Followers of Sadr Emerge Stronger After Iraq Elections (New York Times)
Documents and interviews show an unprecedented discipline that has thrust the Sadrists to the brink of perhaps its greatest political influence in Iraq.
8 al-Qaeda commanders arrested in Wasit, Iraq (Press TV)
Iraqi security forces have arrested eight senior military commanders with links to the al-Qaeda terrorist network in the eastern province of Wasit.
Iraq PM and main rival in tight election battle (AFP via Yahoo! Canada News)
BAGHDAD (AFP) – Iraqi Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki and his main rival Iyad Allawi were locked in a tight election battle Wednesday, with updated results showing their blocs neck-and-neck in the race for parliament.
Iraq PM and main rival projected to tie on seat count (AFP via Yahoo! News)
Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki and his main rival Iyad Allawi were projected on Wednesday to win the same number of seats in Iraq’s parliament in a dramatic tightening of the country’s election race.
Beyond Iraq and Afghanistan, does Washington see the lurking threats against America? (The Christian Science Monitor)
Though focused on wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, the US must mind other trouble spots.
SCENARIOS – Possible Iraq election outcomes (The Star)
BAGHDAD (Reuters) – The voting may be over, but the March 7 parliamentary election viewed as a make-or-break moment for Iraq as it tries to emerge from decades of economic decline, dictatorship and war is far from over.
Allawi edges ahead of al-Maliki in Iraq vote count (CNN)
Former Iraqi Prime Minister Ayad Allawi’s bloc has edged ahead of the coalition led by Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki in Iraq’s parliamentary vote, but al-Maliki remained ahead in the largest provinces, election officials announced Tuesday.
Followers of Sadr Emerge Stronger After Iraq Elections (International Herald Tribune)
Discipline has thrust the followers of Moktada al-Sadr, the radical Shiite cleric, to the brink of perhaps their greatest political influence.
Followers of Sadr Emerge Stronger After Iraq Elections (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette)
BAGHDAD — The followers of Moktada al-Sadr, a radical cleric who led the Shiite insurgency against the American occupation, have emerged as Iraq’s equivalent of Lazarus in elections last week, defying ritual predictions of their demise and now threatening to realign the nation’s balance of power.
03/17/2010 12:08 IRAQ Mosul, another targeted execution of Iraqi Christian (AsiaNews.it)
Sabah Yacoub Adam, 55, married and father of a child, was killed in cold blood. He owned a glass factory and lived in the Arab area of the city. Head to head between Allawi and al-Maliki looming in parliamentary elections. 80% of the ballots Counted so far.
