Iraqi Cleric Rejects Overture For Peace (washingtonpost.com)

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Iraqi Peace Mission Snubbed by Rebel
Cleric Sadr

Iraqi Peace Mission Snubbed by Rebel
Cleric Sadr 08/17/2004 09:11 PM
Reuters via Wired News Aug 18 2004 1:46AM GMT

Influential Cleric Backs New Iraqi
Government (washingtonpost.com)

Influential Cleric Backs New Iraqi
Government (washingtonpost.com) 06/03/2004 08:33 PM
washingtonpost.com - BAGHDAD, June 3 -- The most influential leader of Iraq's Shiite Muslim majority, Grand Ayatollah Ali Sistani, endorsed the country's new government Thursday and demanded it swiftly assume "full and unflawed" national sovereignty with power to end the U.S. military occupation.

'Final Call' for Rebel Iraqi Cleric
(washingtonpost.com)

'Final Call' for Rebel Iraqi Cleric
(washingtonpost.com) 08/19/2004 10:37 PM
washingtonpost.com - BAGHDAD, Aug. 19 -- Interim Prime Minister Ayad Allawi issued a "final call" on Thursday for Shiite Muslim cleric Moqtada Sadr to end his rebellion by agreeing to a new set of conditions issued by the government. Sadr responded by rejecting one of the government's two key demands, increasing the prospect of an intensified military attack against his militia.

McCain rejects Kerry's VP overture

McCain rejects Kerry's VP overture 06/11/2004 04:00 PM

McCain Rejects Kerry's VP Overture (AP)

McCain Rejects Kerry's VP Overture (AP) 06/11/2004 10:34 PM
AP - Republican Sen. John McCain has personally rejected John Kerry's overtures to join the Democratic presidential ticket and forge a bipartisan alliance against President Bush, officials familiar with the conversations said Friday.

Google rejects Microsoft overture

Google rejects Microsoft overture 11/02/2003 05:25 PM
Australian IT Nov 2 2003 4:49PM ET

AP: McCain Rejects Kerry's VP Overture
(AP)

AP: McCain Rejects Kerry's VP Overture
(AP) 06/11/2004 03:54 PM
AP - Republican Sen. John McCain has personally rejected John Kerry's overtures to join the Democratic presidential ticket and forge a bipartisan alliance against President Bush, The Associated Press has learned.

Iran Rejects U.S. Overture on New Talks
(AP)

Iran Rejects U.S. Overture on New Talks
(AP) 01/10/2004 10:47 AM
AP - Iran rejected a U.S. overture for talks between the estranged nations, saying Saturday that Washington must first end its hostile policy toward the Islamic state.

Cleric Offers Peace Deal (Los Angeles
Times)

Cleric Offers Peace Deal (Los Angeles
Times) 05/28/2004 04:51 AM
Los Angeles Times - NAJAF, Iraq — U.S. officials embraced a peace plan here Thursday offered by fundamentalist cleric Muqtada Sadr, raising hopes for an end to weeks of fighting between his militia and American troops that has left several hundred dead and damaged Islamic shrines.

Radical Cleric Accepts Najaf Peace Plan
(AP)

Radical Cleric Accepts Najaf Peace Plan
(AP) 08/18/2004 08:25 PM
AP - Radical cleric Muqtada al-Sadr accepted a peace plan Wednesday calling for his militiamen to disarm and leave their hideout in a revered Shiite shrine, raising hopes of ending a battle that has threatened to undermine Iraq's fledgling interim government.

Iraq's Najaf Tense After Cleric Snubs
Peace Envoys

Iraq's Najaf Tense After Cleric Snubs
Peace Envoys 08/18/2004 03:08 AM
Reuters via Wired News Aug 18 2004 7:55AM GMT

Israel Rejects Truce Bid as Non-Starter
for Peace

Israel Rejects Truce Bid as Non-Starter
for Peace 12/06/2003 07:57 PM
Reuters via Wired News Dec 6 2003 6:40PM ET

Iraq's Najaf Tense After Cleric Snubs
Peace Envoys (Reuters)

Iraq's Najaf Tense After Cleric Snubs
Peace Envoys (Reuters) 08/18/2004 03:34 AM
Reuters - Fears of heavier fighting in Najaf grew on Wednesday after an Iraqi peace delegation failed to defuse a confrontation between U.S. troops and militiamen holed up in a revered shrine in the city.

US faces off with Iraqi cleric

US faces off with Iraqi cleric 04/14/2004 10:36 AM
Shia cleric Moqtada Sadr is said to be seeking talks as the US seals off the city of Najaf where he is holding out.

Iraqi Cleric Offers to End Standoff (AP)

Iraqi Cleric Offers to End Standoff (AP) 05/11/2004 11:48 PM
AP - Radical cleric Muqtada al-Sadr will end his violent standoff with American troops if the coalition postpones its legal case against him and establishes an Iraqi force to patrol his stronghold of Najaf, the city's Iraqi leaders said Tuesday.

Iraqi cleric has UK heart surgery

Iraqi cleric has UK heart surgery 08/13/2004 07:40 PM
Iraq's most influential Shia leader, Grand Ayatollah Ali Sistani, has heart treatment in London.

Iraqi Cleric Calls for End to Fighting
(AP)

Iraqi Cleric Calls for End to Fighting
(AP) 05/18/2004 08:52 PM
AP - Iraq's most respected Shiite cleric urged both U.S. soldiers and a radical cleric's militia Tuesday to withdraw from two Shiite holy cities where fighting has raged near some of Shia Islam's holiest shrines.

Cleric Endorses New Iraqi Government

Cleric Endorses New Iraqi Government 06/03/2004 12:09 PM

U.N. Aide Backs Cleric, Not U.S., on
Iraqi Elections

U.N. Aide Backs Cleric, Not U.S., on
Iraqi Elections 02/12/2004 10:10 AM
An envoy for the U.N. said today that he supported a powerful Shiite cleric's call for elections to help install a new sovereign government.

Iraqi Cleric Signals End to Shi'ite
Revolt

Iraqi Cleric Signals End to Shi'ite
Revolt 06/16/2004 09:56 AM
Reuters via Wired News Jun 16 2004 2:18PM GMT

Iraqi Cleric Sketches Deal to End
Insurgency

Iraqi Cleric Sketches Deal to End
Insurgency 05/12/2004 02:32 AM
Reuters via Wired News May 12 2004 7:07AM GMT

Aides for Iraqi Cleric Press for Amnesty
(AP)

Aides for Iraqi Cleric Press for Amnesty
(AP) 08/13/2004 09:40 PM
AP - U.S. forces suspended a major offensive against militants in Najaf on Friday, and aides to Muqtada al-Sadr told Iraqi negotiators that radical Shiite cleric was prepared to disarm his followers in exchange for a list of demands including an American withdrawal from the holy city and amnesty for all his fighters.

Iraqi Cleric Al-Sadr Threatens Attacks
(AP)

Iraqi Cleric Al-Sadr Threatens Attacks
(AP) 04/23/2004 08:34 PM
AP - Radical Shiite cleric Muqtada al-Sadr threatened Friday to unleash suicide bombers if U.S. troops move against him in Iraq's holiest Shiite city, and his militiamen attacked a Bulgarian convoy, killing a soldier. Meanwhile, police in Basra arrested five Iraqis believed linked to al-Qaida and suspected in brutal suicide bombings Wednesday that killed 74 people.

U.S. Presses Iraqi Cleric Before Friday
Prayers (Reuters)

U.S. Presses Iraqi Cleric Before Friday
Prayers (Reuters) 05/07/2004 02:07 AM
Reuters - U.S. troops tightened their grip on Iraq's holiest Shi'ite city of Najaf on Friday and on the troublesome cleric who has launched a militia army against them.

Shiite Cleric Pulls Back Iraqi Militias
(AP)

Shiite Cleric Pulls Back Iraqi Militias
(AP) 04/12/2004 08:47 PM
AP - As a tenuous cease-fire held in the Sunni city of Fallujah, a radical Shiite cleric was on the retreat Monday, pulling his militiamen out of parts of the holy city of Najaf in hopes of averting a U.S. assault. Still, a U.S. commander said the American mission remained to "kill or capture" the cleric, Muqtada al-Sadr.

Report: Iraqi Cleric Said Concerned
About Election Delay

Report: Iraqi Cleric Said Concerned
About Election Delay 09/23/2004 01:09 PM
Reuters via Wired News Sep 23 2004 4:09PM GMT

Iraqi Cleric Mobilizes Followers to
Demand a U.S. Withdrawal

Iraqi Cleric Mobilizes Followers to
Demand a U.S. Withdrawal 04/09/2005 12:03 PM
Tens of thousands of Iraqis marked the second anniversary of the fall of Saddam Hussein by marching in Baghdad to demand the withdrawl of American forces.

Iraqi Cleric Sketches Deal to End
Insurgency (Reuters)

Iraqi Cleric Sketches Deal to End
Insurgency (Reuters) 05/12/2004 01:27 AM
Reuters - Senior aides to Iraqi cleric Moqtada al-Sadr agreed with other Shi'ite Muslim factions on Tuesday that Sadr could pull his Mehdi Army militia out of Najaf in return for a U.S. withdrawal from the holy city.

CORRECTED: Iraqi Cleric Says to Fight
Until Death or Victory

CORRECTED: Iraqi Cleric Says to Fight
Until Death or Victory 08/13/2004 07:38 PM
Reuters via Wired News Aug 13 2004 10:57PM GMT

Iraqi cleric warns US off Najaf - Iraq -
www.theage.com.au

Iraqi cleric warns US off Najaf - Iraq -
www.theage.com.au 04/18/2004 07:14 AM
by drawing a "red line" around Najaf .. equally harsh for the Occupation .. supporting al-Sadr

theage.com.au/articles/2004/04/16/1082055647373.html
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Shiite Cleric Vows to Support Iraqi
Gov't (AP)

Shiite Cleric Vows to Support Iraqi
Gov't (AP) 06/11/2004 08:42 PM
AP - A radical cleric whose uprising two months ago has left hundreds dead and threatened to enflame the Shiite heartland said Friday he would cooperate with the new government if it works to end the U.S. military presence.

Cleric in Najaf Refuses to Meet Iraqi
Mediators

Cleric in Najaf Refuses to Meet Iraqi
Mediators 08/17/2004 09:10 PM
The delegation hoped to convince Moktada al- Sadr to disarm his militia, to leave the shrine and to join the political process.

Iraqi peace team to go to Najaf

Iraqi peace team to go to Najaf 08/16/2004 10:06 PM
An Iraqi delegation is going to Najaf to try to end a stand-off between US-led forces and Shia militants.

Radical Iraqi Cleric Reportedly Injured
in Fighting in Najaf

Radical Iraqi Cleric Reportedly Injured
in Fighting in Najaf 08/13/2004 12:00 AM
Moktada al-Sadr was wounded in the U.S. bombardment of Najaf, but his exact condition remained unknown.

U.S. Troops Capture Key Aide of Rebel
Iraqi Cleric (Reuters)

U.S. Troops Capture Key Aide of Rebel
Iraqi Cleric (Reuters) 05/26/2004 09:02 AM
Reuters - U.S. forces captured a key aide to rebel Iraqi cleric Moqtada al-Sadr during a series of overnight raids in the Shi'ite holy city of Najaf, Sadr's spokesman said Wednesday.

Iraqi Rebel Cleric Defies U.S. to Kill,
Capture Him (Reuters)

Iraqi Rebel Cleric Defies U.S. to Kill,
Capture Him (Reuters) 04/16/2004 05:04 AM
Reuters - Iraqi rebel Shi'ite cleric Moqtada al-Sadr warned the United States on Friday that Iraqis would hit back with unimaginable ferocity if U.S. forces carried out a threat to kill or capture him.

Cleric Rebuffs Iraqi Mediators; Battle
in Najaf Continues

Cleric Rebuffs Iraqi Mediators; Battle
in Najaf Continues 08/18/2004 12:56 AM
The delegation hoped to convince Moktada al-Sadr to disarm his militia, to leave a shrine and to join the political process.

Radical Cleric Vows to Keep Up Battle,
Defying Iraqi Premier

Radical Cleric Vows to Keep Up Battle,
Defying Iraqi Premier 08/09/2004 09:31 AM
Six people were killed and a deputy governor was wounded as fighting continued in Najaf, where Moktada al-Sadr is urging violence against U.S. and Iraqi forces.

U.S., Iraqi Cleric Sadr Cease Fire in
Najaf (Reuters)

U.S., Iraqi Cleric Sadr Cease Fire in
Najaf (Reuters) 05/27/2004 10:59 PM
Reuters - U.S. troops have called off an offensive against an Iraqi Shi'ite militia in the holy city of Najaf after militant cleric Moqtada al-Sadr began pulling his fighters from their strongholds and offered a truce.
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