Iraq Deputy President Urges U.S. Troops to Quit Najaf (Reuters)

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Iraq's Jaafari Wants Foreign Troops to
Quit Najaf (Reuters)

Iraq's Jaafari Wants Foreign Troops to
Quit Najaf (Reuters) 08/11/2004 01:28 AM
Reuters - Iraq's interim deputy president has called on U.S.-led multinational troops to leave the Shi'ite holy city of Najaf to end almost a week of fighting there.

Philippine Troops Quit Iraq, No Word on
Hostage (Reuters)

Philippine Troops Quit Iraq, No Word on
Hostage (Reuters) 07/19/2004 09:54 AM
Reuters - The last group of Philippine humanitarian troops to leave Iraq arrived in Kuwait on Monday, after the government gave in to militants holding a Filipino hostage, straining its alliance with Washington.

U.S. Troops, Iraq Militia Battle Around
Najaf (Reuters)

U.S. Troops, Iraq Militia Battle Around
Najaf (Reuters) 05/23/2004 03:19 AM
Reuters - U.S. air strikes and heavy fighting between U.S. armored units and Iraqi Shi'ite militia in the holy city of Najaf killed at least 14 people overnight and wounded 37, hospital staff told Reuters on Sunday.

Iraq official urges Najaf pullout

Iraq official urges Najaf pullout 08/11/2004 08:18 AM
An Iraqi vice-president appeals to the US to let local forces take over in the battle-scarred city of Najaf.

Group to Kill U.S. Hostage if U.S.
Doesn't Quit Najaf (Reuters)

Group to Kill U.S. Hostage if U.S.
Doesn't Quit Najaf (Reuters) 08/18/2004 05:03 PM
Reuters - Iraqi militants who said they captured a U.S. journalist last week have threatened to kill him within 48 hours, if U.S. forces do not pull out from the holy city of Najaf, Al Jazeera television reported on Thursday.

Hundreds Call on Sadr Militia to Quit
Iraq's Najaf (Reuters)

Hundreds Call on Sadr Militia to Quit
Iraq's Najaf (Reuters) 05/11/2004 05:01 AM
Reuters - Hundreds of people marched in Najaf on Tuesday calling on rebel Shi'ite cleric Moqtada al-Sadr to pull his militia out of the Iraqi holy city.

U.S. Troops, Iraq Militia Battle Around
Najaf

U.S. Troops, Iraq Militia Battle Around
Najaf 05/23/2004 03:41 AM
Reuters via Wired News May 23 2004 8:12AM GMT

Bush Vows on Iraq Handover; U.S. Troops
Outside Najaf

Bush Vows on Iraq Handover; U.S. Troops
Outside Najaf 04/13/2004 10:17 PM
Reuters via Wired News Apr 14 2004 2:41AM GMT

Syrian Troops Quit Lebanon as U.N. Backs
New Probe (Reuters)

Syrian Troops Quit Lebanon as U.N. Backs
New Probe (Reuters) 04/08/2005 06:50 AM
Reuters - More than 70 Syrian military trucks left Lebanon overnight, witnesses said on Friday, carrying tanks, mortars and anti-aircraft guns as Damascus raced to complete its withdrawal by the end of the month.

U.S. Troops, Iraqi Militia Clash Again
Near Najaf (Reuters)

U.S. Troops, Iraqi Militia Clash Again
Near Najaf (Reuters) 06/02/2004 04:07 AM
Reuters - U.S. troops and Iraqi Shi'ite militia traded sporadic fire on Wednesday at Kufa, just outside the holy city of Najaf, nearly a week after the militia leader, radical cleric Moqtada al-Sadr, offered a truce.

Nations Urge Citizens to Quit Iraq After
Abductions (Reuters)

Nations Urge Citizens to Quit Iraq After
Abductions (Reuters) 04/13/2004 12:40 PM
Reuters - France and Russia, which opposed the U.S.-led invasion of Iraq, urged their citizens Tuesday to leave the country or postpone traveling there following a spate of kidnappings and a resurgence of violence. The Czech Republic, which has sent troops to Iraq, called on all non-military citizens to leave as officials tried to locate three Czech journalists believed kidnapped in a roadside ambush.

Group Says to Attack Iraq Oil Pipeline
Over Najaf (Reuters)

Group Says to Attack Iraq Oil Pipeline
Over Najaf (Reuters) 08/18/2004 03:34 AM
Reuters - A group claiming links to rebel cleric Moqtada al-Sadr said it was responsible for setting an oil well in south Iraq on fire and vowed to attack the main southern oil pipeline if U.S. forces did not leave Najaf.

Sadr orders militia to quit Najaf

Sadr orders militia to quit Najaf 06/16/2004 03:40 AM
Radical Iraqi cleric Moqtada Sadr has told members of his militia who are not from Najaf to leave the holy city.

Conflict in Najaf Dominates Iraq
Political Meet (Reuters)

Conflict in Najaf Dominates Iraq
Political Meet (Reuters) 08/16/2004 04:34 AM
Reuters - Iraqi leaders met for a second day on Monday to pick an interim national assembly but fighting in Najaf dominated the event, piling pressure on Prime Minister Iyad Allawi to hold more talks with Shi'ite rebels.

Iraq Delegates Say Sadr Agrees to End
Najaf Crisis (Reuters)

Iraq Delegates Say Sadr Agrees to End
Najaf Crisis (Reuters) 08/18/2004 10:25 AM
Reuters - Iraqi delegates to a conference choosing a national assembly said Wednesday that radical Shi'ite cleric Moqtada al-Sadr had agreed to demands to end an uprising in the holy city of Najaf.

Iraq Tense Amid Najaf, Falluja Standoffs
(Reuters)

Iraq Tense Amid Najaf, Falluja Standoffs
(Reuters) 04/18/2004 02:57 AM
Reuters - U.S. forces waited outside Najaf on Sunday with no sign of a breakthrough in efforts to avert a bloody confrontation with rebel cleric Moqtada al-Sadr in an Iraqi city holy to the world's Shi'ite Muslims.

Iraq Shi'ite Militia in Najaf Vows No
Surrender (Reuters)

Iraq Shi'ite Militia in Najaf Vows No
Surrender (Reuters) 08/12/2004 04:16 AM
Reuters - Shi'ite militia loyal to radical Iraqi cleric Moqtada al-Sadr vowed on Thursday to defend their positions in the holy city of Najaf despite a major offensive by U.S. marines.

Insurgents Quit Mosque in Najaf After
Peace Deal

Insurgents Quit Mosque in Najaf After
Peace Deal 08/27/2004 11:12 PM
Guerrillas loyal to Moktada al-Sadr ceded control of the holy site to the Grand Ayatollah Ali al-Sistani, but did not give up their guns.

France Urges Changes to Iraq Draft
Resolution (Reuters)

France Urges Changes to Iraq Draft
Resolution (Reuters) 05/25/2004 05:16 AM
Reuters - France wants improvements to a U.S.-British draft resolution outlining the handover of power to an interim Iraqi government, Foreign Minister Michel Barnier said on Tuesday.

Iraq Rebels Leave Najaf Shrine, Hand in
Weapons (Reuters)

Iraq Rebels Leave Najaf Shrine, Hand in
Weapons (Reuters) 08/27/2004 01:23 PM
Reuters - Shi'ite fighters left the holiest shrine in the Iraqi city of Najaf Friday and began turning in their weapons, after tens of thousands of pilgrims celebrated a peace agreement that ended a bloody rebellion.

U.S. Forces Storm Home of Iraq Rebel
Cleric in Najaf (Reuters)

U.S. Forces Storm Home of Iraq Rebel
Cleric in Najaf (Reuters) 08/12/2004 11:38 AM
Reuters - U.S. forces stormed the home of rebel Iraqi Shi'ite cleric Moqtada al-Sadr in the holy city of Najaf Thursday, witnesses said.

U.S. Forces Kill Scores in Iraq But
Najaf Truce Holds (Reuters)

U.S. Forces Kill Scores in Iraq But
Najaf Truce Holds (Reuters) 08/14/2004 06:35 AM
Reuters - U.S. forces killed around 90 insurgents in Iraqi towns north and south of Baghdad on Saturday, but a truce appeared to be holding in the holy city of Najaf despite a radical cleric's threat to fight to the death.

Labour peer urges Blair to quit

Labour peer urges Blair to quit 05/09/2004 05:57 AM
Lord Puttnam, a personal friend of Tony Blair, urges the premier to quit and make way for Gordon Brown.

Republican urges Kerry to quit the
Senate

Republican urges Kerry to quit the
Senate 06/15/2004 01:29 PM

Reuters, NBC Staff Abused by U.S. Troops
in Iraq (Reuters)

Reuters, NBC Staff Abused by U.S. Troops
in Iraq (Reuters) 05/18/2004 02:51 PM
Reuters - U.S. forces beat three Iraqis working for Reuters and subjected them to sexual and religious taunts and humiliation during their detention last January in a military camp near Falluja, the three said Tuesday.

Hundreds Call on Sadr Militia to Quit
Iraq's Najaf

Hundreds Call on Sadr Militia to Quit
Iraq's Najaf 05/11/2004 06:30 AM
Reuters via Wired News May 11 2004 10:46AM GMT

Iraqi Militia Offers to Quit Holy City
of Najaf

Iraqi Militia Offers to Quit Holy City
of Najaf 05/11/2004 04:23 PM
Reuters via Wired News May 11 2004 7:55PM GMT

Father of Captive U.S. Marine in Iraq
Urges Mercy (Reuters)

Father of Captive U.S. Marine in Iraq
Urges Mercy (Reuters) 06/28/2004 02:39 PM
Reuters - The Lebanese father of a U.S. Marine kidnapped in Iraq and threatened with beheading urged his son's captors Monday to have mercy on him as a Muslim and Arab.

Top Iraq Cleric Urges Respect for 'Holy
Najaf'-Aide (Reuters)

Top Iraq Cleric Urges Respect for 'Holy
Najaf'-Aide (Reuters) 08/12/2004 06:07 AM
Reuters - Iraq's most influential Shi'ite cleric urged Shi'ite rebels and U.S. forces fighting in Najaf to respect the holy city and its shrines, an aide said on Thursday.

U.S. to Keep 138,000 Troops in Iraq
Through 2005 (Reuters)

U.S. to Keep 138,000 Troops in Iraq
Through 2005 (Reuters) 05/04/2004 05:04 PM
Reuters - The United States, faced with growing military casualties in Iraq, announced on Tuesday that it was scrapping a plan to reduce its forces and would keep about 138,000 troops in that country through at least the end of 2005.

McCain Says U.S. Needs 10,000 More
Troops in Iraq (Reuters)

McCain Says U.S. Needs 10,000 More
Troops in Iraq (Reuters) 04/22/2004 01:24 PM
Reuters - The United States needs at least 10,000 more troops in Iraq and must curb domestic spending to pay for the war, John McCain, a Republican senator and former rival of President Bush, said on Thursday.

Rumsfeld Tells U.S. Troops in Iraq They
Can Win (Reuters)

Rumsfeld Tells U.S. Troops in Iraq They
Can Win (Reuters) 12/24/2004 12:19 PM
Reuters - Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld paid a surprise Christmas visit to Iraq on Friday, seeing victims of a suicide bombing at a U.S. base in Mosul and troops who stormed the city of Falluja last month.

Kerry Envisions No More U.S. Troops for
Iraq (Reuters)

Kerry Envisions No More U.S. Troops for
Iraq (Reuters) 08/01/2004 08:37 AM
Reuters - Democratic White House challenger John Kerry said on Sunday he did not anticipate sending more American troops to Iraq and promised a fresh start with U.S. allies "burned" by President Bush.

Four U.S. Troops Killed in Iraq Violence
(Reuters)

Four U.S. Troops Killed in Iraq Violence
(Reuters) 05/30/2004 01:29 AM
Reuters - Three U.S. Marines were killed in action in the volatile al-Anbar province west of Baghdad on Saturday, while a U.S. Army soldier was killed in a separate mortar attack several days earlier, the U.S. military said.

Kerry Foresees No More U.S. Troops for
Iraq (Reuters)

Kerry Foresees No More U.S. Troops for
Iraq (Reuters) 08/01/2004 04:41 PM
Reuters - Democratic presidential nominee John Kerry said on Sunday he did not anticipate sending more American troops to Iraq and hoped to bring "significant numbers" home during his first term.

No Pakistan Troops for Iraq for Now
-Musharraf (Reuters)

No Pakistan Troops for Iraq for Now
-Musharraf (Reuters) 08/10/2004 01:52 AM
Reuters - President Pervez Musharraf has ruled out sending Pakistani troops to Iraq for now, despite repeated requests from the interim government there, but he said the option had not been ruled out forever.

Russia Will Help Iraq Via Trade Not
Troops (Reuters)

Russia Will Help Iraq Via Trade Not
Troops (Reuters) 07/24/2004 09:53 AM
Reuters - Russia said on Saturday it had no intention of contributing troops to the U.S.-led force in Iraq, but was prepared to help by developing trade and easing debt burdens.

U.S. Set to Shift 3,600 Troops to Iraq
from S.Korea (Reuters)

U.S. Set to Shift 3,600 Troops to Iraq
from S.Korea (Reuters) 08/02/2004 06:22 AM
Reuters - A brigade of 3,600 U.S. troops prepared Monday to depart for Iraq from their base near South Korea's border with communist North Korea, officials said.

Britain Seen Reinforcing Troops in Iraq
(Reuters)

Britain Seen Reinforcing Troops in Iraq
(Reuters) 05/27/2004 04:29 AM
Reuters - Britain is to reinforce its troops in Iraq, with up to 800 extra soldiers going to the UK-controlled southern region, a military source said on Thursday.
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