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Gunmen Kill Aide to Shiite Cleric in Iraq Iraqi forces imposed a curfew in Najaf, fearing a backlash from Moktada al-Sadr’s Mahdi Army after the assassination by unknown gunmen. Home > Rss Directory > General > NY Time |
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Two suicide bombers kill 18 in attack on Shiite pilgrims, official ... - CNN Two suicide bombers kill 18 in attack on Shiite pilgrims, official ...CNN - 1 hour agoBAGHDAD, Iraq (CNN) -- A suicide bomber attacked Shiite pilgrims Thursday evening as they traveled to a festival, killing 18 people and wounding 75, an Iraqi Interior Ministry offi Home > Rss Directory > General > Google News |
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Bombs targeting worshippers kill 20 in Iraq - CNN Bombs targeting worshippers kill 20 in IraqCNN - 4 hours agoBAGHDAD, Iraq (CNN) -- Suicide attacks outside two Shiite mosques killed at least 20 people in Baghdad on Thursday as worshippers left early morning prayers marking the end of Ramadan, the Interior Ministry said. Home > Rss Directory > General > Google News |
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Cleric Suspends Shiite Militias Fight in Basra The Shiite cleric Moktada al-Sadr on Sunday called for his followers to stop fighting in Basra and in turn demanded concessions from Iraqs government. Home > Rss Directory > General > NY Time |
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Web site of influential Shiite cleric hacked The Web site of Iraq's most influential Shiite cleric was hacked on Friday, with the attackers' messages saying they are Sunnis upset over fatwas, or edicts, issued on the site. Home > Rss Directory > Technology > CNN |
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US, Iraqi troops battle Shiite militia
(AP) AP - Iraq's leaders faced their gravest challenge in months Tuesday as Shiite militiamen loyal to anti-American cleric Muqtada al-Sadr battled government forces for control of the southern oil capital, fought U.S. and Iraqi troops in Baghdad and unleashed rockets on the Green Zone. Home > Rss Directory > General > Yahoo News |
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Shiite Cleric Sadr Offers Conditions for Truce Sadr orders his militia to stand down, to cooperate in efforts to restore security in Iraq; cleric asks for government to free prisoners, declare an amnesty. Home > Rss Directory > General > WashingtonPost |
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Clashes kill nearly 50 in southern Iraq
(AP) AP - Violence left nearly 50 people dead in two major southern cities Friday when members of a shadowy, messianic cult attacked police and fellow Shiite worshippers — a year after a similar plot was foiled during Shiite Islam's most important holiday. Home > Rss Directory > General > Yahoo News |
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Gunmen kill 4 Iraqi TV staff in Mosul
(Reuters) Reuters - Gunmen kidnapped and shot dead three Iraqi journalists from Iraq's Sharqiya TV station along with their driver in the volatile northern city of Mosul on Saturday, the station and police said. Home > Rss Directory > General > Yahoo News |
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Iraq attacks kill 26 as Shiites mark Eid
(AFP) AFP - Twin suicide bombings near Shiite mosques in Iraq's capital killed 20 people on Thursday as worshippers celebrated Eid al-Fitr, which ends the Muslim holy month of Ramadan, officials said. Home > Rss Directory > General > Yahoo News |
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Key Sadr aide shot dead in Iraq A relative and key follower of radical Shia cleric Moqtada Sadr is shot dead in the Iraqi city of Najaf. Home > Rss Directory > General > BBC |
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Key Sadr aide shot dead in Iraq A relative and key follower of radical Shia cleric Moqtada Sadr is shot dead in the Iraqi city of Najaf. Home > Rss Directory > General > BBC World |
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Hundreds flee fight in Shiite stronghold
(AP) AP - Hundreds of people fled fighting in Baghdad's Shiite militia stronghold Monday as U.S. and Iraqi forces increased pressure on anti-American cleric Muqtada al-Sadr, who faces an ultimatum to either disband his Mahdi Army or give up politics. Home > Rss Directory > General > Yahoo News |
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Hezbollah said to train Shiite militiamen in Iraq
(AP) AP - Hezbollah instructors trained Shiite militiamen at remote camps in southern Iraq until three months ago when they slipped across the border to Iran — presumably to continue instruction on Iranian soil, according to two Shiite lawmakers and a top army officer. Home > Rss Directory > General > Yahoo News |
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Despite Deadly Clashes in Iraq, Shiite Pilgrims Spared - New York Times Washington PostDespite Deadly Clashes in Iraq, Shiite Pilgrims SparedNew York Times - 5 hours agoBy ALISSA J. RUBIN BAGHDAD - Government troops in southern Iraq fought with a millennial religious militia group on Friday in clashes that left more than 40 people dead, b Home > Rss Directory > General > Google News |
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Iraqi cleric threatens 'open war' - BBC News Peninsula On-lineIraqi cleric threatens 'open war'BBC News - 3 hours agoRadical Iraqi Shia cleric Moqtada Sadr has threatened to wage "open war" on the Baghdad government if it does not halt operations against his supporters.Cleric Sadr threatens "open war" on Ira Home > Rss Directory > General > Google News |
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Bomb attack kills more than 40 near Iraq Shiite shrine
(AFP) AFP - A bomb blast near a Shiite shrine in the central Iraq city of Karbala killed at least 43 people on Monday, the city's police chief said. Home > Rss Directory > General > Yahoo News |
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Iraq PM gives Shiite fighters ultimatum
(AFP) AFP - Iraq's premier on Wednesday gave militiamen battling his forces in Basra 72 hours to lay down their arms, as firefights in several Shiite strongholds across the country killed more than 50 people. Home > Rss Directory > General > Yahoo News |
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Two Car Bombs Kill Dozens in Iraq - New York Times MetroTwo Car Bombs Kill Dozens in IraqNew York Times - 12 hours agoBy ALISSA J. RUBIN and GRAHAM BOWLEY BAGHDAD - As many as 53 people, including 12 children, died in a car bombing Tuesday in Baquba, a city the Americans believed they had largely taken back from Sunni Home > Rss Directory > General > Google News |
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Gunmen kill U.S. official in Sudan KHARTOUM (Reuters) - Gunmen killed a U.S. government aid agency official and his driver in Khartoum on Tuesday, U.S. and Sudanese officials said. Home > Rss Directory > General > Reuters |