tagged w/ Iraqi Elections
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This past week, Iraq surpassed the previous record for the country that has gone the longest between holding a parliamentary election and forming a government.This past week, Iraq surpassed the previous record for the country that has gone the... more
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Gunmen killed two candidates from the Sunni-backed coalition that won the most seats in Iraq's March parliamentary election, slayings that the alliance says are part of a politically motivated campaign of assassinations.Gunmen killed two candidates from the Sunni-backed coalition that won the most seats... more
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Recent elections in Iraq saw strong returns for ex-prime minister Ayad Allawi whose Iraqi National Accord party gained 91 seats, two seats better than current prime minister, Nouri al-Maliki.
Though who ultimately won Iraq’s elections still remains in dispute, Allawi’s return to prominence has dredged up controversial questions about his past, including his history with the US Central Intelligence Agency and stories suggesting Allawi personally executed people at whim.Recent elections in Iraq saw strong returns for ex-prime minister Ayad Allawi whose... more
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At least four Sunni Muslim candidates who appear to have won parliamentary seats on the winning ticket of secular leader Ayad Allawi have become targets of investigation by security forces reporting to the narrowly defeated Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki.At least four Sunni Muslim candidates who appear to have won parliamentary seats on... more
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Iraqi police are saying U.S. troops opened fire on a car in western Baghdad, killing an Iraqi journalist and her husband.Iraqi police are saying U.S. troops opened fire on a car in western Baghdad, killing... more
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A high-level Iraqi report details election violations across the country and includes evidence of Iraq’s army and police interfering directly with voting on March 7th. Based on testimony compiled by three non-governmental agencies, the report says that in some Iraqi provinces “security forces were urging people to vote for a specific list.”A high-level Iraqi report details election violations across the country and includes... more
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The London Guardian reports that a senior Iraqi spy is accusing Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki of handing out thousands of guns to tribal leaders in a bid to win votes. The claim was made by Iraqi National Intelligence Service former spokesman, Saad al-Alusi, a week before Iraq's general election, in which allegations of vote buying and exorbitant handouts have become widespread.The London Guardian reports that a senior Iraqi spy is accusing Prime Minister Nouri... more
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All 600 detainees at a prison in Iraq's southern city of Basra have gone on hunger strike to protest conditions that are "not fit for animals."All 600 detainees at a prison in Iraq's southern city of Basra have gone on... more
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In Iraq, some of the nation’s poor are selling their votes for the upcoming election on March 7 for desperately needed cash.In Iraq, some of the nation’s poor are selling their votes for the upcoming... more
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The US military in Iraq freed an Iraqi freelance journalist working for Reuters news agency last week after he had been held without charges for 17 months.The US military in Iraq freed an Iraqi freelance journalist working for Reuters news... more
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Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki last week called in the Iraqi Army to cordon off the provincial council building in Tikrit. It was the latest in a series of actions by Iraq’s prime minister that have infuriated his political opponents while raising doubts about the strength of the country’s laws and democratic institutions.Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki last week called in the Iraqi Army to cordon off... more
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Appeals by prominent Sunni politicians against a move to ban them from next month’s election have failed, which could lead to sectarian conflict that might tarnish the vote.Appeals by prominent Sunni politicians against a move to ban them from next... more
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Iraq’s government wants to impose new restrictions on the media that critics say could bring back the type of censorship last seen under Saddam Hussein.Iraq’s government wants to impose new restrictions on the media that critics say... more
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In Iraq, the New York Times reports that nearly 500 candidates, many of whom are Sunni Muslim, have been barred from the March elections there. The decision plunged Iraqi politics into turmoil as leading candidates vowed a boycott of the vote, perhaps the most important since the fall of Saddam Hussein. Protests were threatened, and anger rippled through Iraq’s Sunni communities.In Iraq, the New York Times reports that nearly 500 candidates, many of whom are Sunni... more
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