Shiite Alliance Gains Apparent in Iraq
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Iraq's main Shiite Muslim alliance expects to win the biggest share in the country's National Assembly but not enough to push through a political agenda or claim the prime minister's job without support from other parties &#151; notably the Kurds.
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Last week's meeting in Baghdad - the largest of its kind in 37 years - included warring Sunnis and Shiites.
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BAGHDAD -- Catapulted by heavy turnout among Iraq's long-oppressed Shi'ite Muslim majority, an alliance of Shi'ite religious parties won nearly half the vote in the national elections and will probably capture a narrow majority of seats in the new parliament, according to a nationwide tally released yesterday.
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Iraq's main Shi'ite alliance, fresh  from winning landmark elections, gathered on Monday to choose a  candidate for prime minister and the allies it needs after  failing to win an absolute majority.
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The United Iraqi Alliance (UIA) slate announced in Baghdad on Thursday is backed by the country&#39;s revered Shiite leader, Grand Ayatollah Ali al-Sistani, and now looks favored to win Iraq&#39;s first free election in decades, planned for January 30.
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Once in a position of enormous strength, Iraqi Kurds are now pursuing policies that are antagonizing other factions and uniting most Sunnis and many Shiites.
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Iran's secretive Quds Force, accused by the United States of arming Iraqi militants with deadly bomb-making material, has built up an extensive network in the war-torn country, recruiting Iraqis and supporting not only Shiite militias but also Shiites allied with Washington.
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Iraq's future political landscape began to take shape Friday, as a coalition led by powerful Shiite Muslim groups revealed a few of its candidates in next month's parliamentary election. They include former exiles, a prominent cleric and members of the interim government.
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The decision appears to formalize the growing dominance of secular leaders among the Shiite political leadership.
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Driven by jihadis loyal to al-Zarqawi, the insurgency in Iraq is becoming more confident--and more deadly. But splits in the rebels' ranks are beginning to show
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The attack appeared to be a well-organized strike on areas controlled by the Mahdi Army, a powerful Shiite militia.
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Interviews with Iraqi Shiite clerics reveal that moderates are increasingly supporting Sadr&#39;s anti-US campaign. By Scott Baldauf | Staff writer of The Christian Science Monitor.
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Muqtada al-Sadr's decision to withdraw from the Shiite bloc is the most dramatic sign of the transformation in Iraqi politics. Old alliances are fraying, new ones are forming.
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Several of IraqÂs major political parties are in talks to form a coalition whose aim is to break the influence of the radical Shiite cleric Moktada al-Sadr, Iraqi officials say.
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Partial election results from six of Iraq's 18 provinces showed the cleric-endorsed Shiite ticket running strong for seats Thursday in the National Assembly.
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Of the 1.6 million votes counted, the Shiite Alliance took approximately 75 percent, according to a provisional breakdown by The New York Times of partial results.
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A new approach by American-led forces in Iraq is producing "breathtaking" improvements in security in some areas, says Lt. Gen. David Petraeus, commander of U.S. forces in the country, but al Qaeda in Iraq remains well-entrenched in some Baghdad neighborhoods.