Commander backs Iraqi PM after criticism
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The commander of U.S. forces in Iraq   issued an unusual statement declaring support for Prime   Minister Nouri al-Maliki on Friday, after news media quoted   senior U.S. military officials criticizing the government.
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Turkey's prime minister said he would back the country's generals if they decide to retaliate for a suicide bombing in the capital by striking Kurdish rebels in northern Iraq.
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Iran's supreme leader said his country backed the Iraqi government and accused the United States of seeking to undermine Tehran's ties with Baghdad, the Iranian student news agency ISNA reported.
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Iraq's beleaguered prime minister lashed out Sunday at his U.S. critics, saying they don't appreciate the country's achievements and fail to understand how difficult it is to rebuild after decades of war and dictatorship.
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Interim Prime Minister Allawi cites progress, saying Iraqis are grateful for Hussein's ouster.
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British Prime Minister Tony Blair backed United Nations Secretary-General Kofi Annan on Monday in the face of criticism over the U.N. oil-for-food scandal in Iraq.
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LONDON Iraq&#39;s interim Prime Minister Ayad Allawi (EE&#39;-yahd ah-LAH&#39;-wee) is defending the Fallujah assault. He tells the British tabloid, The Sun, that the battle &quot;will help decide the future of Iraq.
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Pakistan&#39;s new prime minister threw his support Thursday behind President Gen. Pervez Musharraf, saying he should continue as both head of state and army chief despite criticism that breaking a promise to
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TOKYO: Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi appeared on Monday to have won public backing for his refusal to pull Japanese troops out of Iraq despite the weekend beheading of a Japanese hostage.
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Britain's next prime minister, Gordon Brown, assured Iraq's leaders on Monday of continued British support as he made a flying visit to Baghdad to "listen and learn" before he takes office later this month.
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Iraq&#39;s top general on Sunday rejected President Bush&#39;s criticism that some Iraqi government troops were unwilling to fight insurgents
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British Prime Minister Tony Blair has reacted to a barrage of criticism from politicians, analysts and national newspapers for considering a US request to deploy troops in Baghdad.
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Iraq's Shiite prime minister, struggling to prevent sectarian violence from sending Iraq into full-fledged civil war, is facing strong criticism from top Shiite and Sunni Arab leaders alike as he prepares for a summit with President Bush next week.
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Iraq's interim PM hails Sunday's election amid reports that turnout in Sunni areas was not as low as expected.
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The president endorses the recommendation of the US commander in Iraq, General David Petraeus, for a phased withdrawal of 30,000 troops.
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Iraq&#039;s prime minister called Wednesday for a review of legislation that gives foreign troops immunity from prosecution, expressing concern that U.S. soldiers sometimes act knowing that they are protected from punishment.
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NEW YORK, Sept 21: Iraqi Prime Minister Iyad Allawi discussed proposals for rejuvenating the Iraqi army when he met President Pervez Musharraf in New York Monday evening, officials told Dawn.