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Shiite Leaders Urge Sunnis to Join Vote;
18 Iraqi Soldiers Are Killed

Shiite Leaders Urge Sunnis to Join Vote;
18 Iraqi Soldiers Are Killed 01/02/2005 01:56 PM
Leaders of the United Iraqi Alliance urged disaffected Sunnis to join in the elections for a national assembly.

Iraq's Sunnis Rethink Strategy
(washingtonpost.com)

Iraq's Sunnis Rethink Strategy
(washingtonpost.com) 02/05/2005 10:15 PM
washingtonpost.com - BAGHDAD, Feb. 4 -- Influential Sunni Arab leaders of a boycott of last Sunday's elections expressed a new willingness Friday to engage the coming Iraqi government and play a role in writing the constitution, in what may represent a strategic shift in thinking among mainstream anti-occupation groups.

U.S. Turns Up Pressure on Shiite
Cleric's Militia (washingtonpost.com)

U.S. Turns Up Pressure on Shiite
Cleric's Militia (washingtonpost.com) 05/12/2004 09:40 PM
washingtonpost.com - BAGHDAD, May 12 -- U.S. forces, using tanks, armored personnel carriers and attack helicopters, pushed into the centers of two holy cities Wednesday in pursuit of bands of masked guerrillas loyal to a rebellious cleric at the heart of the Shiite insurgency.

Microsoft Makes More Open-Source
Overtures

Microsoft Makes More Open-Source
Overtures 08/30/2004 08:09 AM
Microsoft is reaching out further to the open-source community with offers of joint development and testing, but some wonder about the company's sincerity.

Hillary Clinton's Silicon Valley
overtures

Hillary Clinton's Silicon Valley
overtures 07/12/2004 07:02 AM
CNET News.com's Washington watcher, Declan McCullagh, examines why the junior Senator from New York is suddenly talking tech with a vengeance.

McCain Rejects Kerry's Overtures to Join
Ticket

McCain Rejects Kerry's Overtures to Join
Ticket 06/11/2004 10:19 PM
Senator John McCain has personally rejected Senator John Kerry's overtures to join the Democratic presidential ticket and forge a bipartisan alliance against President Bush.

Microsoft Makes More Open-Source
Overtures (Ziff Davis)

Microsoft Makes More Open-Source
Overtures (Ziff Davis) 08/30/2004 10:01 AM
Ziff Davis - Microsoft is reaching out further to the open-source community with offers of joint development and testing, but some wonder about the company's sincerity.

U.S. Urging Sunnis to Vote in Election
(AP)

U.S. Urging Sunnis to Vote in Election
(AP) 12/27/2004 07:54 PM
AP - The Bush administration has undertaken a campaign aimed at getting Sunnis to vote in next month's assembly elections and is ready to help make sure they are given a "proper role" in the new government in Baghdad, Secretary of State Colin Powell said Monday.

Sunnis urged to join Iraqi police

Sunnis urged to join Iraqi police 04/02/2005 04:38 AM
Influential Sunni Muslim clerics in Iraq appeal to their followers to join the country's fledgling security forces.

U.S. Is Suggesting Prominent Posts for
Iraq's Sunnis

U.S. Is Suggesting Prominent Posts for
Iraq's Sunnis 12/25/2004 05:17 PM
Even if Sunnis do not fare well in upcoming elections, the Bush administration is trying to guarantee them a set number of top jobs.

U.S. Is Suggesting Guaranteed Role for
Iraq's Sunnis

U.S. Is Suggesting Guaranteed Role for
Iraq's Sunnis 12/26/2004 01:34 AM
Even if Sunnis do not fare well in upcoming elections, the Bush administration is trying to guarantee them a set number of top jobs.

Signs That Shiites and Sunnis Are
Joining to Battle Americans

Signs That Shiites and Sunnis Are
Joining to Battle Americans 04/09/2004 04:02 PM
Officials fear that the uprising against the occupation in Iraq is forging cooperation between Shiite and Sunni Muslims.

""Widespread anti-U.S. uprising in Iraq
combines Sunnis and Shi...""

""Widespread anti-U.S. uprising in Iraq
combines Sunnis and Shi..."" 04/09/2004 04:12 PM

44 Died In Election Day Attacks.
Shiites, Kurds Voted; Sunnis Seethed.
1/31

44 Died In Election Day Attacks.
Shiites, Kurds Voted; Sunnis Seethed.
1/31 02/01/2005 09:11 PM
Andrew McCarthy defends .. Feh!

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The Shiite earthquake

The Shiite earthquake 02/01/2005 10:02 PM
With non-Sunni Muslims poised to take power for the first time, a new Iraq is being born. Will it survive its infancy?

"some of the more radical Shiite groups"

"some of the more radical Shiite groups" 05/21/2004 12:54 AM

U.S., Shiite fighters clash in Karbala

U.S., Shiite fighters clash in Karbala 05/07/2004 04:31 PM

U.S. GIs, Shiite Militants Clash in Iraq
(AP)

U.S. GIs, Shiite Militants Clash in Iraq
(AP) 06/02/2004 07:52 PM
AP - American troops clashed with Shiite militants in this southern city Wednesday — six days after a truce was supposed to have taken effect. At least five Iraqis were killed and more than 40 were wounded.

14 Die in Bombing of Shiite Mosque in
Karachi

14 Die in Bombing of Shiite Mosque in
Karachi 05/31/2004 08:12 PM
The attack set off a wave of violent protest, and angry demonstrators clashed with riot police officers across Karachi.

U.S., Shiite fighters vow Najaf pullback

U.S., Shiite fighters vow Najaf pullback 06/04/2004 02:05 PM

Shiite Cleric Threatens Suicide Attacks
(AP)

Shiite Cleric Threatens Suicide Attacks
(AP) 04/23/2004 06:56 AM
AP - A Shiite Muslim cleric threatened on Friday to launch suicide attacks if U.S. troops attack him and his forces in the holy city of Najaf.

Army Used Speed and Might, Plus Cash,
Against Shiite Rebel

Army Used Speed and Might, Plus Cash,
Against Shiite Rebel 06/25/2004 11:46 PM
The operation against the militia of Moktada al-Sadr is already being studied by an Army struggling to learn the lessons of a war that continues to evolve.

Shiite Gunmen Rampage Through Iraq
Cities (AP)

Shiite Gunmen Rampage Through Iraq
Cities (AP) 05/08/2004 07:52 AM
AP - Gunmen loyal to radical Shiite cleric Muqtada al-Sadr rampaged through Basra and another southern Iraq city, attacking British patrols and government buildings a day after an al-Sadr aide offered worshippers money for capturing or killing coalition soldiers.

"Militia, Shiite Leaders Bicker Over
Shrine"

"Militia, Shiite Leaders Bicker Over
Shrine" 08/22/2004 08:59 PM

Shiite Shrine Damaged in Najaf Gunfire
(AP)

Shiite Shrine Damaged in Najaf Gunfire
(AP) 05/14/2004 08:58 PM
AP - American tanks firing shells and heavy machine guns made their deepest incursion yet Friday into this stronghold of a radical cleric. Apparent gunfire slightly damaged one of Shia Islam's holiest shrines, prompting calls for revenge and even suicide attacks.

Shiite Cleric Vows to Fight on in Najaf
(AP)

Shiite Cleric Vows to Fight on in Najaf
(AP) 08/09/2004 07:15 AM
AP - Rebel cleric Muqtada al-Sadr, whose militia is clashing with U.S. and Iraqi forces in Shiite areas across the country, said Monday he would not lay down arms or leave the holy city of Najaf.

Gunmen Fire on Shiite Pilgrims in Iraq
(AP)

Gunmen Fire on Shiite Pilgrims in Iraq
(AP) 03/30/2005 09:08 PM
AP - Gunmen opened fire on more Shiite Muslim pilgrims making their way Wednesday to a major religious festival in southern Iraq, killing one person and fueling fears that insurgents may target the gathering that draws hundreds of thousands of people every year.

Shiite cleric threatens suicide attacks

Shiite cleric threatens suicide attacks 04/23/2004 09:40 AM

Rebel Cleric Signals End to Shiite
Insurgency in Iraq

Rebel Cleric Signals End to Shiite
Insurgency in Iraq 06/16/2004 10:18 AM
Moktada al-Sadr sent his fighters home today in what may mark an end to a 10-week insurgency against the U.S.-led occupation.

Sent to Rescue Shiite Hostages, Iraqi
Troops Find None

Sent to Rescue Shiite Hostages, Iraqi
Troops Find None 04/17/2005 03:10 PM
The three Iraqi Army battalions sent to the town of Madaen found no armed Sunni mobs, no cowering Shiite victims.

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.

Surging Shiite Demands Put U.S. in a
Bind (Los Angeles Times)

Surging Shiite Demands Put U.S. in a
Bind (Los Angeles Times) 01/18/2004 05:58 AM
Los Angeles Times - Iraqi clerics' mounting pressure for direct elections may leave the White House unable to satisfy them along with the Sunnis and Kurds.

Top Shiite Cleric Is Said to Fear Voting
in Iraq May Be Delayed

Top Shiite Cleric Is Said to Fear Voting
in Iraq May Be Delayed 09/23/2004 01:11 AM
Grand Ayatollah Ali al-Sistani has threaten to boycott the nationwide elections if Shiite power is diluted on the ballot.

Shiite Vote Plan Would Exclude 'Sunni
Triangle'

Shiite Vote Plan Would Exclude 'Sunni
Triangle' 02/18/2004 07:55 AM
Shiite leaders are pushing a new plan for the transfer of power in Iraq that calls for partial elections.

Blast Rips Through Worshippers in Shiite
Mosque in Pakistan

Blast Rips Through Worshippers in Shiite
Mosque in Pakistan 05/07/2004 04:28 PM
At least nine people were killed today when a bomb blast ripped through a Shiite mosque in Karachi, the police said.

Talks Fall Apart for Shiite Rebels and
Iraq Leaders

Talks Fall Apart for Shiite Rebels and
Iraq Leaders 08/15/2004 12:13 AM
American commanders are preparing new battle plans for breaking Moktada al-Sadr's grip on the holy city of Najaf.

Shiite gunmen seize Najaf police station

Shiite gunmen seize Najaf police station 06/10/2004 09:37 AM

U.S Troops in Heavy Fighting Around 2
Shiite Holy Cities

U.S Troops in Heavy Fighting Around 2
Shiite Holy Cities 05/07/2004 04:28 PM
American soldiers killed at least two dozen insurgents in Karbala and Najaf over a 24-hour period, officials said today.

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.
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