Sunni Bloc

Source: news.yahoo.com --- 85 days ago
BAGHDAD-- Iraq's largest Sunni Arab political Bloc ended a nearly yearlong boycott of the Shiite-led government today in another step toward healing the sectarian rifts that once brought almost daily bloodshed. ...

Source: www.msnbc.msn.com --- 85 days ago
Iraq's largest Sunni Arab political Bloc ended a nearly yearlong boycott of the Shiite-led government Saturday in another step toward healing the nation's sectarian rifts. ...

Source: www.voanews.com --- 84 days ago
Bloc agreed to return after parliament approved six Sunni officials to fill Cabinet openings created when Shi'ite Bloc left government last year ...

Source: news.bbc.co.uk --- 85 days ago
The main Sunni Bloc in Iraq's parliament rejoins the Shia-led government, in a significant lift for PM Nouri Maliki. ...

Source: edition.cnn.com --- 85 days ago
Iraq's largest Sunni Arab Bloc rejoined the Cabinet Saturday after a year-long boycott. ...

Source: www.reuters.com --- 85 days ago
BAGHDAD (Reuters) - Iraq's main Sunni Arab Bloc rejoined the Shi'ite-led government on Saturday in a breakthrough for national reconciliation after parliament approved its candidates for several vacant ministerial posts. ...

Source: www.moreover.com --- 85 days ago
BAGHDAD --Iraq's largest Sunni Arab political Bloc has ended a nearly yearlong boycott of the Shiite-led government. The move Saturday comes after parliament approved six Sunni officials to fill vacant seats in the Cabinet. The return of the National ...

Source: www.washingtonpost.com --- 85 days ago
BAGHDAD, July 19 -- Iraq's largest Sunni political Bloc rejoined the government Saturday after a nearly year-long boycott, a move that could help bridge the country's sectarian divide. ...

Source: www.washingtonpost.com --- 102 days ago
BAGHDAD, July 1 -- Iraq's main Sunni Muslim political Bloc is on the verge of rejoining the Shiite-led government after a nearly year-long boycott, a step widely seen as vital to reconciliation after years of sectarian conflict. ...

Source: uk.reuters.com --- 103 days ago
BAGHDAD (Reuters) - Iraq's main Sunni Arab Bloc is close to rejoining the Shi'ite-led government, officials said on Tuesday, a move that would amount to a long-awaited political breakthrough. ...

Source: www.latimes.com --- 85 days ago
Parliament approves the faction's return, a breakthrough that the Sunni Iraqi Accordance Front says will enhance national reconciliation. ...

Source: www.chron.com --- 85 days ago
Iraq's largest Sunni political Bloc rejoined the government Saturday after a nearly yearlong boycott, a move that could help bridge the country's sectarian divide. ...

Source: www.economist.com --- 17 days ago
Why had Syria deployed troops on its border with Lebanon? The appearance of several thousand Syrian troops setting up camp on their side of the border with northern Lebanon has aroused concern in Beirut that the regime of President Bashar al-Assad may be gearing up for some sort of military intervention. The Lebanese army issued a statement confirming the arrival of the Syrian forces, but said that Syria had provided assurances that the purpose of the deployment was to clamp down on crossborder smuggling, and it was a purely internal Syrian affair. However, the move has added to the anxiety of the March 14th political Bloc that was instrumental in forcing Mr Assad to withdraw his forces from Lebanon in April 2005 and which now claims that Syria is seeking to recapture its former hegemonic role. The Syrian authorities have made no public statement on the troop deployment, and there has been no mention of it in the local press. However, according to accounts in the Beirut media, Syria has notified a number of Western governments that it is simply seeking to live up to commitments that it made to the French president, Nicolas Sarkozy, during his visit to Damascus in early September to prevent the smuggling of terrorists and their weapons into northern Lebanon. During Mr Sarkozy's visit, Mr Assad commented on the clashes that had broken out in Tripoli between Sunni Islamist militias and fighters of the Alawi minority in the city (Mr A ...

Source: archive.gulfnews.com --- 103 days ago
Iraq's main Sunni Arab Bloc may rejoin the Shiite led government after the party's major demands were met, a spokesman said on Tuesday. ...

Source: www.kansascity.com --- 83 days ago
BAGHDAD | Iraq’s largest Sunni Arab political Bloc ended a nearly yearlong boycott of the Shiite-led government Saturday. The move was another step toward healing the sectarian rifts that once brought almost daily bloodshed. ...

Source: www.charlotteobserver.com --- 23 days ago
U.S. troops hunting for a suspected al-Qaida in Iraq militant raided a house Friday and killed seven people, including three women, drawing an angry protest from Iraqi officials that all the victims were civilians. The U.S. military said the raid in Adwar - a Sunni town 70 miles north of Baghdad and just south of Saddam Hussein's hometown of Tikrit - targeted an extremist responsible for suicide attacks and roadside bombings. Neighbors and Iraqi officials claimed all the dead were from a poor family that had been uprooted by sectarian violence and had no links to the insurgency. Iraq's government demanded that those responsible for the raid be punished. The dispute comes as the United States and Iraq are negotiating a security agreement to replace the U.N. mandate for foreign forces, which expires at year's end. Iraqi negotiators have insisted on oversight of U.S. military operations and the lifting of blanket immunity for American troops and security contractors. U.S. airstrikes and conflicting claims about civilian deaths have been common throughout the war, prompting public outrage and underscoring the challenges faced by American forces fighting enemies who live among the population and don't wear uniforms. Iraq's largest Sunni Arab Bloc denounced Friday's raid. "Even if, as they claim, a man attacked them, that does not give them the excuse to target women and children," said Salim Abdullah al-Jubouri, a spokesman for the Ir ...

Source: www.star-telegram.com --- 85 days ago
In a shift toward political reconciliation and away from sectarianism, Iraq's largest Sunni Bloc on Saturday ended a nearly yearlong boycott and rejoined the Cabinet, retaking six ministry spots. ...

Source: www.earthtimes.org --- 85 days ago
Baghdad - Iraq's main Sunni political Bloc returned on Saturday to the Shiite-led coalition government after parliament approved its six ministerial nominees. The Iraqi Accord Front with 40 seats in the 275-seat parliament had withdrawn its ministers... ...

Source: www.denverpost.com --- 85 days ago
BAGHDAD — Iraq's largest Sunni Arab political Bloc ended a nearly yearlong boycott of the Shiite-led government Saturday. ...