Weapons Hand-Over to Begin in Iraq
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A five-day grace period for militia loyal to rebel cleric Muqtada al-Sadr in Sadr City to hand over medium and heavy weapons starts Monday.
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Only a small number of followers of radical Shia cleric Moqtada al-Sadr handed over their weapons today at the start of a ceasefire aimed at ending weeks of fighting between US troops and insurgents in the Baghdad&#39;s impoverished Sadr City neighbourhood.
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Baghdad, Iraqâ Residents of Baghdad&#39;s Sadr City district slowly began to turn in weapons Monday, the first step in a process that US and Iraqi officials hope will lead to a permanent end to fighting in the insurgent-controlled slum.
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Shia militias in Baghdad should start handing in weapons on Monday, under a deal with the Iraqi government.
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Serial numbers on pistols and other weapons in Turkey match those originally given to Iraqi security forces by the American military.
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The IRA was tonight told to be prepared to surrender its weapons if a deal to revive power sharing in Northern Ireland is to go ahead.
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Shiite militiamen loyal to anti-American cleric Muqtada al-Sadr agreed yesterday to begin handing in weapons, a significant step toward restoring order in Baghdad&#39;s sprawling Sadr City slum
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The long-awaited Baghdad security operation has begun, the top United States military spokesman in Iraq said today.
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Followers of radical Iraqi Shi&#39;ite cleric Moqtada al-Sadr have begun handing in weapons as part of a peace deal aimed at ending weeks of fighting in a Baghdad slum.
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BAGHDAD, Iraq American forces across Iraq are being repositioned to prepare for an assault on insurgents and for elections early next year.
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The United States was set on Thursday   to hand over formal command of Iraqi troops to Prime Minister   Nuri al-Maliki's government, a significant step toward the   withdrawal of some 150,000 U.S.-led foreign troops.
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BAGHDAD -- Ayad Allawi, Iraq&#39;s interim prime minister announced plans yesterday to extend a cash-for-weapons program for Shiite fighters in Baghdad&#39;s Sadr City to cities countrywide in an attempt to disarm the country.
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Iraqi forces for the first time took over security responsibility for an entire province Thursday, a milestone in the American plan to transfer control of the entire country by the end of next year.
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BAGHDAD, 19 October 2004 - Buoyed by the apparent success of a Baghdad arms-for-cash program, Iraqâs interim government yesterday announced plans to extend it to all of the country ahead of scheduled January elections.
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Iraq&#39;s interim government says it will extend the weapons handover program for Sadr City, a Baghdad slum rife with anti-US sentiments, and will soon extend the arms amnesty program nationwide.
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British troops begin the move north to take over operations from US troops in central Iraq.
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The Iraqi government said on Thursday it was ready to take over security in southern Iraq once Britain withdraws 1,600 troops in the coming months, but insisted that British forces would still be needed for support.