The Iraqi Islamic Party , Iraq's largest Sunni political group, on Wednesday heavily criticized the committee drafting a new Iraq constitution and said that the same major disputes blocking a draft last week remain to...
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Kurdish leaders insisted Tuesday that they do not plan to secede from Iraq even though they want the new Iraqi constitution to provide the group the right to self-determination in order to protect themselves from potential...
Federalism still undecided in Iraqi constitution; US optimistic on renewed negotiations
Iraqi leaders confirmed Tuesday that key unresolved issues in drafting the Iraqi constitution lead to Monday's one-week deadline extension . According to Prime Minister Ibrahim al-Jaafari, a Shiite, the primary issues of contention are distribution...
Shiite and Kurdish leaders said Monday that they are prepared to submit the draft of Iraq's new constitution to parliament, just meeting the August 15 deadline, even in the face of Sunni Arab objections. Though it...
Iraq president says constitution committee will complete draft by deadline
There were indications Saturday that Iraq's constitutional committee would resolve major issues and submit a draft constitution before the Monday August 15 deadline. Iraqi President Jalal Talabani told reporters that the committee had reached...
Sunni Arab leaders on Friday rejected calls for a Shiite federal region to be written into the new constitution , claiming the plan would break up Iraq along strict religious and ethnic lines. Sunnis, also fearing they...
After Iraq accused Kuwait last week of encroaching on Iraqi terroritory and even stealing Iraqi oil , an Iraqi official said Monday that inspections showed no border violations being committed. Khaled al-Atiyah, who headed the inspection as an...
Iraq accuses Kuwait of slant oil drilling theft on invasion anniversary
Iraq legislators accused Kuwait of stealing Iraqi oil during a televised debate on Tuesday, the 15th anniversary of the Saddam Hussein's invasion of Kuwait. The debate , which did not have any Kuwaiti...
Iraqi President Jalal Talabani announced Tuesday that the country's constitution is in its final stages and could be finalized by the end of July, ahead of the August 15 deadline . The early...
Federal judge refuses to dismiss Iraq contract fraud case under False Claims Act
US District Judge T.S. Ellis Monday denied a motion by US-based security firm Custer Battles to invoke the False Claims Act to dismiss a lawsuit brought by two former employees alleging that the Rhode Island security...