U.S. expands Anbar model to Iraq Shiites
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American commanders in southern Iraq say Shiite sheiks are showing interest in joining forces with the U.S. military against extremists, in much the same way that Sunni clansmen in the western part of the country have worked with American forces against al-Qaida.
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Iraq is stepping up efforts to improve relations with neighbouring Iran, which has been highly critical of the military action against Shiite militias in Iraq.
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BAGHDAD, Dec 9  - Iraq&#39;s majority Shiite Muslims on Thursday unveiled a broad alliance ahead of next month&#39;s key elections that is backed by their highest religious leader but which excludes radical cleric Moqtada al-Sadr.
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Hassan al-Jarrah in Najaf, Nadeem Majeed in Baghdad and Tribune news services contributed to this report. BAGHDAD -- In a move intended to free US forces for an expected
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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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NAJAF, Iraq, August 28 (IslamOnline.net &amp; News Agencies) - Iraq&#39;s top Shiite authority reaffirmed Saturday, August 28, its opposition to armed resistance against the US-led forces in Iraq after a meeting at the house of spiritual leader Grand Ayatollah
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Three months into the new U.S. military strategy that has sent tens of thousands of additional troops into Iraq, overall levels of violence in the country have not decreased, as attacks have shifted away from Baghdad and Anbar, where American forces are concentrated, only to rise in most other...
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BAGHDAD, July 2-- An American general today said Iraqi militants are being trained and organized by Iranian security forces -- in cooperation with Hezbollah, the Lebanese Shiite militia -- to carry out  bombings, kidnappings and other acts of violence against Americans and Iraqi security forces. .
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BAGHDAD, July 2 -- An American general said on Monday that Iraqi Shiite militiamen are being trained by Iranian security forces in cooperation with Hezbollah, the Lebanese Shiite movement, offering the most specific accusations to date of Iranian involvement in specific attacks against U.S. forces.
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Violence in Anbar province has plummeted. But if al-Qaeda is in retreat, says Joe Klein, the Shi'ite-Sunni split is widening
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The meeting with one of IraqÂs most powerful Shiite leaders was part of an effort to reach out to a wider circle of Iraqi politicians.
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Nine thousand U.S. and Iraqi troops have launched a fresh operation targeting militants in the Sunni Arab province of Anbar, the U.S. military said on Tuesday.
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Rivalries and violence between Shiite factions are threatening to overshadow progress U.S. forces have made against al-Qaida in Iraq and other extremists just weeks before the top American commander and diplomat in Iraq report to Congress.
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The United States is dispatching an additional 1,500 troops to Iraq and extending the stays of more than 10,000 others to bolster security ahead of January&#39;s scheduled elections.
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A revised U.S. military plan envisions establishing security at the local level in Baghdad and elsewhere by next summer, it likely would take another year to get Iraqi forces ready to enforce any newfound stability, U.S. officials said Tuesday.
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US commanders intend to use the increase of US troops in Iraq in more offensive operations.
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The meeting is a possible sign that the United States is exploring new options in Iraq.