Newsback
REGISTER NOW and be a part of the Community!
news   forums   blogs   reviews   marketplace   marketplace
news  
news section  
World News
King Gyanendra of Nepal has been stripped much of...
National
Tue Jan 17, 2006 8:43 PM ET By Ellen...
Science
Researchers say they’ve filled in a key piece of...
Books
Book Review By Sam Vaknin Author of "Malignant...
Business
By Sam Vaknin, author of "Malignant Self Love -...

newsletter
Subscribe to the Newsback Newsletter and get site news as well as exclusive and special features!
Enter your Email:






Iraqi's legal eagles endorse peace plan
by Moonstruck (Posted 10-03-2006 12:46 PM) [View Discussion | Join Discussion | Rate Thread ]

Lawmakers across party lines on Tuesday endorsed the prime minister's new plan for stopping sectarian killings, but Shiite and Sunni leaders still had to work out details of how to put aside their sharp divisions and work together to halt the violence.

At least 33 people were killed in violence around Iraq, including a suicide attack on a fish market in Baghdad that killed three people and wounded 19. A bomber detonated a belt rigged with explosives in the outdoor market in the primarily Sunni area of Sadiyah in southwestern Baghdad, police Lt. Maitham Abdul Razzaq said.

Meanwhile, the U.S. command announced the deaths of nine soldiers and two Marines over the past few days.

Four of the soldiers were killed in Baghdad on Monday in separate small-arms fire attacks, the military said. Another four were killed the same day in a roadside bomb attack on their patrol northwest of Baghdad at 6 p.m. (1500 GMT)

The ninth died Sunday when his vehicle was struck by a roadside bomb west of the capital.

The two Marines, both with the Regimental Combat Team 7, were killed in fighting in the western Anbar province, one on Sept. 30 and one on Oct. 1, the military said.

The government of Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki has been under intense pressure to put an end to Shiite-Sunni violence that has killed thousands of people this year. This week, gunmen carried out two mass kidnappings in as many days, snatching 38 people from their workplaces in Baghdad — attacks that Sunnis said were carried out by Shiite militias.

Monday night, al-Maliki announced a new four-point plan aimed at uniting the sharply divided Shiite and Sunni parties in his government behind security efforts to stop the bloodshed.

The parties have long been blaming each other for the killings.


Show Printable Version Email this Page

Reply
 
Thread Tools Search this Thread Display Modes
Reply


Thread Tools Search this Thread
Search this Thread:

Advanced Search
Display Modes

Posting Rules
You may not post new threads
You may not post replies
You may not post attachments
You may not edit your posts

vB code is On
Smilies are On
[IMG] code is On
HTML code is Off
Forum Jump

Similar Threads
Thread Thread Starter Forum Replies Last Post
Legal Services Corporation Turns its Back on Men Carey Roberts Columns 0 05-18-2006 04:31 AM
Immigration-Reform Bill May Include Plan for Legal Residency NPR All News 0 03-16-2006 10:44 PM


Powered by: vBulletin Version 3.0.9
Copyright ©2000 - 2008, Jelsoft Enterprises Ltd.
Copyright © 2005 - 2007 Newsback.com

Loan | Loans | Loan | Cheap Flights | Loans| Internet Marketing