Iraqi Government

Source: news.yahoo.com --- 29 days ago
McClatchy Newspapers - BAGHDAD — The Iraqi Government will not turn its back on the men who paid in blood for the country's fragile peace, said the officials on stage in the ballroom at Baghdad's al-Rasheed Hotel, referring to U.S.-paid Sunni militias. But the Awakening leaders listened warily. "I don't trust a word they said," said one, afterward. ...

Source: www.voanews.com --- 18 days ago
Top US commander in Iraq says country's Shi'ite-dominated Government will accept responsibility for supporting more than 50,000 fighters currently armed and paid by US military ...

Source: www.nytimes.com --- 39 days ago
The Iraqi Government will assume responsibility for paying and employing citizen patrols known as Awakening Councils, American military officials said. ...

Source: www.washingtonpost.com --- 9 days ago
BAGHDAD, Oct. 1 -- The Iraqi Government on Wednesday began assuming control of the U.S.-backed armed groups that have helped curtail violence here, in a high-stakes test for the American strategy to stabilize Iraq. ...

Source: www.washingtonpost.com --- 9 days ago
BAGHDAD, Oct. 1 -- The Iraqi Government on Wednesday began assuming control of the U.S.-backed armed groups that have helped curtail violence here, in a high-stakes test for the American strategy to pacify this war-ravaged land. ...

Source: seattletimes.nwsource.com --- 9 days ago
The Iraqi Government Wednesday began assuming control of 54,000 Sons of Iraq, the U.S.-backed armed groups that have helped curtail violence... ...

Source: www.pbs.org --- 9 days ago
The U.S. military on Wednesday began transferring control of about 100,000 fighters under the Sunni Awakening Councils, who are working to defeat al-Qaida in the region, to the Iraqi Government. ...

Source: www.npr.org --- 25 days ago
The mostly Shiite town of Dujail was recently the scene of the worst car bomb attack in months, leaving 31 dead and nearly 50 wounded. Residents speak of their leaders with deep bitterness and anger, calling them corrupt. ...

Source: www.npr.org --- 39 days ago
At a ceremony in Ramadi Monday, the U.S. military handed over control of Anbar province to Iraqi Government forces. The Sunni province west of Baghdad was an insurgent hotbed until late 2006 when tribal leaders formed an alliance with U.S. forces. Will Iraq's Shiite-dominated Government allow these Sunni paramilitaries to continue operating? ...

Source: www.pbs.org --- 15 days ago
After months of deadlock and negotiations, Iraq's Parliament overwhelmingly approved a provincial elections law on Wednesday, giving a much-needed boost to the country's U.S.-supported reconciliation efforts. ...

Source: www.post-gazette.com --- 28 days ago
BAGHDAD -- A meeting aimed at sowing faith between Iraq's Government and leaders of U.S.-funded paramilitary forces yesterday instead highlighted distrust between the sides, three weeks before Iraq takes control of the armed groups. ... ...

Source: jurist.law.pitt.edu --- 18 days ago
[JURIST] The US Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit [official website] ruled [decision, PDF] Monday that the US Department of Defense [official website] must release certain photographs of alleged detainee abuse committed by US soldiers serving in Iraq and Afghanistan. The American Civil ...

Source: www.alternet.org --- 9 days ago
A dispute over territory is raising fears that of ethnic clashes between Kurds and Arabs. ...

Source: www.kansascity.com --- 9 days ago
BAGHDAD | Iraq’s Shiite-led Government took command Wednesday of thousands of U.S-backed Sunni fighters who turned against al-Qaida. The Government pledged to integrate the fighters into public life in recognition of their help in quelling violence. ...

Source: www.star-telegram.com --- 9 days ago
Iraq's Shiite-led Government pledged to integrate the awakening councils into public life in recognition of their help in quelling violence. ...

Source: www.kentucky.com --- 29 days ago
The Iraqi Government will not turn its back on the men who paid in blood for the country's fragile peace, said the officials on stage in the ballroom at Baghdad's al-Rasheed Hotel, referring to U.S.-paid Sunni militias. But the leaders of the so-called Awakening Councils listened warily. "I don't trust a word they said," said one, afterward. The Shiite-led Iraqi Government is due to take control of the 99,000-strong militias Oct. 1, absorbing 20,000 into the police and army and providing jobs, schooling or vocational training for the rest. For almost two years the Pentagon paid men in the mainly Sunni group at least $300 a month each to fight al-Qaida and other Sunni extremist groups. They were key in breaking the terrorist group's stranglehold in parts of Anbar and Diyala provinces and still face kidnappings, executions and suicide bombings there. But the recent alliance was not entirely comfortable at all times for any of the parties involved. Many of the rank and file from the U.S. military and Iraqi security forces were at first reluctant to fight alongside men who, before they were put on payroll, sometimes tried to kill them. Last month, U.S. Army Gen. David Petraeus said the Iraqi Government had been deliberately slow bringing them into the security forces here. On the other side, Awakening fighters fear prosecution for past crimes, and question whether the Government will make good on its promises. ...

Source: www.star-telegram.com --- 34 days ago
The Iraqis want to rebuild their air force. ...

Source: www.truthout.org --- 30 days ago
    Baghdad - Gathered in the domed hall of a palace built by Saddam Hussein, Awakening Council leaders in the Adhamiya neighborhood met with Iraqi and American military officers on Monday to learn what the future holds for them once the Sunni-dominated citizen patrols begin reporting to the Iraqi Government on Oct. 1.     About 75 leaders and rank-and-file members from the western side of the neighborhood listened and murmured as Brig. Gen. read more ...

Source: www.defenselink.mil --- 21 days ago
As the citizen militias known as the "Sons of Iraq" come under Iraqi Government control, the key to a successful transition will be to maintain the security gains attributed to the volunteer program. ...

Source: www.zawya.com --- 31 days ago
Iraq's Shiite-led Government pledged on Tuesday not to abandon the nearly 100,000 mostly Sunni Arabs fighting Al-Qaeda after it takes over responsibility for their payment from the United States. ...