Asharq Al-Awsat

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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.

Sadr creates 'resistance cells'

BAGHDAD, Aug. 20 (UPI) -- Shiite cleric Moqtada Sadr issued a decree stating only an elite force may carry arms while the rest of his supporters will advocate social awareness in Iraq.

Iranian denies training Iraqi hit squads

LONDON, Aug. 18 (UPI) -- Iranian special forces played no role in training Shiite militias in southern Iraq, a former Iranian military officer said in regard to U.S. claims.

African Union drops Mauritania after coup

NOUAKCHOTT, Mauritania, Aug. 9 (UPI) -- Leaders of the African Union say they are ready to suspend Mauritania because of the recent overthrow of that country's democratically elected president.

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