Iraq Parties Join Forces to Avert Defeat
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In the months before the invasion of Iraq, the United States groomed exiled opposition groups as the nucleus of a future government to replace Saddam Hussein. Now with elections approaching, the parties still enjoy little support among ordinary Iraqis who view them as corrupt puppets of Washington.
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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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Tony Blair will urge his party on Tuesday to reunite for an election fight, seeking to heal rifts over Iraq even as two more British soldiers die in Basra and a hostage remains under threat of death.
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Seven Sunni-led insurgent organisations in Iraq agree to form a public political alliance to plan for an American withdrawal.
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The aim is to accelerate deployment of Iraqi forces against the insurgents.
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Iraq's politicians are trying to stitch together a new majority alliance in parliament that would leave Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki in power and freeze out backers of a powerful Shiite cleric who is leading a political standoff, officials said Thursday.
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DAMASCUS, Syria -- A man claiming to be the top spokesman for Iraq's former ruling party said the group will not stop aiding the insurgency or engage in national reconciliation efforts unless the US-backed government in Baghdad accepts conditions that would lead to its end.
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A coalition of Iraq's main two Kurdish  parties has moved into second place behind a Shi'ite Islamist  alliance in the vote count following the Jan. 30 elections,  partial results released Monday showed.
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A radical Shiite militia agreed on Saturday to hand in weapons and suspend attacks against US and Iraqi forces, as the government has tried to use carrots and sticks to curb a mounting insurgency throughout the country.
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Sunni, Shiite and Kurdish leaders called Sunday for an end to Iraq's sectarian conflict and vowed to track down those responsible for the war's deadliest attack.
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Iraq's top Shi'ite, Sunni Arab and Kurdish political leaders announced on Sunday they had reached consensus on some key measures seen as vital to fostering national reconciliation.
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Iraq compiled election results on  Tuesday and eased the security lockdown for the historic multi-  party vote despite al Qaeda's vow to pursue "holy war."
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An opposition party that wants Poland's troops out of Iraq has ousted the ruling conservatives in elections, and the incoming government promises to negotiate a tougher deal with the U.S. when it comes to hosting a missile defense base.
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INSURGENTS in Iraq are continuing to pursue their deadly campaign against US troops and Iraqi security forces. Suicide car bombers struck Iraqi police and Kurdish militiamen in
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The military strategy is mostly working, but Iraq must salvage its deteriorating political situation for the effort to succeed
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Rivals debate Iraq, experience and healthcare - but strive for party unity
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American and Iraqi officials reported near-victory in their campaign to dislodge insurgents from two key cities yesterday, even as rebel attacks afflicted Iraq with violence elsewhere.