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Leaflets call for boycott of Iranian goods

BAGHDAD, Nov. 21 (UPI) -- Baghdad residents have reported a growing number of leaflets and posters in the capital city warning residents of "lethal" Iranian goods.

SOFA opposition prelude to violence?

BASRA, Iraq, Nov. 18 (UPI) -- Iraqi citizens in the southern port city of Basra have expressed fears of mounting violence following a call to arms by radical Shiite cleric Moqtada Sadr.

Religious elites call for education reform

NAJAF, Iraq, Nov. 13 (UPI) -- Clerical leaders in Najaf voiced opposition to the status of the educational system, noting it is as it existed under the Saddam Hussein regime.

Sunni elders aim for political fight

RAMADI, Iraq, Sept. 25 (UPI) -- Al-Qaida in Iraq is finished and the remaining battles will be fought among the political parties at the ballot box, a Sunni tribal leader said.

Next Iraqi elections key, minister says

BAGHDAD, Sept. 23 (UPI) -- The next round of Iraqi elections in 2009 will have a greater impact on the emerging Iraqi state and its identity than any other, the foreign minister said.

Sunni elders to run in Iraqi elections

RAMADI, Iraq, Sept. 22 (UPI) -- The Sunni tribal elders in the western Iraqi province of Anbar will form an electoral bloc to run in the provincial elections, a top official said.

Former Iraqi lawmaker reacts to sanctions

BAGHDAD, Sept. 19 (UPI) -- Blocking a Syrian broadcast linked to the Iraqi insurgency is a propaganda effort by U.S. officials to back claims of victory, a former Iraqi lawmaker said.

Kurds compliant despite political row

ERBIL, Iraq, Sept. 18 (UPI) -- Kurdish intelligence services are cooperating with military forces in Iraq, though some political wrangling is hurting relations with Baghdad, officials said.

Israel-Hamas exchange numbers debated

TEL AVIV, Israel, Aug. 30 (UPI) -- Hamas says it won't negotiate on demands for an exchange of more than 1,000 prisoners for captured Israeli soldier Gilad Shalit.

Officials defend actions of Kurdish force

ERBIL, Iraq, Aug. 21 (UPI) -- Officials in the security arm of the Patriotic Union of Kurdistan party Thursday denied allegations the force had carried out guerrilla raids in the region.