The Iraqi Accord Front's Return to Government
May 16, 2008 - Institute for t...A backgrounder explaining why the Iraqi Accord Front recently returned to Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki's ruling coalition.
A backgrounder explaining why the Iraqi Accord Front recently returned to Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki's ruling coalition.
The text of the May 11th cease fire agreement between the Sadrist Current and the United Iraqi Alliance
An Operation to build capacity and defeat extremists in the eastern belt of Baghdad, in the area of Jisr Diyala and Nahrwan
A commentary discussing the Iraqi-led operation to establish security in Mosul and Ninawa province.
On Tuesday, the number of prisoners released from Iraqi jails under the new Amnesty Law reached passed 50,000. Abd al-Sattar al-Birqadar, spokesman for the Iraqi Supreme Judicial Council, announced Tuesday that 50,535 people have been released under the Amnesty Law since it went into effect on February 27th of this year.
On Tuesday, the number of prisoners released from Iraqi jails under the new Amnesty Law reached passed 50,000. Abd al-Sattar al-Birqadar, spokesman for the Iraqi Supreme Judicial Council, announced Tuesday that 50,535 people have been released under the Amnesty Law since it went into effect on February 27th of this year. Birqadar, had announced on Monday that 48,922 prisoners had been released under the amnesty, including 10,472 released in the last ten days.
This backgrounder details the fight against al-Qaeda in Iraq for control of Mosul from the beginning of the Iraq War in 2003 to early 2008.