Iraq Shia leader asks Bush for tougher action
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One of Iraq's most powerful Shi'ite leaders told President Bush on Monday that civil war could only be staved off if U.S. forces struck harder against Sunni-led insurgents.
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The most senior Shia cleric in Iraq, Grand Ayatollah Ali Sistani, has called for general elections in the country to go ahead as planned.
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Radical Shiite cleric Moqtada al-Sadr has reportedly called on his followers to end fighting against US and Iraqi forces. Naim Al-Kaabi, an aide to al-Sadr in Baghdad, said the cleric has &quot;called for a halting
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Iraq's top Shiite cleric called Saturday for Muslim unity and an end to sectarian conflict, his first public statement in months on the worsening security crisis.
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Iraqi Shia leaders appealed to their supporters to show restraint yesterday after two deadly blasts targeted their religious centres in an apparent attempt to trigger civil war.
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Iraq's Sunni vice president said he plans to tell President Bush of his "dismay" over the Shiite-led government's handling of security during their meeting Tuesday in the White House.
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Iraqi Sunni leader Tariq al-Hashemi holds talks with Grand Ayatollah Ali al-Sistani, Iraq's most senior Shia cleric.
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Iraq's acting parliamentary speaker urged political blocs on Thursday to end their boycott of the legislature to help push through vital laws designed to ease sectarian tension between Shi'ite and Sunni Arabs.
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Shia Muslim leaders in Iraq urge their people not to avenge two car bomb attacks that left more than 60 dead.
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The new leader of Iraqâs most powerful Shiite party says an immediate U.S. withdrawal would be harmful. Amar Hakimâs views on America, Iran and the more radical Moqtada al-Sadr.
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The leader of Iraq's biggest Sunni Arab group demanded Wednesday that the beleaguered Shiite-led government take steps to disarm militias after police said the bodies of 65 tortured men were dumped in and around Baghdad.
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A Shiite powerbroker reviled by Sunni Arabs for his ties to Iran and a militia linked to sectarian violence will ask President Bush to seek Iran's help in their upcoming White House meeting and try to allay U.S. concerns over Iranian influence in Iraq.
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BAGHDAD, Aug 30: Shia leader Moqtada al Sadr on Monday ordered his militia to end attacks on US and Iraqi government forces and said he would soon unveil plans to pursue his goals through politics rather than conflict.
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President Bush, who faces mounting congressional pressure to end the war, called Saturday for patience as U.S. forces conduct stepped-up operations in Iraq.
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President George W Bush is to meet Iraq's most powerful Shia politician in Washington on Monday, officials say.
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Nine US troops died in Iraq over the weekend, as President Bush prepares to meet a key Shia leader.
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President George W. Bush met one of Iraq's most powerful Shi'ite faction leaders on Monday, while his military chief and envoy in Baghdad implored Iraqis to break a cycle of violence that will "destroy you and your country".