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Iraqi clerics hold talks with Japanese Premier
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TOKYO, Japan: An Iraqi delegation from Samawa, south of Baghdad, on Tuesday visited the Japanese Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi in Tokyo through the invitation of a Japan organization.
HRs watchdog slams US “bankrupt” vision; army cites wider abuse
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LONDON: Human rights watchdog Amnesty International said in its annual reports Wednesday the United States has proved “bankrupt of vision and bereft of principle” in its fight against terrorism and invasion of Iraq.
Damage to Najaf shrine sparks global fury; Sistani to armed groups: exit sacred cities
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HOLY CITY OF NAJAF, Iraq: The holy Shrine of Al-Imam Ali ibne Abi Taleb (peace be upon him), the cousin and son-in-law of the Seal of Prophets Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him & his pure progeny), suffered damage during clashes Tuesday between US forces and As-Sadr militiamen raising alarm among Muslims throughout the world.
Sistani tells armed groups to leave holy cities, calls people to flay attacks
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HOLY CITY OF NAJAF, Iraq: Iraq's Ayatullah Ali Al-Husseini As-Sistani has demanded on Tuesday that all armed groups- US-led coalition forces and Moqtada As-Sadr’s militia - withdraw from the embattled holy cities of Najaf and Karbala, where nine militiamen were killed in heavy fighting with American forces earlier in the day.
Moosavi terms Sehla Mosque profaning great shock, laments on Arab summit
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RAWALPINDI, Pakistan: Agha Syed Hamid Ali Shah Moosavi, chief of the Tehreek Nafaz-e-Fiqh-e-Jafariya, Pakistan has said that desecration of Sehla Mosque in Iraq is a great shock and food for thought for the world of humanity in general, and for the Islamic World in particular.
US forces demolish mosque in Karbala
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HOLY CITY OF KARBALA, Iraq: US forces have destructed a mosque near the holy shrines of Al-Imam Al-Hussein and Hazrat Al-Abbas (peace be on them) on Tuesday noon.
US forces raid Sahla mosque – site of all prophets (p)
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KUFA, Iraq: AS US forces launched their first incursion into the center of Kufa killing at least 32 militiamen of Moqtada As-Sadr at a mosque compound during a raid on the mosque early Sunday, Iran rejected accusations that Ahmad Chalabi, once a favored Iraqi exile of the Bush administration, passed classified intelligence to Tehran.
Chinese Muslims flay US Iraq jail abuse; more photos found
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BEIJING, China: Muslims in Northwest China's Xinjiang Autonomous Region have severely denounced as “a deadly insult on the whole Muslim world” the abuse of Iraqi prisoners at the hands of American soldiers.
Iraqis express solidarity with Marjaiyah
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HOLY CITIES OF NAJAF AND KARBALA, Iraq: Thousands of protestors demonstrated in Nasseriyah and holy cities of Najaf and Karbala on Friday declaring solidarity with Marjaiyah in Najaf and demanding armed groups to leave the holy cities immediately.
Karbala Ayat calls for peaceful defense of holy sites
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HOLY CITY OF KARBALA/ WASHINGTON: Ayatullah As-Sayyid Muhammad Taqi Al-Modarresi from the holy city of Karbala has said that some of the powers are trying to exploit the situation in the holy cities of Najaf and Karbala for political reasons irrespective of the holiness of the two cities and interests of their residents.
Clashes continue in Najaf, Karbala; new images amplify abuse
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HOLY CITY OF KARBALA, Iraq: US forces have pulled out of downtown Karbala on Friday but they said patrols in the city would continue, meanwhile American military said 18 fighters of Moqtada As-Sadr have been killed in fighting near the holy shrines of Imam Al-Hussein and Hazrat Abbas (peace be on them) in this holy city.
Thousands at Husseini shrine demand armed groups pullout
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HOLY CITY OF KARBALA, Iraq: Thousands of residents of the holy city of Karbala in central Iraq demonstrated peacefully Wednesday against the presence of armed militiamen and coalition troops in their holy city and nearby Najaf.
Iraq elders perceive conspiracy behind Najaf standoff
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HOLY CITY OF NAJAF, Iraq: Iraq’s religious and tribal elders and followers of Ayatullah Ali As-Sistani warned of a foreign plot to implant chaos in this holy city, home to the holy shrine of holy Prophet Muhammad (p)’s son-in-law and cousin Al-Imam Ali (p) as well as burial place of Prophets Adam and Noah (p), by aggravating the standoff between radicals and US forces.
US martyrs 45 Iraqis, library torched, thinkers appeal for security
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BAGHDAD, Iraq: As Iraq's scientific community is becoming increasingly concerned over the escalation in kidnappings and the terrorizing of Iraqi intellectuals, a US helicopter fired on a wedding party early Wednesday in western Iraq leaving more than 40 people dead and separately an ancient library in Nasseriyah has been torched.
Ayaat offices attacked; Hawzah demands probe on shrine harm; protest in Karbala
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HOLY CITIES OF NAJAF AND KARBALA, Iraq: Unknown gunmen attacked offices of two Ayaat in the center of holy city of Najaf, reports said late Sunday, and separately Hawzah Ilmiyah Najaf said occupation forces and loyals to Moqtada As-Sadr were responsible for blood shed in the holy cities, and Karbala witnessed grand anti-US demo.
Ayat Modarresi condemns holy cities’ sacrilege
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HOLY CITY OF KARBALA, Iraq: Ayatullah As-Sayyid Muhammad Taqi Al-Modarresi in the holy city of Karbala has condemned US-led occupation’s assault against the holy cities of Najaf and Karbala.
Karbala residents warned to leave holy city; killings flayed
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HOLY CITY OF KARBALA, Iraq: US-led coalition forces on Saturday have urged residents to leave the holy city of Karbala after three civilians were martyred and several others wounded in fighting between Moqtada As-Sadr’s militiamen and American troops here.
Imam Ali (p) shrine suffers harm; Ayat Sistani’s life in danger
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HOLY CITY OF NAJAF/ KUWAIT CITY: The golden dome of the most sacred sites - the holy Shrine of Imam Ali bin Abi Talib (peace be on him) - was slightly damaged by four gunshots in fighting Friday between US soldiers and Muqtada As-Sadr’s militiamen, and the chief US military spokesman in Iraq said the militiamen were using religious sites “much like human shields.”
Hundreds call on Sadr to quit Najaf; Iran reportedly prying with mn$
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HOLY CITY OF NAJAF, Iraq: Hundreds of Iraqis on Tuesday marched in the holy city of Najaf calling on US-wanted cleric Moqtada As-Sadr to withdraw his fighters from the holy city, amid reports Iran is pouring tens of millions of dollars into Iraq each month to inspire unrest.
Iraqis urged to join mass rally on Najaf sanctity protection
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HOLY CITY OF NAJAF, Iraq: The Supreme Council for the Islamic Revolution in Iraq (SCIRI) has urged residents of Najaf to attend a mass demonstration against the presence of militiamen of Moqtada As-Sadr in this holy city which houses the holy shrine of Al-Imam Ali bin Abi Taleb (p).
Iraq abuse out cried as Italy faces withdrawal calls
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LONDON/ ROME: AS US lawmakers pressed for the release of more classified pictures of brutal detainee abuse, angry protests against the abuses carried out by American soldiers continued Tuesday across the world, and every day tearful Iraqi Muslim women as well as men gather outside the US-run Abu Gharib jail, west of Baghdad, to protest against the mistreatment of prisoners.
RC was told abuse ‘part of the process’; Bush praises Rumsfeld
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GENEVA, Switzerland: As a report disclosed Monday said the Red Cross saw American officers mistreating Iraqi prisoners by keeping them naked in total darkness in empty cells, and that up to 90 percent of Iraqi detainees were arrested by mistake, US President Bush issued a strong endorsement of Secretary of Defense Donald Rumsfeld – who assumed full responsibility of the abuse - telling him, “You are doing a superb job.”
Demos against PoW abuse; Iraqi inmates speak at n-conference
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BAGHDAD/ ISTANBUL: Massive demonstrations were held in Baghdad and Istanbul like other global parts on Sunday against the Iraq abuse by US soldiers as non-governmental organizations in Iraq and an American Christian group said torture, abuse and humiliation of detainees is widespread in US-run detention centers and not limited to a few cases.
Sadr called for to be off Najaf as US forces tighten grip
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HOLY CITY OF NAJAF, Iraq: US forces tightened their grip on the holy city of Najaf and battled Moqtada As-Sadr loyalists near the holy shrines in Karbala as a senior cleric called in Friday prayers for Sadr's Mehdi Army militia to leave Najaf.
Iraq leaders warn US enter not holy shrines, demand Sadr to leave
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BAGHDAD, Iraq: An important meeting of a hundred of the most powerful Shiite leaders here demanded from Moqtada As-Sadr to leave the holiest cities to protect their honour, and urged US-led coalition forces to stay out of the holy Shrines.
US apology fails to calm world anger; official says abuses continue
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DUBAI: Muslim, Arab and European commentators said on Saturday while reacting to Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld that his apology was late and the damage done. They asked Rumsfeld to resign from his office, and separately more allegations of abuse emerged just as US President Bush was seeking to quell the scandal.
Anti-Iraq abuse protests demand US apologize
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BAGHDAD/ISTANBUL: Protests erupted across the world against the US savagery committed against Iraqi prisoners in American-run jails in Iraq as two more Iraq prison killings made public on Wednesday.
Americans kill Iraqi prisoners as abuse scandal heats up
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BAGHDAD, Iraq: Two Iraqi prisoners were murdered by Americans and 23 other deaths are being investigated in Iraq and Afghanistan, as Iraq's prisoner-abuse scandal looked far from over Tuesday after more Iraqis came forward to allege maltreatment by US troops and Washington tried to quell global anger over the photos saying a wide-ranging probe was under way.
Global furor grows over Iraq abuse photos; MI reportedly ordered so
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CAIRO, Egypt: As worldwide furor mounted over abuse of Iraqi prisoners by US and British troops and the nations said the United States only cares about the rights of Americans, US President Bush warned of more serious violence to come in Iraq before a power transfer on June 30.
Egypt conference calls for ending US occupation in Iraq
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CAIRO, Egypt: The 16th international Islamic conference entitled “Tolerance in the Islamic culture” urged international organizations and countries to intervene urgently to end the US occupation of Iraq and returning the country's power and sovereignty to the Iraqis.
Marjaiyah keeps honor of Najaf dearest not rule, Al-Gharify
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LONDON: A teacher in the Hawzah Ilmiyah Najaf-e-Ashraf Abdul Ameer Al-Gharify said during his visit to London that Al-Marjaiyah Ad-Diniyah (religious authority) always tries for rooting out every crisis without any discrimination.
Leave holy cities: Hawza to As-sadr and Mehdi militia
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HOLY CITY OF NAJAF, Iraq: Hawzah Ilmiya Najaf-e-Ashraf has called upon Moqtada As-Sadr and Al-Mehdi militia to leave the holy cities of Najaf and Karbala to protect the honour and sanctity of the cities.
Ayat Modarresi efforts to quell crisis in holy cities
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HOLY CITY OF KARBALA, Iraq: Ayatullah As-Sayyid Muhammad Taqi Al-Modarresi sent a delegation to Baghdad for talks with officials to quell ongoing crisis in the holy cities of Iraq – Najaf and Karbala.
US forces replace Spaniards in Najaf
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HOLY CITY OF NAJAF, Iraq: About 200 US troops and Military Police on Monday moved into a base in the holy city of Najaf to replace withdrawing Spanish forces and put pressure on As-Sadr’s militia, and separately current president of Iraqi Governing Council Massoud Barzani said American mistakes helped lead to the military deadlock.
Najaf tribal leaders call to preserve holiness of the city
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HOLY CITY OF NAJAF, Iraq: Tribal leaders in the holy city of Najaf, home to the holy mausoleum of Al-Imam Ali bin Abi Talib (p), have called for Moqtada As-Sadr to end his stand-off with US troops putting weapons of his Al-Mahdi Army militia down.
Hawzah stops As-Sadr from fighting in Najaf
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NEW YORK: Maraje Uzzam in the holy City of Najaf have forbidden Moqtada As-Sadr from fighting in the holy cities of Najaf and Karbala.
US troops poised to penetrate Najaf despite warnings
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HOLY CITY OF NAJAF, Iraq: An American general Brig. Gen. Mark Hertling said Sunday US troops will likely enter parts of the holy city of Najaf soon to crack down on Moqtada As-Sadr’s militia, but they will stay away from sensitive holy sites in the center of the city.
Europe: Clerics, thinkers urge Iraqis to adhere to Marja’iya on Najaf
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LONDON, United Kingdom: Muslim clerics and a number of intellectuals from Islamic organizations and centers in the United Kingdom and Europe condemned the tragic events on the Iraqi arena, which have extended to the sanctity of the holy shrines in the holy cities of Najaf and Karbala.
Basra bomb attacks claim 70 as US says coalition is not crumbling
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BASRA, Iraq: A string of car bombs ripped through Iraqi police stations and an academy during rush hour in and near Iraq's southern port city of Basra Wednesday morning, leaving nearly 70 people including schoolchildren dead and wounding scores.
US cutting Najaf forces, holds off entry
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SYDNEY, Australia: American forces massed outside the holy city of Najaf say they will allow time for talks before any attempt to enter the holy city, and meanwhile Sky News reported Monday US military personnel are reducing their presence around Najaf.
Imam Hussein (p) cultural symposium held in Karbala
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HOLY CITY OF KARBALA, Iraq: Marking the Husseini Mourning Days, Ahlul Bayt (a.s.) University organized an intellectual cultural conference in the holy city of Karbala.
Sadr says “no compromise” as leaders warn US on Najaf
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HOLY CITY OF NAJAF, Iraq: The chances of peaceful compromise appeared to dim after Moqtada As-Sadr vowed on Friday not to disband his Mehdi Army militia, a demand made by the US military which 2,500 troops have poised near the holy city of Najaf to kill or capture As-Sadr.
Iran steps in to help end Iraq unrest under “agreement”
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BAGHDAD, Iraq: Tehran has dispatched on Wednesday a top foreign ministry official to Iraq for talks with coalition officials, Iraqi politicians and religious figures to help mediate an end to the current unrest, Iran’s official IRNA news agency reported.
US breaks promise with troops expanding Iraq stay
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WASHINGTON: The Pentagon announced Thursday extending of the tours of some 20,000 American troops in Iraq by three months, breaking a promise to soldiers who were assured when they arrived in Iraq that they would stay no more than one year.
US forces deployed at Najaf outskirts; Ayaat delegation holds talks
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HOLY CITY OF NAJAF, Iraq: Backed by tanks and artillery, a 2,500-strong US force pushed on Tuesday to the border of the holy city of Najaf, home to the holy shrine of Imam Ali (p), for a showdown with Moqtada As-Sadr who said he was willing to die in his fight against the US-led occupation.
Arbaeen marked in Imam Al-Hussein (p) city with millions flock
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HOLY CITY OF KARBALA, Iraq: Despite March 2 brutal terror attacks on Ashoura processions in the holy city of Karbala and Kazemain that left 271 mourners martyred, several million mourners regardless of sect commemorated Arbaeen-e-Husseini on Sunday in the holy shrines city of Al-Imam Al-Hussein (p) and Hazrat Al-Abbas (p).
World leaders flay Iraq carnage, holy places desecration
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CAIRO, Egypt: Leaders of the Arab and Muslim world as well as Islamic scholars have severely condemned slaughtering of Iraqi people and aggression on holy places by the US-led occupation forces in Iraq.
Millions gather in Karbala as Arbaeen on climax
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HOLY CITY OF KARBALA, Iraq: In commemoration of Arba’een, or the fortieth day after the martyrdom of Prophet Muhammad (p)’s grandson, several million mourners from different parts of the globe are in the holy city of Karbala, home to the holy mausoleums of Al-Imam Al-Hussein (p) and Hazrat Abbas (p).
Iraq Ayaat hold US liable for bloodshed; UN concerned
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HOLY CITY OF NAJAF, Iraq: Iraq’s Ayatullah Bashir An-Najafi and Ayatullah Seyyid Kazem Al-Hayeri in separate statements condemned the US occupying forces holding them responsible for the current bloodshed in the country.
Tehran denies hand in sparking Iraq violence
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TEHRAN, Iran: Iran’s Minister for Foreign Affairs Kamal Kharrazi has severely condemned use of force by the United States against a Shiite group in Iraq referring Moqtada As-Sadr’s militia.
Worst violence continues in Iraq; US allies pledge to stay
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BAGHDAD, Iraq: Violence that has claimed hundreds of lives over the past week still continued in Iraq on Thursday and US allies insisted they would stay in the country after insurgents kidnapped several foreign nationals.
40 die as US hits Iraq mosque; Turkey concerned on clashes
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BAGHDAD, Iraq: US forces in a fierce battle in Falluja on Wednesday bombed a mosque, leaving up to 40 people inside dead.
Millions converging at Karbala to mark Arbaeen
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HOLY CITY OF KARBALA, Iraq: Hundreds of thousands of Husseini mourners are descending day by day on the holy city of Karbala to mark the oncoming occasion of Arbaeen-e-Husseini, or the fortieth day after the martyrdom of grandson of Prophet Muhammed (p) Master of Martyrs Al-Imam Al-Hussein (p) along with his 72 faithful companions in the burning desert of this holy city.
Arrest warrant issued for outlawed Iraq cleric
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BAGHDAD, Iraq: An Iraqi judge has issued an arrest warrant for a Shiite cleric Muqtada As-Sadr for the slaying of another cleric last year, coalition officials said Monday, while also the top US overseer in Iraq Paul Bremer declared As-Sadr an “outlaw” Monday after his supporters rioted in Baghdad and four other cities in fighting that claimed at least 52 Iraqis killing eight US troops and a Salvadoran soldier.
Ayat Sistani refuses to meet Bremer
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DUBAI: A spokesman for Iraq's Ayatullah Ali As-Sistani has rejected any contact between the Ayatullah and American occupiers.
Iraqis protest Al-Hawza closure; Bremer vows on Fallujah event
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BAGHDAD, Iraq: Thousands of angry Iraqis waving Iraqi flags took to the streets of Baghdad for the fourth consecutive day to protest a decision by the US-led coalition to close the weekly newspaper of cleric Moqtada As-Sadr, while US overseer Paul Bremer a day after four American civilians were burned to death and their bodies dismembered vowed the deaths would be avenged.
Iraq scholars conference demands strict security for Arbaeen
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BAGHDAD, Iraq: Around 350 religious scholars, Friday prayer leaders and orators from across the country gathered in Baghdad’s Palestine hotel to discuss different issues of Iraq including country’s future and security arrangements on the upcoming Arbaeen-e-Husseini.
Jordan to return stolen antiquities
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UNITED NATIONS/ AMMAN: Senior UN staff ignored the security threats in Iraq before the Aug. 19 bombing of its Baghdad headquarters in which 22 people were killed, Secretary General Kofi Annan said.
US forces silence As-Sadr’s paper; protests erupt
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BAGHDAD, Iraq: Thousands of demonstrators staged a peaceful protest against the coalition provisional authority (CPA) order to close a newspaper of Moqtada As-Sadr, decrying what they called a crackdown on freedom of expression.
Saddam regime used medics for rights abuses
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CHICAGO: A survey that documented the scope of the former Iraqi regime's human rights abuses said almost half of all families in Shiite southern Iraq were subjected to violent human rights abuses by the-then ruling Ba’ath Party.
World protests mark Iraq war anniversary; UN probe declared
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SYDNEY, Australia: Millions of protesters took to the streets around the world on Saturday to mark the first anniversary of US-led war in Iraq, saying the occupation had incited more terrorism and demanding the withdrawal of troops from the Mideast nation.
Imam Sajjad (p)’s Martyrdom Day marked in Iraq
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HOLY CITY OF KARBALA, Iraq: Martyrdom Anniversary of Al-Imam Ali bin Al-Hussein (peace be on him) was marked in Iraq on Muharram 25.
Karbala marks Shabih-e-Rasol (A)'s martyrdom
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HOLY CITY OF KARBALA, Iraq: The 8th day and 9th night of Muharram-ul-Haram is specified with the commemoration of the martyrdom of Prince Ali Al-Akbar bin Al-Hussain (AS), the first martyr of Ahlul Bayt (AS) in Karbala.
UN says Iraq dictator must face Intl court; China slams US on war
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GENEVA: Chief UN war crimes prosecutor Carla del Ponte said Thursday former Iraqi dictator Saddam Hussein, held by US occupation forces in December, should face an international court.
Iraqis okay UN return; Contradictory reports on Ayat Sistani letter
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BAGHDAD, Iraq: Leaders in Iraq have agreed to invite the UN back to Baghdad to advise the country on its transition to self-rule, Iraqi officials said Wednesday.
Bomb in Baghdad hotel leaves over 2-dozen dead
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BAGHDAD, Iraq: At least 27 people have been killed and over four-dozen injured in a bomb blast that ripped through a Baghdad hotel and neighboring houses in the heart of the Iraqi capital late Wednesday.
First Al-Hossein (p) conference, exhibition held in Iraq
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HOLY CITY OF KARBALA, Iraq: Holy city of Karbala witnessed first Al-Hossein (p) conference attended by large number of philosophers, litterateurs, academic figures and scholars as well as representatives from different parties.
Iraq council members don’t want UN team return
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BAGHDAD, Iraq: Iraqi officials and a source close to the US-sponsored political process said influential Shiite members of the Governing Council don't want the UN team of experts that visited Iraq last month to be invited back to help.
US complaints on Iraq border snubbed; GC delegation in Iran
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TEHRAN, Iran: The Iranian government insisted on Sunday it had strict border controls with Iraq pinning the blame for any security lapses on the US-led forces in Iraq.
Iraq Shiite, Sunni foiling rift-creating acts, anti-cont rallies held
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HOLY CITY OF NAJAF, Iraq: Religious sites have been a particular target of terrorist in Iraq aimed at fanning sectarianism and causing rift among Muslims.
Moharram nights: Shrine of master of martyrs radiates holy lights
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HOLY CITY OF KARBALA, Iraq: AS soon as night takes the holy city of Karbala in its arms during this month of Moharram, Haramayn Sharifayn, or the two holy shrines of two brothers al-Imam al-Hussein (p) and Hazrat al-Abbas (p) illuminate with heavenly lights.
Hena for Prince Qassem (p) commemorated in Iraq
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HOLY CITY OF KARBALA, Iraq: Large number of massive Hosayni processions took to the streets of the holy city of Karbala on the 8th night of Muharram to commemorate the martyrdom of Prince Qassem, the beloved son of Al-Imam Al-Hassan bin Ali Ibn-e-Abi Talib (peace be on them), like other parts of the globe.
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