APS Diplomat Redrawing the Islamic Map articles from July 2006

APS Diplomat Redrawing the Islamic Map archives from July 2006

Resurgence In The Shi'ite World - Part 8 - Iraq-Y - Iraq Security & Amnesty Plan.
July 3, 2006... Iraq's Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki on June 25 announced a national reconciliation plan aimed at convincing Sunni insurgents to end their struggle. His initiative was less detailed than some Iraqi politicians had earlier implied it might be,...

Sunni Rebels Want To Talk.
July 3, 2006... Several Sunni-led insurgent groups have approached the government to try to start serious talks. The groups have made no demands, but want to express their views to top government officials. This was disclosed on June 26 by Shi'ite legislator...

Ending Decapitation.
July 3, 2006... Beheading and other gruesome types of killing do more than just kill. They are spectacles meant to instill fear. Such terrorism explains why it is often used against the innocent for political purposes, much the way black men were lynched by...

Samarra' Shrine Bombing Suspect Held.
July 3, 2006... The Iraqi government's National Security Adviser, Muwaffaq al-Rubai'e, on June 28 told a press conference that Yousri Fakher Muhammad Ali, known as Abu Qudama, had been captured "a few days ago" after being seriously wounded in clashes with...

Iraqis Say US Exit Plan Should Await Security.
July 3, 2006... News of a possible US military reduction in Iraq, beginning as early as this autumn, is being met in Baghdad with the deep scepticism of a war-weary people who have witnessed many other American exit plans go unfulfilled. Most Iraqis want an...

Foreign Troops Leaving.
July 3, 2006... Romanian PM Calin Tariceanu on June 29 surprised the US government and provoked a serious rupture in Romania's governing coalition by calling for the withdrawal of his country's 890 troops from Iraq. A withdrawal, while unimportant militarily,...