Iraqi PM threatens force in rebel town
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A major assault by US forces to wrest control of the rebel-held town of Falluja loomed closer yesterday after Iraq&#39;s interim prime minister, Ayad Allawi, warned that his &quot;patience was running thin&quot; with talks to find a peaceful solution.
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Iraq's interim prime minister has threatened to attack Falluja unless it turns in foreign militants, but a negotiator for the rebel-held city said on Thursday its people were being asked to chase shadows.
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Iraq's Kurdish deputy prime minister warned Monday that failure to resolve the fate of the oil-rich city of Kirkuk could result in more strife and accused people within the government of blocking a solution.
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AGHDAD, Iraq, Aug. 19 - Prime Minister Ayad Allawi gave what he described as a final warning on Thursday to the rebel Shiite cleric Moktada al-Sadr, saying the cleric should move quickly to fulfill his vow to disarm and leave the shrine ...
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A militant group kidnapping three family members of Iraqi Prime Minister Iyad Allawi threatened on Wednesday to kill them if Allawi doesn&#39;t order a withdrawal from the besieged Fallujah.
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NAJAF, Iraq - Insurgents loyal to a radical Shiite cleric bombarded a Najaf police station with mortars Thursday, killing seven policemen and wounding 31 people as the interim Iraqi government issued an ultimatum to the fighters to disarm immediately or face a massive offensive.    Iraqi interim Prime Minister Ayad Allawi made what he said was a "final call" to the Shiite militants in Najaf to disarm and vacate the revered Imam Ali Shrine, although he did not set a deadline...
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Iraqi Foreign Minister Hoshiyar Zebari was quoted on Monday as warning of disastrous regional consequences if Turkey launched a major invasion of Iraq to strike at Kurdish rebels.
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Iraq's prime minister Monday touted his government's efforts in thwarting "sectarian war" and acknowledged that Iraqi troops are not yet ready to fully take over security duties from the U.S.-led coalition.
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Prime minister says early timetable for withdrawal would threaten safety of troops on the ground.
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The escalating violence throughout Iraq poses a challenge to the interim government of Prime Minister Ayad Allawi.
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TONY EASTLEY: Iraq&#39;s interim Prime Minister is demanding residents of Fallujah hand over Jordanian terrorist, Abu Mussab Al Zarqawi, or face a military assault.
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Shi'ite Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki on Sunday told insurgents fighting his U.S.-backed government to accept an olive branch or face a security crackdown that will cover "every inch" of Iraq.
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negotiator for the rebel-held city says its people are being asked to chase shadows. top enemy in Iraq, or face military action. told Arabic Al Jazeera television on Thursday, adding that the government had now halted peace talks.
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The reports come as Iraq&#39;s interim prime minister is under heavy pressure not to order an assault on Fallujah. It comes from within his own government -- interim president Ghazi al-Yawer (GAH&#39;-zee ahl-YOW&#39;-ur).
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Iraq&#39;s interim prime minister warned Monday that insurgents are trying to foment sectarian civil war as well as derail elections, while
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Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki on Sunday told insurgents fighting his government to accept an olive branch or face a security crackdown that will cover "every inch" of Iraq.
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Iraq&#039;s new prime minister promised Sunday to use &quot;maximum force&quot; if necessary to end the brutal insurgent and sectarian violence wracking the country, while a suicide bomber killed more than a dozen people at a restaurant in downtown Baghdad.