U.S. Is Suggesting Guaranteed Role for Iraq's Sunnis
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Even if Sunnis do not fare well in upcoming elections, the Bush administration is trying to guarantee them a set number of top jobs.
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AMMAN -- The United States is seeking the support of Iraq's neighbors as it establishes a strong Iraqi border agency to prevent the infiltration of foreign militants, the US customs and border protection chief said yesterday.
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Iraq's Interim Prime Minister Iyad Allawi said yesterday that Sunni Arabs should be given a meaningful role in forming a new government, despite their large-scale boycott of Sunday's election.
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Analysis: As both Shi'ites and Sunnis accuse the U.S. of deliberately failing to protect them from each other, the raging violence mocks the idea that Iraqis are almost ready to handle their own security
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The United States runs the risk of creating new militias in Iraq if it arms Sunni Arab tribesmen indiscriminately to battle al Qaeda, Iraqi Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki said.
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Analysis: Shi'ites and Sunnis accuse the U.S. of deliberately failing to protect them from each other, as raging violence mocks the idea that Iraqis are almost ready handle their own security
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Saudi Arabia has said that it might provide financial backing to Iraqi Sunnis in any war against Iraq's Shiites if U.S. troops leave Iraq.
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BAGHDAD -- Shi'ite and Kurdish officials expressed deep reservations yesterday about the new US military strategy to partner with Sunni Arab groups to help defeat the militant organization Al Qaeda in Iraq.
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The Sunni Arab leaders who staged a boycott of last week's elections expressed a new willingness Friday to engage the coming Iraqi government and play a role in writing the constitution.
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High-ranking Shiite officials say accommodating Sunnis is key to curbing the insurgency.
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The United States intends to lay out a comprehensive account of Iran's growing military role in Iraq -- including the array of arms provided to both Shiite and Sunni militias -- during critical talks between U.S. and Iranian diplomats scheduled for tomorrow in Baghdad, according to senior U.S....
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Eleven Sunni insurgent groups have offered an immediate halt to all attacks &amp;#151; including those on American troops &amp;#151; if the United States agrees to withdraw foreign forces from Iraq in two years, insurgent and government officials told The Associated Press on Wednesday.
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WASHINGTON  - The United States is talking to Iraqi leaders about ways to guarantee minority Sunni Muslims a minimum level of top posts in Iraq &#39;s future government, The New York Times reported.
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DAVOS, Switzerland -- An Iraqi Cabinet minister suggested yesterday that Sunni Muslims and other groups who boycott this weekend's election should receive jobs in Iraqi ministries to give them a stake in the future of a democratic nation.
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The US president says he would accept the will of the people of Iraq if they voted to create an Islamic government.
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U.S. officials in Iraq will use lessons from last year's bombing of a Shiite shrine to try to contain a new wave of violence following a new bombing of the mosque, the White House said Wednesday.
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A powerful Shi'ite Muslim leader in Iraq called on Friday for U.S.-backed, mainly Sunni neighborhood patrols to be brought under tight government control with a more balanced sectarian makeup.