies near Samarra

3.7. 33 corpses of 1991 uprising buried in Diala

2.7. Two gunmen detained in Baghdad

2.7. Karbala police sack three servicemen over duty misconduct

2.7. Missan provincial council forms committee to seek its chief's release-local official

2.7. Head of health committee arrested in Missan

2.7. Head of Missan provincial council arrested

2.7. Elite Sadr unit hopes to vanquish US

2.7. Iraq Maysan operation: Arrest of 400 wanted

2.7. Top Sadr supporters detained in crackdown

2.7. US Military Detains 2 Suspected Special Groups Members in Iraq

2.7. Iraqi forces arrest 2 Sadrists leaders

2.7. Shiite Iraqi Channel Uses Subliminal Messages in Accusing the Iranian Revolutionary Guards Corps of Sponsoring Terrorism in Iraq

2.7. Britain to ban Hezbollah's military wing

2.7. Bringing Ireland to Baghdad: How the Resistance Will Eventually Kick the Americans Out

1.7. Sadrists: We will be back soon

1.7. 8 wanted men detained, 2 bombs defused in Basra

1.7. Uprising court dismisses defendant, another apologizes to victims' families

1.7. Transfer of Qadisiya province to Iraqi forces delayed due to bad weather

30.6. Five Iraqi judges escape Baghdad bombs

30.6. Medical official in Sadr hospital arrested in Amara

30.6. Nothing to see here (with an update on the expectation of rose-petals and ecstatic dancing in the streets)

30.6. Diwaniya security transfer delayed

30.6. In Basra, some worry militias just 'hiding behind fake walls'

30.6. 6 arrested for entering Karbala by fake IDs

29.6. Basra intel. chief assassinated

29.6. U.S. faces Iraqi anger over raid near Kerbala

29.6. "US raid on Maliki homestead connected with the current negotiations": Karbala governor (Updated)

29.6. Curfew in Diwaniya in preparation for security handover

29.6. Sticky IED defused in eastern Baghdad

29.6. Iraq's Missan receives $100m for developments

28.6. Basra's Sadr office manager arrested in Amara

28.6. Spokesman reveals reasons behind Missan authority's separation from southern company

28.6. Mehdi Army dissolving, reports say

28.6. Discovery of weapons in school playgrounds rings alarm bells in Missan

28.6. 12 wanted men arrested in Basra

28.6. Fadhila Accuses Grand Ayatollah of conspiracy

28.6. Iraqi officials outraged by U.S. raid in prime minister's hometown

28.6. US Kills Maliki Relative

28.6. U.S. army replaces troops in Wassit

28.6. 1000 British troops in Basra will be home by Christmas

27.6. Gunmen kill leading Iraqi judge in Baghdad ambush

27.6. Judge assassinated in Baghdad

27.6. Cleric says crackdown in Amarah 'fierce attack' on al-Sadr movement in Iraq

27.6. 25 wanted persons surrender in Missan

27.6. Iraq Missan Fields To Break Up From South Oil Co - Spokesman

27.6. Random arrests among Sadrists in Karbala

27.6. Who did municipal council explosion target?

27.6. Return of the seven sisters

27.6. Parl't committee urges solutions over families to be evacuated from govt. buildings

26.6. Huge blast rocks Karbala-eyewitnesses

26.6. Security forces arrested 174 persons in Missan-Interior spokesman

26.6. Government buildings evacuation deadline extended another week - ministry

26.6. Relapse

26.6. Sadr-City blast plot

25.6. PM gives Missan gunmen 7 days to surrender

25.6. 87 wanted men arrested within security operation in Missan

25.6. 13 wanted men captured south of Nassiriya

25.6. Security forces detains 15 wanted persons, seize weapons in Basra

25.6. Security forces arrest 2 armed groups’ leaders in Karbala

25.6. Sadrists: Peaceful resistance is hypocrisy

25.6. Targeted killings: Updated

25.6. "US soldiers and diplomats have waded deeply into Iraqi politics"

25.6. Al Sadr militia is going underground say Iraqi officials

25.6. 5 US Troops Killed; 90 Iraqis Wounded in Mosul; District Election for Sadr City Bombed

24.6. Head of municipality council arrested in Amara

24.6. Two gunmen detained north of Kut

24.6. 3 police officers arrested for collaboration with armed groups

24.6. 10 wanted men captured in Hilla

24.6. Freed of militias, Basra has new problems

24.6. IED kills 2, wounds 10 in eastern Baghdad

24.6. Diwaniya police receive 300 armored vehicles from MNF

24.6. Defense ministry gives occupants of govt. facilities 72 hours to leave

24.6. Trapped amidst the Sadrists, al-Maliki Chooses al-Hakim

23.6. Iraqi PM pledges to enforce law after Amara raid

23.6. Babil police worried about calls for national resistance

23.6. Shiite Feuds May Threaten Provincial Elections in Iraq

23.6. PM says resolved to confront "outlaws"

23.6. 27 suspects arrested north of Hilla

23.6. 5 cops detained in Karbala

23.6. PM announces formation of 17 tribal councils in Missan

23.6. 3 suspects captured in Karbala

23.6. Forces from Basra deployed in Missan

23.6. Hakim-Iran coup on the Shiite coalition

23.6. IRAQ: Pollution causing cattle deaths in marshlands?

23.6. Operation Bashaer al-Salam's 3rd stage to begin tomorrow – MOD spokesperson

22.6. Dozens of self-funded publications in Basra literary scene

22.6. 60 gunmen arrested in al-Furat al-Awsat provinces

22.6. 3 gunmen planning attacks on Karbala shrines arrested

22.6. 11 wanted men captured in Amara

22.6. Intense security measures in Waset, Iraq

22.6. Police re-search Amara in hunt for wanted persons- Ministry

22.6. U.S. troops kill 6 Shiite militiamen in Baghdad

22.6. U.S. troops nab Shiite militiaman in Baghdad

22.6. 5 wanted persons arrested, ammo found in Basra

21.6. Senior Sadrist arrested in Kut

21.6. UNICEF Iraq helps the children of Sadr City regroup after intense violence

21.6. IED blast stops Kut power plant

21.6. Muqtada al-Sadr's followers accuse government waging campaign of intimdiation against them

21.6. 14 "important" wanted people arrested in Amara – MOD

21.6. Iraqi Shiite cleric opposes US 'eternal slavery' pact

21.6. Sticky IEDs factory seized east of Amara

21.6. 5 armed group leaders captured in Karbala

21.6. Security forces nets three gangs in Missan

21.6. 65 arrested north of Nassiriya

21.6. Five special groups' members arrested – U.S. army

21.6. Iraq crackdown in Amarah continues; harassment alleged

21.6. 2nd stage of Missan's security operation launched- ministry

21.6. Iraqi forces start second stage of security crackdown in S Iraq

21.6. Military victory, political defeat

21.6. Basra is the world’s largest minefield

20.6. Wassit morgue receives woman’s body

20.6. The U.S. and the missing circle of violence in Iraq

20.6. Muqtada Al-Sadr vs. Hassan Nasrallah

20.6. Security operation in Missan turns into political process against Sadrists - MP

20.6. Senior employee detained in Missan

20.6. 25 wanted men detained in Missan within security campaign

20.6. Sadrist aide complaints of arrests in Missan

20.6. Iraqi crackdown angers cleric's supporters

20.6. Hundreds of Shiites protest US-Iraqi security deal

20.6. Sadrists protest long-term US-Iraqi security deal, arrests in Amarah

20.6. Iraqi regime dismisses 700 policemen from Maysan Province on suspicion that they were linked to Jaysh al-Mahdi

20.6. Five more Sadrists detained in Iraq militia crackdown

20.6. Will Sadr gain from Amarah offensive?

20.6.
Sadrists complain of arrests in southern Iraq

20.6.
Iraq troops take control in Amara

19.6. Things fall apart

19.6. Bush's war on Iraqi children is the worst of all war crimes

19.6. Top Sadrist official arrested in Amarah

19.6. Missan deputy governor detained

19.6. Missan local council calls on security forces to abide by human rights principles

19.6. Iraq forces hunt Shiite fighters in new crackdown

19.6. Wide-scale search campaigns as security operation begins

19.6. Missan security operation launched

19.6. Iraqi forces launch Amara offensive

19.6. Post-occupation Al-Hawza and the non-political murder - 2

19.6. Baghdad's killing fields

19.6. Family killed in accident with U.S. vehicle south of Hilla

19.6. Asymmetric politics

18.6. 12 policemen arrested in Amara

18.6. 2 gangs, 4 wanted men arrested in Basra

18.6. 8 wanted people arrested, drugs seized in Basra

18.6. Thi-Qar police start security operations to contain Missan offensive

18.6. Sadr militia won't resist Iraq offensive

18.6. US Army Base Attacked in Iraq

17.6. Al-Sadr followers warn against arrests

17.6. Armed group leaders, drug dealers arrested in Basra

17.6. 12 wanted persons arrested, ammunition seized in Basra

17.6. Missan's Sadr office evacuated

17.6. MNF's role in Missan operations "consultative" – MOI

17.6. Chief of local police killed north of Wassit

17.6. Sermon of Sheikh Jalal al-Din Saghir, preacher at the Shiite Buratha Mosque

17.6. U.S. soldier killed in bomb attack south of Baghdad

16.6. Basra airport temporarily closed after attack on British base

16.6. 4100 UK troops protecting Basra airport

16.6. Ministry: No exceptions in Missan's security operations

16.6. Sadr Boycotts Local Elections

16.6. Beware the Iranian snakes and Maliki’s failed visit to Jordan

16.6. Sadr Movement Will Back Independents

16.6. Sadrists vow support for slate that fulfils their ambitions

16.6. Security forces arrest 11 wanted persons, seize weapons in Basra

16.6. ANALYSIS-Iraq's Sadr avoiding fight with government

15.6. Two Million Iraqi Shi'ites to Iran: Stop Interfering

15.6. Sadr group to boycott Iraq local elections

15.6. What is behind Al-Sadr misinterpreted statement?

15.6. Iraq's Sadr movement to back candidates in polls

15.6. Maliki says Missan disarmed, gives gunmen 4 days to hand over weapons

15.6. IRAQ WRAPUP 2-Iraq prepares new drive against armed groups

15.6. Troops pour into south Iraqi city

15.6. New police chief for Missan ahead of security operation

14.6. Iraq: Radical Shiite leader warns of 'new weapon to fight US forces'  

14.6. Iraq forces poised for assault in southern Shiite city

14.6. Missan residents urged to stay home when security operation begins

14.6. Two Shiite militiamen captured in U.S. raid S of Baghdad

14.6. Cop wounded in attack on Basra checkpoint

13.6. Shiite cleric Sadr authorizes setting up "resistance cells"-Sadrist

13.6. Sadr to form new armed group to fight US forces

13.6. Iraq's Sadr says only select few should fight U.S.

13.6. Iraq's Sadr plans new armed group to fight US forces

13.6. Operation looms in Missan as reinforcements arrive-Source

13.6. Iraqi troops deploy to Amarah for new southern operation against Shiite militias

13.6. Friday, Amara military campaign

13.6. Militias are gone from Basra but fear and apprehension remain in Iraq's second-largest city

13.6. 12 wanted men arrested, weapons seized in Basra

13.6. Five civilians killed, wounded in Hilla

12.6. U.S. Enlists And Arms Patrols in Sadr City

12.6. Senior Sadrist arrested in Kut

12.6. US military blames Shiite militias for bomb

11.6. Iraqis feel imprisoned in Baghdad's Sadr City

11.6. Sadr City's allocations insufficient for reconstruction- spokesman

11.6. Second policeman dies from roadside bombing in Wassit

11.6. IED kills, injures 5 cops in Wassit

11.6. Police arrest 18 wanted men in Karbala

11.6. U.S. army detains IED expert southeast of Baghdad

11.6. Death toll from Kut's blast rises

10.6. 55 wanted men, 10 suspects arrested in Thi-Qar

10.6. 22 persons arrested, arms seized in eastern Baghdad

10.6. 12 wan[t]ed men detained in Basra

10.6. ‘Dangerous’ gunman from Diala arrested in Karbala

10.6. British base in Basra rocketed

10.6. Southern Baghdad blast casualties up to 16

10.6. Six soldiers arrested in Karbala

10.6. 4 wounded in attack on provincial council member

9.6. 2 civilians killed, 5 wounded in Baghdad blast

9.6. Weapons, ammunitions seized in Wassit

9.6. IED defused, ammunition seized in Karbala

9.6. Arms depot seized in Basra

9.6. Policeman killed in Missan

8.6. Shiite cleric warns of popular uprising against Iraq-U.S long term agreement

8.6. Special Groups leader, aide captured in Baghdad

8.6. 6 wanted arrested, roadside bomb defused in Basra

8.6. British base at Basra airport rocketed

8.6. Gunmen kill Iraqi soldier in Kut

7.6. 19 gunmen arrested, arms seized in Baghdad

7.6. Mahdi Army Using 'Flying IEDs' in Baghdad

7.6. U.S. army says more weapons caches seized in Sadr City

7.6. Iraqi forces seized weapons in Basra – MNF

7.6. Post-occupation Al-Hawza and the non-political murder - 1

7.6. British troops needed US help to quell Basra, brigadier admits

6.6. Shiites torch US flag in Baghdad

6.6. Sadrists stage demonstration in Karbala against Iraqi-U.S. agreement

6.6. Top Hizbullah commander captu[r]ed in Iraq

6.6. Sistani representative urges participation of Iraqi groups in provincial elections

6.6. U.S. troops capture three suspected special groups "criminals" in S Iraq

6.6. Iran’s conditions to support Maliki

6.6. 2 Shiite militia leaders surrender in Iraq

6.6. Dawa sacks Jaafari for founding new party

5.6. Security forces arrest 19 wanted persons, seize weapons in Basra

5.6. Iraqi forces prevent Sadrist lawmaker's motorcade in Baghdad

5.6. Sistani wants Parliament to Approve Security Pact

5.6. Sistani conditionally approved the security agreement

5.6. Eastern Baghdad car bomb casualties up to 21

5.6. U.S. blames militia for Iraq blast that kills 18

4.6. Police forces arrest 16, seize ammunition in Basra

4.6. Bomb inside car behind Nassiriya explosion - police

4.6. Iraq police arrest five Shiites wanted for over 720 murders

3.6. U.S. army says captured Special Groups leader, 5 aides in Kut

3.6. 16 persons arrested in Muthanna

2.6. Shiite Cleric, MP, from al-Maliki's Coalition Denounces Security Accord

1.6. Iraqi Trade Union Conference Demands Repeal of Draconian Labour Decrees

1.6. Basra: A harsh and conservative city

1.6. Sistani to participate in the provincial election

1.6. 14 killed, 10 wounded in Hit suicide bombing

31.5. Sadrists urge political blocs to shun Iraq-U.S. deal

31.5. Thousands of Sadrists Protest Security Pact With US; Sistani Aide Demands Parliament Vote

30.5. Iran Criticizes US-Led Security Failure in Iraq

30.5. Al Sadr calls to cancel US-Iraqi deal

30.5. HUMOR: Sistani aide slams long-term Iraq-U.S. deal

30.5. Shiite clerics step up opposition to security deal

30.5. Shiites in Iraq protest long-term US security deal

29.5. Sadr City truce strains as militia leaders grumble

29.5. Basra’s population surges as migration from countryside continues

29.5. Basra paper: Secrecy about the contents of the treaty reminds us of 1948

29.5. Iraqis losing patience with militiamen

28.5. Five die in clash Baghdad's Sadr City

28.5. Muqtada al-Sadr urges demonstrations to protest long-term U.S.-Iraq agreement

28.5. Muqtada responds after getting big boost from Nasrallah

28.5. Text of Sadr's statement on mobilizing against the Iraq-US security agreement

28.5. Two killed in violence near Shi'a holy city

28.5. Al Sadr: Let Iraqis decide on U.S. troops

28.5. Security forces arrest oil smuggling gang in Basra

28.5. Gunmen kill soldier in Amara

28.5. Security forces arrest 8-person gang in Karbala

28.5. Sadrist bloc doesn’t search for election purposes – MP

27.5. Bomb destroys US military vehicle in Iraq

27.5. U.S. army arrests special group leader south of Baghdad

27.5. Armed cell arrested in western Karbala

26.5. What is Al-Hawza?

26.5. UPDATE 1-Iraq replaces southern oil chiefs in major shake-up

26.5. Sadr Warns of US-Iraq Security Deal

26.5. Roadside bombing leaves US army vehicle damaged in Diwaniya

26.5. Amid calm, 2 sides in Iraq call each other weak

26.5. U.S. troops anticipate Shiite militia comeback in Sadr City

26.5. As soldiers fill Sadr City, militia fighters wait

26.5. New strategy: Creating doubts in Sistani’s credibility

25.5. Iraqi army seizes weapons during raid on mosque

25.5. Sadrists say to question PM in parliament for "violating constitution"

25.5. Crocker: Iraqi govt. seeks agreement with U.S. for mutual interests

24.5. Al-Sadr lawmakers denounce Iraqi government

24.5. Sadrists threaten "firm stand" if banned from Friday prayers

24.5. 300 Sadrists detained in Baghdad, says lawmaker

24.5. Iraqi troops disperse Sadr supporters during prayer

24.5. Iraq troops relax in cleric Sadr's former bastion - but the residents not so

24.5. Gap between Basra local council and government widens

24.5. Maliki’s meeting that never occurred and the fake Fatwa

24.5. Sistani does not issue fatwa allowing armed resistance against foreign troops in Iraq-source

24.5. U.S. Ambassador Crocker arrives in Najaf

24.5. Basra shooting strains truce between govt, militia

24.5. Karbala Police forces kill gunman, wound another in clashes

23.5. Security forces stopped Sadrist Friday prayer in Basra-MP

23.5. Powerful Iraqi cleric flirting with Shiite militant message

23.5. HUMOR: Iraq’s most influential Shiite cleric begins issuing fatwas against U.S.-led forces

22.5. Assassinations of High Officials; 36 Killed, Wounded in Baghdad; Iraqiya Rebuffs al-Maliki

22.5. Violence ... a behavior or a character?

22.5. 25 suspects captured north of Karbala

22.5. Al-Maliki visits Najaf to update Sistani with Iraq's security condition - spokesman

21.5. The Wa'ilis and the Hakims

21.5. U.S. very careful with al-Sadr

21.5. Police say at least 11 killed by gunfire in Baghdad

21.5. Eleven dead near Baghdad's Sadr City

20.5. British troops back in Basra 'no-go' areas

20.5. Iraq : Tightening the screws on Al-Qaeda, the Sadrists

20.5. FACTBOX-Iraqi army raids Sadr City, cleric's stronghold

20.5. Iraqi troops roll into Sadr City

20.5. Operation Salam in Sadr City proceeding as planned – official

19.5. Armed cell leader, 3 aides captured in Karbala

19.5. Gunmen kill police officer in Sadr City

19.5. Thi-Qar Marshes contingent commander killed

18.5. Clashes in Baghdad kill 4, injure 38

18.5. Who killed al-Sadr? (not the media spin version)

18.5. Iraq Al Sadr Bloc denies relations with Iran

17.5. Sadrist leader cannot confirm or deny Al Sadr held in Qom

16.5. Sadr fighters lay down their weapons

16.5. Caught Between Forces Vying for the Soul of a Country

15.5. Along the Sadr City wall, cease-fire means nothing

15.5. Despite Truce, War Over Wall Persists in Sadr City

15.5. Seven die in clashes in Baghdad's Sadr City

15.5. Alsumaria relates Sadr City unfavorable condition [VIDEO]

15.5. Shiite power struggle behind Iraq clashes, analysts say

15.5. Sons of Mahdi Army to continue the fight, saying: Signature forgery [unconfirmed]

15.5. Al-Sadr movement reiterates commitment to Sadr city truce deal

15.5. Mahdi Army committed crimes or mistakes? The debate that revealed Chalabi’s dirty role

15.5. Iraqi forces to infiltrate al-Mahdi Army stronghold

15.5. Sadr City Conditions Worsen

14.5. Fire flares up in wholesale market in Baghdad, Sadr City shelled

14.5. Sadrist MP accuses U.S. of attempting to violate agreement with government

14.5. Missile Is Fired at Copter Over Baghdad, U.S. Says

14.5. Cease-Fire Falters, Mistrust Grows in Sadr City

14.5. Overnight clashes in Baghdad kill 6 and injure 28

14.5. 11 Killed, 20 Wounded in Sadr City

13.5. Shi'ite gunmen in Baghdad ignore truce

13.5. Shiites attack Baghdad wall builders

13.5. 30 Sadrists detained as office raided in Baghdad-source

13.5. U.S.-Iraqi forces raid a Sadr’s office in Baghdad

13.5. US- and Iranian-backed Iraqi militias and thugs in uniform parade the bodies of their opponents on army Humvee vehicles

13.5. Video: Iraqi army parades dead fighters

13.5. 17 arrested in Basra

13.5. 11 killed in Baghdad’s Sadr City

13.5. Violence flares in Baghdad's Sadr City despite truce

13.5. Gunshots heard in Sadr city

13.5. Sadr vows to honour deal to end Baghdad bloodshed

13.5. US troops to help 'deluded' British in southern Iraq

12.5. Clashes in Baghdad kill six despite deal between government, militia

12.5. Mosul Offensive Catches Residents Off Guard; Turks Bomb N. Iraq; New Bloc in Parliament?

12.5. Iraqi officials say 2 killed, 25 wounded in clashes in Sadr City

12.5. U.S. troops repel attacks in Baghdad slum

12.5. In Sadr City, a Cease-Fire Is Put to the Test, and Fails

12.5. Violence toned down in Sadr City after deal

12.5. UIC, Sadrists see eye to eye on de-escalation

12.5. Militants withdraw from streets of Sadr City

12.5. Sadr City residents fear a cease-fire means more violence

12.5. Disagreements mar truce deal between government and Al Sadr men

12.5. Iraq: Shiite bloc says Sadr City cease-fire signed with Sadrists

11.5. Sadr City hospitals receive 40 casualties in 24 hours

11.5. Heavy bombardment on Sadr city despite ceasefire

11.5. Families suffering in Sadr City increasing

11.5. 1000 Civilians Dead In Occupation Offensive Against Baghdad Resistance; “Around 60% Of Them Are Women And Children”

11.5. U.S. military hits a wall in Sadr City

11.5. Sadrists say struck deal with PM, govt. confirms

11.5. Sadrists strike deal to end Baghdad fighting

11.5. Factbox - Key points in deal to end Baghdad fighting

11.5. Wiggle-room (With an update on continued US airstrikes)

11.5. Maliki-Sadr Agreement on Sadr City; Al-Maliki Heads to Mosul

10.5. U.S. forces kill 19 Shiite militants in Baghdad clashes

10.5. Extradition of wanted men hampers talks with government – Sadrist

10.5. In big concession, militia agrees to let Iraqi troops into Sadr City

10.5. Sadr City clashes leave 20 dead, 115 wounded over 24 hours

10.5. Sadrists Denounce Sistani and al-Maliki

9.5. Sadr aide lashes out at Iraq's senior Shiite cleric

9.5. 19 killed, 85 wounded in Sadr City clashes since Thursday – medic

9.5. Interview With A Mahdi Army Commanding Officer: “The First And Foremost Agenda Is To Kick Out The American Occupation”

9.5. EXTRA: Iraqi government prepares for 'big push' into Shiite enclave

9.5. Iraqi government closes the Sadr's radio station

9.5. 48 members of Iraq Sadrist Bloc arrested

9.5. U.S. forces say kill 14 militants in Baghdad

9.5. Sadr city no longer safe for civilians

9.5. Charity work shows another side to Sadr's movement in Iraq

8.5. 7 killed, 19 injured in Sadr City clashes

8.5. Gun battles erupt in Sadr City

8.5. Tank destroyed, 9 dead, new alliance

8.5. Fierce Fighting In Baghdad – Shortages Abound

8.5. War-crimes update: Hospital closing was part of the attack on another Baghdad district

8.5. IRAQ WRAPUP 1-Aid officials urge relief for Baghdad slum

8.5. Iraq: U.S. Troops, Shi'ite Gunmen Battle Daily In Al-Sadr City

7.5. U.S., Iraqi troops fight Shiite militants in S Baghdad, three killed

7.5. UNICEF alarmed by plight of Iraqi children in Sadr City

7.5. In Iraq, U.S. walks tightrope with Sadr

7.5. FACTBOX-Iraqi PM and cleric Sadr head for showdown

6.5. Source: attacking forces to hit Sadr-City with Chemical gas

6.5. Casualties mount in Sadr City as U.S. troops press ahead with attack

6.5. U.S., Iraqi troops fight Shiite militants in S Baghdad, three killed

5.5. Dhari: Sadr City atrocities should help us cure Sunni-Shia animosity

5.5. US Forces Kill 9 Insurgents in Iraq's Sadr City

5.5. The Americans gave the order to Maliki: No evidence of Iran involvement with arming militias

5.5. Iraq: Al-Sadr Refuses to Meet Baghdad Delegation In Iran

5.5. 3 boys killed in Iraq airstrike, companion says

4.5. Iranian leaders affirm support for Iraqi government clampdown on insurgents

4.5. Tribal chieftain held rally to stop military operations in Sadr city

4.5. The voice of the Arab-Shiites

4.5. Two tanks destroyed, The Americans bombed the hospital

4.5. Sadr City clashes leave 45 casualties in one day – medic

4.5. 'Thar Allah' party's Husseiniya [Mosque] detonated in Basra

3.5. Iran backs Iraq’s crackdown on lawbreakers: report

3.5. Sadrist Crowds Denounce al-Maliki at Friday Prayers; ICG: US is Creating Paramilitary Forces

3.5. US Bombing Killed 2-Year-Old

3.5. Defeat: Why They Lost Iraq, by Jonathan Steele Muqtadr Al-Sadr and the Fall of Iraq, by Patrick Cockburn After Iraq, by Gwynne Dyer

3.5. 14 killed, 25 wounded in one day of clashes in Sadr City

3.5. U.S. repeats Halabja massacre in Baghdad’s Sadr City, Iraqi legislators say

3.5. 20 wounded, 49 vehicles damaged in U.S. attack on Sadr Hospital

3.5. U.S. army says 8 gunmen killed in eastern Baghdad

3.5. Basra incidents "turning point" in Iraq's political chessboard, analysts reckon

3.5. There will be a day when people will stop speaking

2.5. Mahdi Army Commander: Fighting Is Only Option

2.5. Al Sadr Bloc accuses Al Maliki of cutting off fuel to Sadr City

2.5. Iraqi MPs call Maliki 'depraved

2.5. Sadrists negotiate the disband of Mahdi Army

2.5. Politics in the War-on-Sadr environment

2.5. About a photo, about Iraq

2.5. British troops to stay in Basra 'for the long term'

2.5. Iraq's Shiite clerics trade barbs over US-backed government crackdown on militias

2.5. Iraq's Shiite clerics deeply divided on militia crackdown

2.5. Iraq PM criticised by Sadr City crowds

1.5. 11 killed, 72 wounded in last 24 hours in Sadr City clashes

1.5. Sadrists: The delegation is “too Iranian”

1.5. Petraeus and Brown to hold talks on UK role in Iraq

1.5. At least 925 killed in Sadr city clashes- spokesman

1.5. IRAQ: Shia militiamen attack aid convoys in Baghdad suburb

1.5. Iraqi Parliamentarians affirm corruption in security ministries

1.5. Radical cleric Sadr snubs Iraq peace overtures

1.5. Petraeus backs Iraqi government talks with Sadr

1.5. Preparing for the Worst - International Medical Corps Assists Karbala Authorities to Manage Crisis

1.5. Iraq's Sadr City 'under siege'

30.4. 2 US Troops Killed, 21 Wounded; 37 Iraqis Killed in Baghdad Clashes

30.4. Militiamen ambush drives back US patrol in Sadr City

30.4. 35 killed, 129 injured in 24 hours in Sadr City – medic

30.4. U.S. Role Deepens in Sadr City

30.4. PM vows to continue crackdown on militiamen

30.4. Iran and US accused of sharing power in Iraq (Sadr)

30.4. Sunni parliamentarian: "Sadr City attacks are killing mostly unarmed civilians" (UPDATED)

30.4. Iraq's PM: Militants killed Interior Ministry spokesman's nephew

30.4. At least 925 people killed in Iraq's Sadr City clashes

30.4. Iraq's premier: Special forces to root out militias (1st Lead)

30.4. U.S. Soldiers Fighting Militants In Fierce Street Battles In Iraq

29.4. U.S. forces kill dozens of Shiite militants in fierce clashes in Baghdad

29.4. Maliki Bolstered by Basra Sweep

29.4. Senior government official assassinated in northern Baghdad

29.4. U.S. forces say kill 34 militants in Baghdad

29.4. Senior labor ministry official assassinated in Baghdad

28.4. Gunmen kill Sadrist leader, injure wife in Basra

28.4. 5 civilians killed, 10 wounded in Sadr City clashes

28.4. U.S. army says it killed 38 fighters in Baghdad

28.4. Iraqis want to revise constitution and U.S. warplanes bomb Baghdad

28.4. Eastern Baghdad blast casualties up to 17

28.4. U.S. army says kills 22 fighters in Baghdad attack

28.4. Sadr Rejects al-Maliki's Terms; Green Zone hit by Mortar Barrage; Turkish Military Strikes at PKK

28.4. Iraq: Peaceful protest held by Sadr City people

28.4. WRAPUP 1-U.S. air strikes kill 6 in Sadr City despite truce

28.4. Il Imperator hath spoken...

28.4. US army kills 38 gunmen in Baghdad - Update

27.4. Deputy says there is proof the US is using cluster bombs in Sadr City

27.4. Sadr calls for halt to Iraq bloods