The U.S. State Department expressed on Monday renewed concern about what it says is Iranian “meddling” in Iraqi politics. VOA reports that this came as Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki visited Tehran.
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Secular candidate takes lead in Iraqi election
March 17th, 2010 |
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A secular Iraqi coalition led by former Prime Minister Iyad Allawi has pulled ahead of incumbent Nouri al-Maliki in partial results from the Iraqi elections. With about 80 percent of the vote counted by late Tuesday, Allawi’s Iraqiya faction was leading Maliki’s State of Law coalition by around 9,000 votes out of the millions of ballots cast.
US Vice President Biden in surprise visit to Iraq
January 23rd, 2010 |
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US Vice President Joe Biden made a surprise visit to Iraq Friday to visit with US troops and hold talks with Iraqi government leaders, UN officials and US military commanders.
Biden’s meetings in Baghdad included Iraqi President Jalal Talabani, Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki, and the UN’s special representative for Iraq, Ad Melkert, according to a statement [...]
Af nudged by US to resolve political cris The political crisis in Afghanistan that has been marred by possible rigging, come to a point of being pressured by the International community with US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton pushed for a word from the Afghan President Hamid Karzai on further situation on Tuesday. As a UN-backed panel threw out nearly a third of Hamid Karzai’s votes from the August Presidential polls, US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton said the Afghan President will “set the stage†for resolving the political crisis by announcing his intentions on Tuesday. Clinton also hoped that the crisis in the war-torn country would be resolved soon. “He is going to announce his intentions. I am going to let him do that, but I am encouraged at the direction the situation is moving,†Clinton told reporters at the State Department after meeting with Iraqi President Nouri al-Maliki. She was responding to questions about the political crisis in Afghanistan in the wake of a UN-backed panel deciding to cut Karzai’s share of the vote to 48 per cent, below the threshold for an outright win. “I am very hopeful that we will see a resolution in line with the constitutional order in the next several days,†Clinton said. “But I don’t want to pre-empt in any way President Karzai’s statement, which will set the stage for how we go forward in the next stage of this,†she said, when asked whether Karzai has decided to accept the findings of a UN- backed fraud.is
October 20th, 2009 |
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The political crisis in Afghanistan that has been marred by possible rigging, come to a point of being pressured by the International community with US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton pushed for a word from the Afghan President Hamid Karzai on further situation on Tuesday.
As a UN-backed panel threw out nearly a third of [...]
Iraq and US vow renewed alliance
July 22nd, 2009 |
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Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki is beginning a four-day visit to the US, during which he will meet President Obama at the White House.
The visit comes after American troops withdrew from Iraqi towns and cities three weeks ago.
The talks with President Obama on Wednesday are expected to include Iraqi reconciliation efforts.
They will also cover the role of US troops as they prepare for a complete departure from Iraq by the end of 2011.
On Tuesday, at least 18 people were killed in a series of bomb attacks in Iraq, including the capital, Baghdad, and the cities of Ramadi and Baquba.
Iraqi troops now take the lead security role in Iraq’s urban areas, and analysts say the latest attacks are a sign that insurgents remain intent on destabilising the country.
There has been a marked drop in violence in Iraq in recent months, though attacks increased in June in the run-up to the American pull-back.
Reconciliation ‘key’
The BBC’s Gabriel Gatehouse, in Baghdad, says Mr Obama and Mr Maliki will, on the face of it, want a swift and orderly exit of American troops from Iraqi soil.
Mr Obama promised a withdrawal during his election campaign last year, and Mr Maliki faces a general election in Iraq in January in which he is staking his reputation on being the man who oversaw the transfer of military control from US to Iraqi hands.
But our correspondent says that, behind the optimistic talk about withdrawal, reduced violence and the increased capabilities of Iraqi security forces, lie two facts – there are still around 130,000 American troops inside Iraq, and fatal attacks remain an everyday occurrence.
He says the question is how to get American forces out of Iraq by the end of 2011 without the security situation getting any worse.
Our correspondent says Iraqi reconciliation is key.
Iraq’s Shia, Sunni and Kurdish groups are divided on a number of issues, including how to share Iraq’s oil wealth, the authority of the central government, and political power-sharing.
None of this will be easy to resolve, our correspondent says, with the various parties jostling for position ahead of January’s elections. </p
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Obama Maliki Meeting: Iraqi PM To Seek US Investments
July 21st, 2009 |
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BAGHDAD — Bombs killed at least 18 people and wounded dozens in Iraq on Tuesday in a sign that insurgents, though weakened, remain intent on destabilizing a country that is struggling to consolidate U.S.-backed security gains.
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Zaineb Alani: My Speech at the National Assembly to End the Iraq and Afghanistan Wars and Occupations Conference.
July 17th, 2009 |
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The Iraqi, Afghan, and Pakistani people cannot win against the American war machine. On their own, they are helpless. They have only one hope: you.