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U.S. Ambassador Christopher Hill said he was gratified to see democracy work in Iraq. STORY HIGHLIGHTS Election law's passage will allow January elections Kirkuk election... More »
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CNN - Nov. 10, 2009
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| Kurds Are Threat to Minorities, Rights Group Says |
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ERBIL, Iraq — The policies and tactics of Kurdish authorities are exposing minority groups in northern Iraq to “another full-blown human rights catastrophe” unless the... More »
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New York Times - Nov. 10, 2009
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| Militants Kill, Kurds Intimidate Iraqi Minorities:HRW |
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BAGHDAD (Reuters) - Iraq's Kurdish-Arab tensions in the disputed Nineveh province may create a human rights catastrophe for minority groups that have faced rising attacks... More »
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ABC News - Nov. 10, 2009
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| Iraq Approves Election but Kirkuk Kurds' Tensions Remain |
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Behind-the-scenes U.S. pressure has finally forced Iraq's leaders to accept a political compromise, with Sunday's vote in the Iraqi parliament to adopt an electoral law... More »
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Time - Nov. 10, 2009
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| Iraq Compromise Allows Elections, But Kurdish Tensions... |
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Behind-the-scenes U.S. pressure has finally forced Iraq's leaders to accept a political compromise, with Sunday's vote in the Iraqi parliament to adopt an electoral law... More »
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Time - Nov. 9, 2009
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| U.S. relieved over Iraq election law |
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"So the law made very clear Kirkuk is not going to be solved in this election. Kirkuk will be solved by a political process which involves the good offices of the... More »
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CNN - Nov. 10, 2009
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| Counting Forward |
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More than three weeks after the official deadline, Iraqs Parliament has approved an election law. That is very good news. It will allow Iraqis to hold parliamentary elections... More »
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New York Times - Nov. 9, 2009
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| U.S. relieved at Iraq election law |
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U.S. Ambassador to Iraq Christopher Hill said Sunday that American officials were extremely relieved that Iraq's parliament passed a long-awaited election law. Both the U.S.... More »
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CNN - Nov. 9, 2009
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| Rights group: US pullout could worsen tensions in north Iraq |
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Cairo - Tensions between Kurds and Arabs in northern Iraq are having a devastating impact on small minority groups, and could turn into a full-scale conflict as the US... More »
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Earthtimes.org - Nov. 10, 2009
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| HRW urges protection for Iraq minorities |
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Yazidi and Shabak minorities under attack in Iraq's Nineveh province are not receiving government protection, human rights advocates say. Human Rights Watch said Tuesday in... More »
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UPI - Nov. 10, 2009
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