APS Diplomat Redrawing the Islamic Map articles from September 2007

APS Diplomat Redrawing the Islamic Map archives from September 2007

Resurgence In The Shi'ite World - Part 21 - Iraq With Maliki Facing US Moves.
September 3, 2007... Iraq's Shi'ite Prime Minister, Nuri al-Maliki, is facing pressure from powerful US politicians who have questioned his performance. Sept. 15 is the deadline for President George W Bush's Republican administration to submit a report to the US...

Intra-Shi'ite War.
September 3, 2007... A long-standing power struggle between the rival Shi'ite groups - the Sadrists and their JaM and the Supreme Islamic Iraqi Council (SIIC) and its Badr force - on Aug. 28 erupted into a war in Karbala'; at least 52 people were killed and over...

Partial Reconciliation.
September 3, 2007... President Bush on Aug. 27 praised Iraqi leaders for having reached an accord on Aug. 26 towards reconciliation, saying: "The agreement begins to establish new power-sharing agreements, commits to supporting bottom-up security and political...

Roles Of US Media & Neo-Cons.(Iraq War)
September 3, 2007... The right-wing US media have adopted the drum beat against Maliki and in support of Bush's "surge", starting with the Washington Post's neo-con columnist Charles Krauthammer, who wrote: "Fair-minded observers, both critics and supporters of the...

The US Intelligence Assessment.
September 3, 2007... A stark Aug. 23 assessment by the US intelligence agencies depicts a paralysed Maliki government unable to take advantage of the security gains achieved by the thousands of extra American troops sent to the country this year. The assessment,...

Partition.(Iraqis fleeing Iraq)
September 3, 2007... The number of Iraqis fleeing their homes since the 2003 US invasion now exceeds 4m. It has soared rapidly since the US troop increase began in February, according to data from the Iraqi Red Crescent Organisation and the UN's International...