Conference on Iraq to back the government&#39;s war on insurgents
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Leaders meeting on Iraq&#39;s future plan to give strong backing to the interim government&#39;s war against insurgents, but won&#39;t set
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Iraq confirms it will host a regional conference this month in Baghdad that will include the United States, Great Britain, Iran, Syria and Egypt. But the White House ties specific conditions to one-on-one talks with Damascus and Tehran.
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TONY JONES: Well, in Iraq, both Washington and the interim government are heralding an agreement that could end months of fighting in Baghdad&#39;s restive Shia suburb of Sadr City.
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The aim is to accelerate deployment of Iraqi forces against the insurgents.
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Any international conference on the conflict in Iraq ought to discuss the question of whether the US-led forces should withdraw from the country, and should also include representatives of the armed opposition, French Foreign Minister Michel Barnier revealed.
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BAGHDAD -- Iraq's neighbors, including Iran and Syria, have agreed to join US and British representatives to discuss the Iraqi security crisis at a regional conference Saturday in Baghdad, the government said yesterday.
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Iraq&#39;s president said yesterday the insurgency will have won if his country&#39;s January elections are postponed, and he asked the international community to help quell the surge of violence that some fear might force a delay.
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Jordan hosts a meeting of Iraq's neighbours to rally support for Iraqi elections on 30 January.
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Iraqi&#39;s interim government must persuade opposition groups to take part in upcoming elections, a draft declaration from the international conference in Egypt revealed late Monday.
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The Iraqi government and Arab countries have broken into bitter squabbling ahead of a Baghdad conference on Saturday that the United States had hoped would finally unite them in efforts to stabilize the war-torn nation.
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The announcement added momentum to calls for a regional approach to quell the increasingly anarchic war in Iraq.
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Iraq's interim prime minister Iyad Allawi has held private meetings with Iraqi insurgents in an effort to persuade them to accept a government amnesty offer, The Washington Post reported on Sunday.
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As Iraq&#39;s elections due on Jan. 30 draw near, the US appeals to key allies and international organizations, including the North Atlantic Treaty Organization and the United Nations
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Twenty nations, including the United States, Iraq's neighbors and Arab countries opened a conference on Iraq on Monday, urging the government to meet with its opponents to get them to take part in the general elections.
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Iraqi Prime Minister Nuri al- Maliki invited neighboring countries and world powers on Wednesday to a March 10 meeting in Baghdad, saying he hoped it would help bring reconciliation and support for his government.
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Delegates from across Iraq gathered today in Baghdad at a three-day national conference intended to bring a taste of democratic debate to the country.
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WASHINGTON The Bush administration is working with Iraqi leaders to press Middle Eastern countries and Western democracies to hold an international conference this autumn to bolster Iraq&#39;s electoral process and to encourage Iraqi dissidents to participate