Why Iraq's Shi'ites Aren't Retaliating
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The presence of a massive American force in the streets of Baghdad has restrained the Mahdi Army
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If nothing else, âMeeting Resistanceâ should dispel any lingering misconception that the Iraq insurgency is mainly the work of outside agitators.
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BAGHDAD, Feb. 8 -- Iraqi and U.S. forces should not launch a military offensive against the militias -- most of them Shiite -- that are a major source of turmoil in Iraq, but should instead rely on nonviolent steps to bring militiamen into the political fold, according to an Iraqi report that draws...
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In talks with some groups, the US aims to convince Shiite militias that political reconciliation, not violence, is the way forward.
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Analysis: The Iraq Study Group won't provide answers, but it will suggest that the Administration moderate its expectations in the Middle East
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Radical Shi'ite cleric Moqtada al-Sadr is still in Iraq and has not left for Iran, several of his aides said on Wednesday, after American officials suggested he may have departed to avoid an offensive against militants.
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Analysis: There's less difference than it may seem in how Republicans and Democrats want to manage Iraq
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MOSUL, Iraq -- Real power on Iraq's streets often lies in the hands of men like Sadi Ahmed Pire.
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Iraqi PM Nouri Maliki shrugs off US criticism of slow progress saying it is understandable in the face of violence.
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The Shiite cleric seeks an Islam-friendly Iraq, but not a theocracy.
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Iraqi Shi'ites fear that growing tension between neighboring Iran and the United States could leave them caught between defending a fellow Shi'ite nation and an ally that toppled their worst enemy -- Saddam Hussein.
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BAGHDAD -- Under the guidance of Iraq's most powerful Shi'ite cleric, Shi'ite parties presented a list yesterday of 228 candidates for next month's elections. Minority Sunni Arabs, who had been favored under Saddam Hussein, must decide whether to join the race or renounce a vote that will help determine the country's future.
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Though many Iraqis say they have seen positive steps, the security plan is being judged along sectarian lines.
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Some in Iraq question how and why war is being waged.
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Shiite Muslims are leading an 'axis of resistance' that unnerves Sunnis and challenges the US and Israel. Part 1 of two
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The prospect of a Shiite leader with close ties to Iran coming to power raises the brooding issue of Iran's future influence in Iraq.
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Leaders of the U.S. Islamic community are fearful that sectarian slaughter tearing Shi'ite and Sunni communities apart in Iraq is testing unity among Muslim immigrants in the United States.