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| Identifier | Subject | Date | Office | Classification | Tags |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 07BAGHDAD1385 |
IRAQI LEADERS OFFER CONDOLENCES AFTER VIRGINIA [...] (U) Iraqi Political leaders, including President Talabani, Vice-President Hashimi, and Kurdistan Regional Government President Barzani offered their condolences both to the President as well as to the Ambassador in the wake of the shootings at Virginia Tech on April 16. 2. (U) The below let [...] |
2007-04-23 12:17:00 | Embassy Baghdad | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL OPDC IZ |
| 07BAGHDAD1386 |
IRAQ COMPACT: GOI ACTIONS AND POST RECOMMENDATIONS [...] (C) SUMMARY. The confluence of the May 3 Compact launch and the May 4 Neighbors, Conference adds a further important dimension to the Compact process. This message lays out embassy thoughts on how to get the greatest bounce from the Compact event and leverage the Saudi debt relief offer to [...] |
2007-04-23 12:17:00 | Embassy Baghdad | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON PREL EFIN |
| 07BAGHDAD1387 |
COMMENTS ON POTENTIAL OPIC SUPPORT FOR BALTIMORE [...] Post has no information to report on the Iraq Ministry of Water Resources (MoWR) that would prevent OPIC support. The MoWR is a national level agency within the Government of Iraq responsible for management of Iraq's ground and surface waters. The Ministry's annual capital investment budget [...] |
2007-04-23 12:41:00 | Embassy Baghdad | UNCLASSIFIED | EINV IZ |
| 07BAGHDAD1388 |
EMBASSY COMMENTS ON POTENTIAL IRAQ MIDDLE MARKET [...] No summary [...] |
2007-04-23 12:42:00 | Embassy Baghdad | UNCLASSIFIED | EINV IZ |
| 07BAGHDAD1389 |
PM ADVISOR SEES OPPORTUNITIES WITH THE SADRISTS, [...] (C) Sami al-Askari, advisor to Prime Minister Maliki and member of the Council of Representatives (CoR), told the A/DCM on April 18 that the "withdrawal" of the Sadrist ministers was a good step because it would give the Prime Minister freedom to choose new and better ministers. Asked if [...] |
2007-04-23 13:10:00 | Embassy Baghdad | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL IZ |
| 07BAGHDAD1390 |
MAYSAN ON THE EVE OF PIC [...] (S) Recent intelligence assessments have described Maysan province as ripe for continued violence, despite the imminence of transition to Provincial Iraqi Control (PIC). Maysan's history of inter-militia and inter-tribal warfare sets the backdrop for this assessment. However, there is a ne [...] |
2007-04-23 13:27:00 | Embassy Baghdad | SECRET | PGOV PINS PREL IZ |
| 07BAGHDAD1391 |
ACTION REQUEST: TURKISH SPRING DEPLOYMENT INSIDE [...] (U) This is an action request. Please see para 5. 2. (S/REL MNF-I) SUMMARY: On April 18, the Turkish Liaison Team Chief passed a letter to Multi-National Corps -Iraq Commanding General informing him of Turkish plans to deploy military forces to five locations inside Iraq within the next [...] |
2007-04-23 13:34:00 | Embassy Baghdad | SECRET | PINR PREL TU PGOV PTER MOPS IZ |
| 07BAGHDAD1392 |
STAFF SHARE VIEWS ON IRAQI PRESIDENT'S HEALTH AND [...] (S) Summary: In a meeting on April 11, members of Iraqi President Jalal Talabani's staff told PolOffs that Talabani's health continues to improve, but his staff continues to try to limit his activities, including his desire to travel. His staff shared Talabani's techniques for fostering coope [...] |
2007-04-23 13:55:00 | Embassy Baghdad | SECRET | PGOV PINR IZ |
| 07BAGHDAD1393 |
IRAQ-IRAN PIPELINE PROJECT AND OIL/FUEL SWAP [...] (C)In an April 21 meeting, the State Oil Marketing Organization's head of the Crude Oil Marketing Commission told econoffs that he was under pressure to conclude a contract with Iran to swap crude oil for refined fuel products. The contract stems from Memoranda of Agreement signed by Oil Mini [...] |
2007-04-23 19:15:00 | Embassy Baghdad | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON ENRG EPET IR IZ |
| 07BAGHDAD1398 |
SENATOR COLEMAN DISCUSSES INVESTMENT IN IRAQ [...] (C) Summary: Senator Coleman (R-MN) met with the Chair of the National Investment Commission Dr. Abbas Mehdi on April 21, who described a lack of GOI support for a professional and effective Commission. Senator Coleman noted the importance of the development of the private sector and offered [...] |
2007-04-24 13:41:00 | Embassy Baghdad | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON EINV IZ |
| 07BAGHDAD1399 |
KURDISTAN ISLAMIC UNION IN SULAIMANIYAH, IRAQI KURDISTAN [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The small Kurdistan Islamic Union (KIU) party has established a platform in favor of reform of the political party system in the Kurdistan Region to promote openness, a stronger economy, and broader political participation, according to several of its members. As a marginal par [...] |
2007-04-24 14:21:00 | Embassy Baghdad | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV IZ |
| 07BAGHDAD1401 |
MALIKI BLOCKS MEETING WITH OCINC ADVISOR (S) [...] (S) Prime Minister Maliki has apparently barred employees of the Office of the Commander in Chief from meeting with coalition representatives according to a National Security Council official, Major General Naqshbadne. On April 24, polmiloff arrived for a scheduled meeting with the Director o [...] |
2007-04-24 18:54:00 | Embassy Baghdad | SECRET | PINR PREL PGOV PTER MOPS PNAT IZ |
| 07BAGHDAD1408 |
ENDING TRADE BANK OF IRAQ'S MONOPOLY OVER LETTERS [...] (C) Summary: In an April 23 meeting with the President of the Trade Bank of Iraq (TBI) Hussein Al-Uzry, Treasury Attache, CETI Coordinator and USAID Director, Deputy Prime Minster Barham Salih called for ending TBI's monopoly over GOI Letters of Credit (LC). "It's a bottleneck," DPM Salih sa [...] |
2007-04-25 12:06:00 | Embassy Baghdad | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON EFIN IZ |
| 07BAGHDAD1417 |
REMOVING IRAQ'S YELLOW CAKE [...] (U) This is an action request (see paragraph 7). 2. (S) SUMMARY: We believe that it is time for the US to remove the 550 tons of yellowcake uranium stored at the Tuwaitha Nuclear Research Center. We do not believe that the Iraqi government will be able to sell it to an appropriate buyer in [...] |
2007-04-26 07:44:00 | Embassy Baghdad | SECRET | KNNP MOPS PARM PGOV PINS PTER TRGY IZ |
| 07BAGHDAD1424 |
NINEWA'S PROVINCIAL COUNCIL FULLY FUNCTIONAL [...] (U) The Ninewa Provincial Council (PC) has evolved into a fully-functioning political body that debates and resolves provincial issues of the day. With this maturity, Ninewa PRT has assumed a role with Ninewa's PC that a U.S. Mission office would normally play in a developing democracy. Acco [...] |
2007-04-26 11:45:00 | Embassy Baghdad | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV KDEM IZ |
| 07BAGHDAD1425 |
BAGHDAD CHRISTIANS SAY INSURGENTS DISPLACING [...] (C) SUMMARY: During separate meetings with PolOff, three Christian contacts since April 16 have verified April 17 Assyrian International News Agency (AINA) on-line news reports that Sunni insurgents have begun a new campaign to displace Christian residents of Baghdad's Doura district. Having a [...] |
2007-04-26 12:02:00 | Embassy Baghdad | SECRET//NOFORN | PHUM MOPS KIRF PGOV IZ |
| 07BAGHDAD1426 |
PRT TIKRIT: SALAH AD DIN DESPERATE FOR [...] (U) This is a PRT Tikrit, Salah ad Din cable. 2. (C) SUMMARY. Salah ad Din (SaD) is desperate for reconciliation, especially debaathification reform and reintegration of the former Iraqi Army (IA). In the new PRT Team Leader's round of introductory calls on the Governor, Deputy Governor, [...] |
2007-04-26 12:06:00 | Embassy Baghdad | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PINR KDEM IZ |
| 07BAGHDAD1430 |
AMBASSADOR'S APRIL 25 MEETING WITH BULGARIAN [...] (S/NF) SUMMARY: During an April 25 meeting with Ambassador Crocker, Valeri Ratchev, the Bulgarian Ambassador to Iraq, discussed Iraq-related issues that might be raised during President Bush's planned trip to Bulgaria in June and the upcoming International Compact Ministerial meeting at Sharm [...] |
2007-04-26 16:24:00 | Embassy Baghdad | SECRET//NOFORN | MOPS MARR ECON PTER PREL PGOV IZ BU AF |
| 07BAGHDAD1432 |
UNAMI BROACHES POSSIBLE ROLE IN THE KIRKUK [...] (C) Summary: The United Nations Assistance Mission for Iraq (UNAMI) has suggested that it may be able to play a constructive role in resolving the final status of Kirkuk and other disputed territories as outlined in Article 140 in two "informal" documents given to poloffs by UNAMI Deputy Specia [...] |
2007-04-27 13:18:00 | Embassy Baghdad | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL UN IZ |
| 07BAGHDAD1433 |
FADHILA LEADER SHARES PLAN FOR CREATING MORE [...] (C) Council of Representatives (CoR) member and Fadhila bloc leader Hassan al-Shammari shared with PolCouns on April 24 Fadhila's plan to create a more effective opposition to the Maliki government. Al-Shammari characterized the government as weak and corrupt, but acknowledged that the CoR w [...] |
2007-04-27 13:42:00 | Embassy Baghdad | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL IR IZ |
| 07BAGHDAD1434 |
PM OFFICE BLAMES UNAMI STAFFER FOR BIASED HUMAN [...] (C) Summary: Prime Minister Maliki's staff has expressed concerns to post about what it characterizes as "inaccuracies and misrepresentations" in the United Nations Assistance Mission in Iraq (UNAMI) human rights report released April 24. UNAMI did not consult substantially with the GOI in [...] |
2007-04-27 15:10:00 | Embassy Baghdad | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PREL UN IZ |
| 07BAGHDAD1436 |
DAWA HOLDS PARTY CONFERENCE - BUT WHO IS THE [...] (U) The Dawa party held its first party conference since the fall of Saddam on April 19-21 at the Rashid Hotel in Baghdad's International Zone. Between 75 and several hundred party members (depending on whom one asks) from throughout Iraq attended the conference. Conference organizers invite [...] |
2007-04-28 15:31:00 | Embassy Baghdad | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV IZ |
| 07BAGHDAD1437 |
PRT TIKRIT: TRIBES SUBORDINATE TO PROVINCIAL [...] (U) This is a PRT Tikrit, Salah ad Din cable. 2. (C) SUMMARY. In Salah ad Din (SaD), the provincial government is clearly the leader in policy and security, and the tribal sheikhs follow the government's lead. Representative of this relationship, ranking tribal authority and Sheikhs' Counc [...] |
2007-04-28 16:30:00 | Embassy Baghdad | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PINR KDEM IZ |
| 07BAGHDAD1438 |
FM READOUT OF TRIP TO IRAN, TURKEY [...] (S) Summary. In an April 27 meeting with the Ambassador and PolCouns, FM Zebari described his April 25-26 meetings in Tehran as producing "good, constructive results," and expressed confidence that Iranian Foreign Minister Mottaki will attend the Sharm el-Sheikh conference. Zebari stated he h [...] |
2007-04-28 18:58:00 | Embassy Baghdad | SECRET | PREL PGOV IZ |
| 07BAGHDAD1439 |
AMBASSADOR EXPRESSES U.S. CONCERN ABOUT UNAMI [...] (C) Summary: The Ambassador expressed strong concern with UN Assistance Mission in Iraq (UNAMI) SRSG Qazi about content of UNAMI's human rights report released August 25. The report mischaracterized conditions for U.S.-held security detainees, failed to note Iraqi progress in some sectors, and [...] |
2007-04-28 19:17:00 | Embassy Baghdad | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL UN IZ |
| 07BAGHDAD144 |
SCIRI/BADR LEADERS CONCERNED OVER ESCALATING [...] (S) Summary: SCIRI/Badr leaders, including Abdulaziz al-Hakim, Humam Hamoudi, Hadi al-Amri, Mohsin al-Hakim (son of Abdulaziz al-Hakim), and Rida Jawad Taqi, expressed concern to the Ambassador in a January 12 meeting about escalating tensions between the U.S. and Iran. Briefly describing the [...] |
2007-01-15 08:03:00 | Embassy Baghdad | SECRET | PREL PGOV PINS IR IZ |
| 07BAGHDAD1442 |
UNION OF KURDISTAN WOMEN IN SULAIMANIYAH [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. The Zhinan Union of Kurdistan Women (ZUKW) supports the rights of Kurds to self-determination and freedom and the opportunity for women to exercise a broad range of civic and legal rights. ZUKW is supported by Iraqi public and international agencies and Iraqi President Jalal T [...] |
2007-04-29 05:34:00 | Embassy Baghdad | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV KWMN IZ |
| 07BAGHDAD145 |
VP MEETS VP ABDEL MEHDI ON THE POLITICAL COMMITTEE [...] (S) Summary: PM Maliki and VP Abdel Mehdi met with the Ambassador January 12 to discuss the new Baghdad Security Plan, and the importance of GOI political support to ensuring the plan's success. Maliki asserted that ISF's heightened security operations would target anyone, Sunni or Shia, who [...] |
2007-01-15 08:08:00 | Embassy Baghdad | SECRET | IZ PGOV PREL |
| 07BAGHDAD1451 |
MUTHANNA-BASED IRAQI ARMY UNITS UNREADY FOR BSP [...] (S) Summary: The Iraqi Army,s Second Battalion, Second Brigade of the Tenth Division, based in Muthanna, is comprised of poorly motivated soldiers who appear ill-prepared for their imminent participation in the Baghdad Security Plan. During six days of training exercises with Australian force [...] |
2007-04-29 16:14:00 | Embassy Baghdad | SECRET | PINS PINR PGOV PTER IZ |
| 07BAGHDAD1452 |
ABDEL MEHDI DISCUSSES STRATEGIC DIALOGUE, [...] (S) Vice President Adel Abdel Mehdi discussed the course of the U.S.-SCIRI strategic dialogue further with the Ambassador in an April 27 meeting. Abdel Mehdi said that, upon reading the papers provided by the U.S. side for the security, economic, and political committees (ref A), he was conc [...] |
2007-04-29 19:20:00 | Embassy Baghdad | SECRET | PREL PGOV PINS IR IZ |
| 07BAGHDAD146 |
DEPUTY PROSECUTOR DESCRIBES TO AMBASSADOR SADDAM'S [...] (C) Summary: In a January 6 meeting with the Ambassador, Deputy Prosecutor Monqith Al-Faroun described Saddam's execution, including the people present, the cell phone video and the verbal taunts from guards at the scene. He stated that he saw two Iraqi officials using their phones and that on [...] |
2007-01-15 08:17:00 | Embassy Baghdad | SECRET | PREL PGOV IZ |
| 07BAGHDAD1463 |
TWO DAWA LEADERS SAY DEBAATHIFICATION WILL BE HARD [...] (C) In separate conversations with PolCouns April 28 and 29, Dawa leaders and Council of Representatives (CoR) members Ali al-Adeeb and Haider al-Abadi mentioned small signs of Shi'a and Sunni politicians working together but indicated that deBaathification reform would be hard to achieve in t [...] |
2007-04-30 14:50:00 | Embassy Baghdad | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV IZ |
| 07BAGHDAD1464 |
DPM SALIH REVIEWS COMPACT DEALS [...] (SBU) Deputy Prime Minister Barham Salih described to Treasury Attache on April 29 the results of a number of GOI efforts to engage the international community in advance of the launch of the International Compact on May 3 in Sharm el-Sheikh. These efforts have produced good progress securin [...] |
2007-04-30 15:53:00 | Embassy Baghdad | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EFIN PREL IZ |
| 07BAGHDAD1467 |
SCENESETTER: IRAQ ON THE EVE OF SHARM AL SHAYKH [...] (S) Iraqi Prime Minister Nuri Al-Maliki will arrive in Sharm Al Shaykh under no illusions about the views his neighbors hold of him personally and his government. He resisted holding such a conference outside Iraq, concerned that others would use it to try to impose solutions upon Iraqis or [...] |
2007-04-30 16:27:00 | Embassy Baghdad | SECRET | PREL IZ |
| 07BAGHDAD147 |
CODEL BAYH/CLINTON/MCHUGH MEETS WITH IRAQI LEADERS [...] (C) Summary: On January 13, 2007 Senator Bayh (D-IN), Senator Clinton (D-NY) and Representative McHugh (R-NY 23) met with the Iraqi government leadership over lunch, and then held separate meetings with Prime Minister Al-Maliki and Vice President Abdul Mehdi. Many of the CODEL's questions foc [...] |
2007-01-15 08:23:00 | Embassy Baghdad | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV IZ |
| 07BAGHDAD1474 |
DPM SALIH ON BUDGET EXECUTION AND COMPACT [...] (C) In a meeting with Economic Counselor and Treasury Attache on April 30, Deputy Prime Minister Barham Salih discussed ongoing progress and challenges in improving GOI budget execution, and final preparations for the International Compact with Iraq launch on May 3. DPM Salih said that the G [...] |
2007-05-01 16:17:00 | Embassy Baghdad | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON EFIN PREL IZ |
| 07BAGHDAD1475 |
INTERNATIONAL COMPACT, UPDATE FROM BAGHDAD [...] (SBU) Summary: Against the backdrop of intense diplomacy on the Neighbors' Conference and a difficult political environment, the Government of Iraq (GOI) has done a good job of getting international support for the Compact lined up. Given the relatively short lead time following the decision [...] |
2007-05-01 19:14:00 | Embassy Baghdad | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL ECON EFIN IZ |
| 07BAGHDAD1479 |
ADHAMIYA WALL DIVIDES POLITICIANS FROM REALITY IN [...] No summary [...] |
2007-05-02 05:28:00 | Embassy Baghdad | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PINS PINR IZ |
| 07BAGHDAD148 |
IRAQI PM OUTLINES BAGHDAD SECURITY PLAN [...] (C) Summary: On January 13, the PM briefed the Ambassador on his plans for implementing the new Baghdad security plan, in the presence of the team he has assembled: Shiite VP Mehdi, who will coordinate political support; Sunni DPM Zawbai, in charge of bringing services to cleared areas; Ku [...] |
2007-01-15 08:37:00 | Embassy Baghdad | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PINS IZ |
| 07BAGHDAD1483 |
MINISTRY OF HUMAN RIGHTS EMPLOYEE REPORTS TORTURE, [...] (C/NF) SUMMARY: On April 22, Ministry of Human Rights (MoHR) employee Amar Sabrih (strictly protect) told PolOff Iraqi police tortured him and nine other detainees at a Baghdad police station near the Khadra area of Baghdad (Mahalla 639) during March 21 to 25. According to Sabrih, they conce [...] |
2007-05-02 07:39:00 | Embassy Baghdad | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM KDEM PGOV KJUS MOPS IZ |
| 07BAGHDAD1498 |
UK DEFENSE SECRETARY SAYS BASRAH TO TRANSFER BY [...] (C) SUMMARY: On April 30, UK Secretary of State for Defense Des Browne told the Ambassador that August is a key month for UK forces in Basrah. If all goes as HMG plans, Multi National Division-Southeast will transition Basrah to provincial Iraqi control (PIC) and hand the Basrah Palace keys ov [...] |
2007-05-04 14:20:00 | Embassy Baghdad | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PINR PNAT PINS MARR MOPS IZ |
| 07BAGHDAD1499 |
INTERMEDIATE RECONCILIATION MEASURES FOR PM MALIKI [...] (C) Summary: As intermediate reconciliation measures, PM Maliki could follow up on his March visit to Anbar with further outreach to Sunni areas; take steps to mitigate the effects of de-Ba'athification; appoint a senior Sunni adviser; make a targeted political push for a consensus candidate f [...] |
2007-05-04 14:27:00 | Embassy Baghdad | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV KDEM IZ |
| 07BAGHDAD15 |
PRT TIKRIT: LOCAL POLITICIANS "REJECT IDEA" OF A [...] (U) This is a PRT Tikrit, Salah ad Din cable. 2. (C) SUMMARY. At a December 26 political roundtable, keyed-in Salah ad Din (SaD) politicians (all Sunni Arabs) "rejected the idea" that a national moderate front - potentially comprising SCIRI, Dawa, KDP, PUK, and IIP - could effectively wor [...] |
2007-01-03 10:17:00 | Embassy Baghdad | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PINR IZ |
| 07BAGHDAD150 |
KURDISH REACTION TO RAID ON IRANIAN OFFICE [...] (U) This is an Iraqi Kurdistan Regional Reconstruction Team (RRT) cable. 2. (U) Summary: Kurdish press and government officials reacted on January 12 to an early-morning security operation by Coalition Forces in Erbil the previous day in which five Iranians were taken for questioning. [...] |
2007-01-15 11:25:00 | Embassy Baghdad | SECRET | PGOV PINS PREL KMDR IZ IR |
| 07BAGHDAD1500 |
PM CHIEF OF STAFF DISCUSSES SECTARIAN [...] (C) Summary: Prime Minister Chief of Staff Dr. Tariq Abdullah commented on steps to improve the government's sectarian inclusiveness and the Iraqi perspective on Iranian attempts to exert influence in an April 29 meeting with the Deputy Chief of Mission. DCM reviewed Section 607 authority as [...] |
2007-05-04 14:40:00 | Embassy Baghdad | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL MOPS IZ |
| 07BAGHDAD1505 |
THE KURDISTAN ISLAMIC GROUP IN SULAIMANIYAH, IRAQI [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Kurdistan Islamic Group (KIG) members told RRT off that they would like to increase the dialogue on a range of issues between the KIG and USG. They similarly said they wanted to see more USG engagement with moderate Islamic political parties in Kurdistan and more broadly in Ira [...] |
2007-05-06 13:55:00 | Embassy Baghdad | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PTER IZ |
| 07BAGHDAD1506 |
LOCAL SURVEY SHOWS STRONG OPPOSITION TO ADHAMIYA [...] (C) During an introductory meeting on May 3 convened by Adhamiya-Taji EPRT Team Leader, Adhamiya District Advisory Council (DAC) Deputy Chairman Dawood Aadhmi reported that he conducted a formal survey of 3,000 residents of the Adhamiya neighborhood. The survey offered respondents five optio [...] |
2007-05-06 14:34:00 | Embassy Baghdad | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PINS KDEM IZ |
| 07BAGHDAD1507 |
PRT TIRKRIT: SALAD AD DIN HAS NO CONFIDENCE IN PM [...] (U) This is a PRT Tikrit, Salah ad Din cable. 2. (C) SUMMARY. In recent meetings with Salah ad Din (SaD) provincial government leaders, politicians, tribal sheikhs, and local imams, all say that meaningful reconciliation is not possible under the al Maliki administration. With their ident [...] |
2007-05-06 14:47:00 | Embassy Baghdad | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PINR KDEM IZ |
| 07BAGHDAD1511 |
ADDITIONAL THOUGHTS ON INTERMEDIATE RECONCILIATION [...] (C) Reftel identified intermediate measures PM Maliki could take to keep momentum on reconciliation. We offer three additional thoughts. First, the PM's office should focus on making certain all reconciliation efforts are announced publicly and well-publicized when they happen, both in natio [...] |
2007-05-06 19:53:00 | Embassy Baghdad | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV KDEM IZ |
| 07BAGHDAD1513 |
PM CHIEF OF STAFF TARIQ ABDULLAH VISIT TO [...] (S) Summary: Prime Minister Chief of Staff Dr. Tariq Abdullah discussed his upcoming trip to Washington May 6-10 with the DCM in a series of meetings on April 29 and May 2. Dr. Tariq outlined the concern among Prime Minister Maliki's inner circle that the U.S. views Iraq through a sectarian le [...] |
2007-05-07 08:58:00 | Embassy Baghdad | SECRET | PGOV PREL IZ |
| 07BAGHDAD1521 |
CODEL BOND EMPHASIZES NEED FOR LEGISLATIVE [...] (C) Summary: In a May 5 meeting with SCIRI chairman Abdelaziz al-Hakim, CODEL Bond--Sen. Christopher Bond (R-MO), Sen. Saxby Chambliss (R-GA), Sen. Olympia Snowe (R-ME), and Rep. Darrell Issa (R-CA)--impressed on al-Hakim the importance of quick progress on key legislative issues related to [...] |
2007-05-07 18:42:00 | Embassy Baghdad | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PINS IZ |
| 07BAGHDAD1525 |
CHALABI AIDE DISCUSSES RECONCILIATION IN KARKH, [...] (C) Summary: An aide to Ahmad Chalabi, chairman of popular mobilization for the Baghdad Security Plan (BSP), told PRToff May 1 that Chalabi,s staff met this week with Jaysh Al-Mehdi (JAM) and Sunni extremist elements from the Karkh district to promote reconciliation. The aide, Sermad Al-Qaisy, [...] |
2007-05-08 07:47:00 | Embassy Baghdad | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PINS PINR IZ |
| 07BAGHDAD1526 |
CHALABI AIDE DISCUSSES DETAINEES, VIEWS ON GOI [...] (C) Summary: An aide to Ahmad Chalabi, chairman of popular mobilization for the Baghdad Security Plan (BSP), told PRToff May 7 that Chalabi has received permission from the Ministry of Defense (MOD) to place four lawyers each in three MOD detention facilities in the greater Baghdad area. He al [...] |
2007-05-08 07:58:00 | Embassy Baghdad | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PINS PINR IZ |
| 07BAGHDAD1528 |
UNAMI - AN OPPORTUNITY TO REPLACE LEADERSHIP AND [...] (S) Summary. The August renewal of the United Nations Assistance Mission for Iraq (UNAMI) mandate and expiration of Special Representative to the Secretary General (SRSG) Ashraf Qazi's third term in office provide an opportunity to expand UNAMI's contribution to reconciliation, especially in t [...] |
2007-05-08 10:18:00 | Embassy Baghdad | SECRET | PREL UN IZ |
| 07BAGHDAD153 |
MINOIL RESPONDING TO PRESSURES TO ADVANCE [...] (C REL GBR) Summary: On January 14, emboffs and USG hydrocarbon legal advisor met with Minister of Oil Husayn al-Shahristani and senior Ministry of Oil (MinOil) officials to discuss the status of the national hydrocarbon law. Shahristani has stepped-up efforts to produce a draft for presentat [...] |
2007-01-15 15:48:00 | Embassy Baghdad | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON EPET IZ KJUS KCOR PGOV EINV PBTS |
| 07BAGHDAD1531 |
MINISTER OF PLANNING SAYS BUDGET EXECUTION IS [...] (C) In a May 7 meeting with Coordinator of the Economic Transition Ambassador Carney, Minister of Planning and Development Cooperation (MoPDC) Ali Baban said that slow budget execution is a systemic, government-wide problem, although MoPDC data indicates that it is improving compared to 2006. [...] |
2007-05-08 16:32:00 | Embassy Baghdad | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON EFIN IZ |
| 07BAGHDAD1532 |
SCIRI STRATEGIC DIALOGUE: FIRST POLITICAL [...] (S) At the first meeting of the political committee of the U.S.-SCIRI strategic dialogue (ref), both sides agreed to begin discussions by sharing their views on how each of Iraq's three major communities viewed the new Iraq. Most of the conversation focused on the Sunnis, with the SCIRI side [...] |
2007-05-09 04:48:00 | Embassy Baghdad | SECRET | PGOV PREL IZ |
| 07BAGHDAD1536 |
PART 1 OF 3: HOW SADRISTS TOOK SADR CITY COUNCIL [...] (C) This cable forms the first part of a three-part series on the relationship between the Sadr City District Advisory Council (DAC) and the Sadrists located in the Office of the Martyr Sadr (OMS). On May 4, poloff conducted a protracted interview with Heyder S. Zedan and Suaad A. Allami, tw [...] |
2007-05-09 06:21:00 | Embassy Baghdad | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PINR PINS IZ |
| 07BAGHDAD1537 |
PART 2 OF 3: MODERATES ENDURE IN SADR CITY COUNCIL [...] (C) This is the second of three cables on the relationship between the Sadr City District Advisory Council (DAC) and the Sadrists located in the Office of the Martyr Sadr (OMS). On May 4, poloff conducted a protracted interview with Heyder S. Zedan and Suaad A. Allami, two leading moderates [...] |
2007-05-09 06:23:00 | Embassy Baghdad | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PINR PINS IZ |
| 07BAGHDAD1538 |
PART 3 OF 3: WHOEVER RULES SADR CITY, RULES BAGHDAD [...] (C) This is the third of three cables on the relationship between the Sadr City District Advisory Council (DAC) and the Sadrists located in the Office of the Martyr Sadr (OMS). On May 4, poloff conducted a protracted interview with Heyder S. Zedan and Suaad A. Allami, two leading moderates on [...] |
2007-05-09 06:26:00 | Embassy Baghdad | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PINR PINS IZ |
| 07BAGHDAD1539 |
IRAQ-IRAN - THE SHATT AL ARAB BORDER DISPUTE [...] (S) SUMMARY: Iran's detention of 15 British naval personnel in March highlighted long-standing tensions along the Iraq-Iran maritime boundary and the importance of helping Iraq develop the diplomatic and military tools necessary to defend its frontiers against intrusion and infiltration. The d [...] |
2007-05-09 10:20:00 | Embassy Baghdad | SECRET | PREL MOPS MARR PINS PNAT PINR IR IZ |
| 07BAGHDAD1540 |
KIRKUK FACING WORST WATER SHORTAGE IN TEN YEARS [...] SUMMARY. (SBU) Low precipitation in Lake Dokan's watershed means that Dokan Dam's electrical generation this year likely will be 25 percent less than last year's and Kirkuk faces its most serious water shortage in the last ten years, with a significant impact on farmers in Kirkuk's restive A [...] |
2007-05-09 13:08:00 | Embassy Baghdad | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV ECON EAGR ENRG IZ |
| 07BAGHDAD1544 |
PRT TIKRIT: INCREASED ATTACKS IN SALAH AD DIN WITH [...] (U) This is a PRT Tikrit, Salah ad Din cable. It has been cleared by the 3rd Brigade of the 82nd Airborne Division (3/82) Brigade Combat Team (BCT), which is the Coalition Forces (CF) task force with responsibility for the province of Salah ad Din (SaD). 2. (S) Since the early February sta [...] |
2007-05-10 08:46:00 | Embassy Baghdad | SECRET | PGOV MCAP PINR PTER IZ |
| 07BAGHDAD1550 |
ACCELERATING BUDGET EXECUTION [...] No summary [...] |
2007-05-11 10:59:00 | Embassy Baghdad | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON EFIN PREL EAID PGOV IZ |
| 07BAGHDAD1552 |
IDENTIFYING MODERATES IN BAGHDAD [...] (U) This is a Baghdad PRT reporting cable. This cable is the first of a series describing political moderates in Baghdad and efforts to encourage and empower moderates. 2. (C) Summary: Baghdad Province is home to many people who reject violence as a means to achieve political ends, respect [...] |
2007-05-11 14:48:00 | Embassy Baghdad | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PINS PINR ASEC KDEM IZ |
| 07BAGHDAD1562 |
COR DEPUTY SPEAKER GIVES UPDATE ON KEY LEGISLATION [...] (C) In a May 10 meeting with Khalid al-Attiya, First Deputy Speaker of the Council of Representatives, PolCouns raised the following USG priorities: -- Provincial powers law. Al-Attiya said that the government had not yet forwarded its comments to the CoR and that he had urged Minister of [...] |
2007-05-13 04:31:00 | Embassy Baghdad | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV IZ |
| 07BAGHDAD1569 |
SCIRI STRATEGIC DIALOGUE: ECONOMIC MEETING [...] (C) Summary: At the first meeting of the US-SCIRI economic dialogue, both sides agreed on the need to coordinate economic activities with local partnership and engagement. Much of the discussion focused on the need to understand economic policy and to implement USG activities within a framew [...] |
2007-05-13 13:11:00 | Embassy Baghdad | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON EFIN PGOV IZ |
| 07BAGHDAD1570 |
KURDISTAN INTERIOR MINISTER ON MAY 9 TRUCK BOMBING [...] SUMMARY: (C) Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG) Minister of the Interior Sinjari told us that the May 9 truck bombing of the Ministry of Interior building in Erbil had killed 14 and wounded 123, and was carried out by Al-Kataib Kurdistan, an element of Al-Qaida. He said the organizers of the [...] |
2007-05-13 17:34:00 | Embassy Baghdad | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PTER PINS IZ |
| 07BAGHDAD1571 |
PRT TIKRIT: SAMARRA'S POLITICAL LEADERSHIP [...] (U) This is a PRT Tikrit, Salah ad Din cable. It has been cleared by the 3rd Brigade of the 82nd Airborne Division (3/82) Brigade Combat Team (BCT), which is the Coalition Forces (CF) task force with responsibility for the province of Salah ad Din (SaD). 2. (C) SUMMARY. Amidst a deteriora [...] |
2007-05-13 17:46:00 | Embassy Baghdad | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PINR PTER KDEM IZ |
| 07BAGHDAD1572 |
MG FASTABEND'S MAY 8 MEETING WITH IRAQI VP HASHEMI [...] (C) Summary: In a May 8 meeting with Iraq's Sunni VP Tariq Hashemi, MNF-I Deputy Chief of Staff for Strategic Operations MG Fastabend underscored MNF-I support for Anbar province volunteers to the Iraqi Security Forces (ISF) and Coalition efforts to look into problems with recruits' pay; explai [...] |
2007-05-13 18:42:00 | Embassy Baghdad | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PINS PREL PTER MOPS IZ |
| 07BAGHDAD1576 |
CORRECTED COPY: ACCELERATING BUDGET EXECUTION [...] (C) Summary: Capital budget execution in Iraq is a problem acknowledged by all levels of the Iraqi government. The GOI recognizes that delivering goods and services is a vital aspect of economic governance, and a major element of the GoI's popular reputation. Given the importance of capital [...] |
2007-05-14 07:01:00 | Embassy Baghdad | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON EFIN PREL EAID PGOV IZ |
| 07BAGHDAD1577 |
TURKISH MILITARY ACTIVITY ALONG THE IRAQ BORDER: [...] (C) SUMMARY. A well-placed Kurdish security official told IPAO that the level of recent shelling along the Iraqi-Turkish border was not unusual. He confirmed the location of seven Turkish military positions and two Turkish logistical offices inside Dohuk Province. END SUMMARY. ---------- [...] |
2007-05-14 07:06:00 | Embassy Baghdad | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PBTS PTER MOPS IZ TU |
| 07BAGHDAD1580 |
THE KURDISTAN ISLAMIC GROUP IN SULAIMANIYAH, IRAQI [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Kurdistan Islamic Group (KIG) members told RRTOff that they would like to increase the dialogue on a range of issues between the KIG and USG. They similarly said they wanted to see more USG engagement with moderate Islamic political parties in Kurdistan and more broadly in Ira [...] |
2007-05-14 11:32:00 | Embassy Baghdad | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PTER IZ |
| 07BAGHDAD1582 |
MAY 11 IRAQ-EXECUTIVE STEERING COMMITTEE [...] Summary: The principal purpose of the May 11, 2007, Executive Steering Committee meeting was to obtain the Committee,s assessment of the effectiveness of Operation Fardh al-Qanoon (FAQ) to date. Prime Minister Maliki asked the Committee members whether the public felt that improvements are b [...] |
2007-05-14 14:22:00 | Embassy Baghdad | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON ECPS IZ PGOV PHUM |
| 07BAGHDAD1583 |
POLITICS AND VIOLENCE IN IRAQ'S NINE SOUTHERN [...] (U) This cable was drafted by PRT Muthanna IPAO and PRT Najaf IPAO and reviewed by PRT team leaders or REO director from all provinces covered. ------- Summary ------- 2. (S) This cable is a comparative overview of the drivers of political competition and violence across the nine Shi [...] |
2007-05-14 15:08:00 | Embassy Baghdad | SECRET | PREL PGOV PINS PINR KDEM IR IZ |
| 07BAGHDAD1584 |
MINDEF AGREES TO DETENTION REFORM AS POPULATION [...] (C/REL MNF-I) SUMMARY: At the urging of MNSTC-I Commanding General Lieutenant General Dempsey, Minister of Defense Abd al-Qadir agreed on May 6 to address the abuse and substandard detention conditions discovered recently by an MOD-led inspection team visit to the Baghdad military intelligen [...] |
2007-05-14 16:02:00 | Embassy Baghdad | CONFIDENTIAL | MOPS MCAP PHUM PGOV PTER MARR PINS PNAT IZ |
| 07BAGHDAD1587 |
IRAQ'S SCIRI PARTY HOLDS CONFERENCE, CHANGES ITS [...] (SBU) The Supreme Council for the Islamic Revolution in Iraq (SCIRI) held a party conference at its Baghdad headquarters on May 10 and 11. According to SCIRI contacts, several hundred people attended, including national and provincial leaders of SCIRI and the organizations under its umbrella [...] |
2007-05-15 04:53:00 | Embassy Baghdad | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV IZ |
| 07BAGHDAD1588 |
BAGHDAD MODERATES WANT CHANGES IN PROVINCIAL [...] (U) This is a Baghdad PRT reporting cable. This cable is the second of a series describing political moderates in Baghdad and efforts to encourage moderate politicians and empower moderate movements. 2. (U) SUMMARY: Baghdad moderates are frustrated with Baghdad's governing elite and the p [...] |
2007-05-15 05:08:00 | Embassy Baghdad | CONFIDENTIAL | ASEC KDEM PGOV PINR PINS IZ |
| 07BAGHDAD1593 |
MALIKI RESHAPES THE NATIONAL SECURITY SYSTEM [...] (S) SUMMARY: Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki's efforts to reshape the Iraqi national security architecture seem to be producing increasing centralization of power in the hands of an inner circle of Shia Islamists at the expense of the formal chain of command. Defense Minister Abd al-Qadir, a S [...] |
2007-05-15 18:27:00 | Embassy Baghdad | SECRET | PGOV MOPS MCAP PTER MARR PINS PNAT IZ |
| 07BAGHDAD1597 |
Situation of Internally Displaced Persons in Dohuk [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The majority of the Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) in Dohuk Province are from two groups: Iraqi Christians from Mosul who moved for economic reasons or fled sectarian violence; and Iraqis from Baghdad and other parts of Iraq who fled due to the security environment. The off [...] |
2007-05-16 08:04:00 | Embassy Baghdad | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREF PGOV IZ TU |
| 07BAGHDAD1601 |
BAGHDAD RESIDENTS DISAPPOINTED IN SECURITY PLAN [...] (C) Summary: Over the past week, both Shia and Sunni Baghdad residents from all parts of the city have expressed to PRT Baghdad frustration with what they called the disappointing progress of the Baghdad Security Plan (BSP). On the security front, most said dire security conditions still prec [...] |
2007-05-16 13:49:00 | Embassy Baghdad | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PINS PINR IZ |
| 07BAGHDAD1603 |
SUDANESE REFUGEES IN ANBAR ASK FOR RESETTLEMENT [...] (SBU) This is an action cable. See paragraph 6 for action. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: Darfourian refugees camped in west Anbar continue to ask for third country resettlement. While UNHCR and MNF-I are still meeting most of the refugees' basic needs, morale is low after two years living in precario [...] |
2007-05-16 14:55:00 | Embassy Baghdad | UNCLASSIFIED | PREF PREL IZ |
| 07BAGHDAD1604 |
INFORMAL COUNCIL OF REPRESENTATIVES PETITION SEEKS [...] (C) Summary: Post obtained a copy of a petition signed by a majority of Iraq's Council of Representative (CoR) members calling for a timeline for the withdrawal of MNF troops, which has been the object of much speculation (translation in para 7). The Sadr Bloc took the lead on rounding up 1 [...] |
2007-05-16 15:14:00 | Embassy Baghdad | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV IZ |
| 07BAGHDAD1605 |
CONSTITUTIONAL REVIEW COMMITTEE: PREPARING FINAL [...] (C) Summary. The Constitutional Review Committee's (CRC) May 15 deadline to submit its recommendations to the Council of Representatives (CoR) passed with measurable progress on key issues but without final consensus on issues such as resource distribution and power-sharing. The most compreh [...] |
2007-05-16 15:31:00 | Embassy Baghdad | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV KDEM IZ |
| 07BAGHDAD1606 |
DHI QAR: FIGHTING BETWEEN JAM AND IRAQI SECURITY [...] (U) This is a PRT Dhi Qar cable. 2. (C/REL MNC-I) Summary: This is a situation report on fighting in Dhi Qar Province between the Jaish Al-Mahdi (JAM) Militia, the Iraqi Police (IP) and Iraqi Army (IA)(hereinafter referred to collectively as the Iraqi Security Forces (ISF)) and elements of [...] |
2007-05-16 16:29:00 | Embassy Baghdad | CONFIDENTIAL | MOPS MCAP PHUM PGOV PTER MARR PINS PNAT IZ |
| 07BAGHDAD1607 |
CHALDEAN PATRIARCH AGREES TO EXTEND COMBAT OUTPOST [...] (S) SUMMARY: During a May 14 meeting with MNF-I and Embassy representatives, Chaldean Patriarch Emmanuel III Delly and Vice Patriarch Bishop Shlemoon Wardoni requested that Coalition Forces (CF) continue to maintain Combat Outpost (COP) Amanche at the Chaldean Church's Babel College of Philos [...] |
2007-05-17 02:06:00 | Embassy Baghdad | SECRET | MOPS PHUM PGOV PREL KIRF IZ VT |
| 07BAGHDAD161 |
IRAQI PRESIDENT MEETS WITH IRANIAN SECURITY [...] (S) Summary: Jalal Talabani, President of Iraq and head of the PUK party, told RRToffs on January 11 that he had concluded an agreement with a delegation of Iranian security advisors whereby his home province of Sulaimaniyah would import fuel from Iran and Iran would turn over to Sulaimaniuyah [...] |
2007-01-16 08:40:00 | Embassy Baghdad | SECRET | PGOV PREL IZ IR |
| 07BAGHDAD1611 |
VP ABDEL MEHDI AND AMBASSADOR DISCUSS [...] (S) Summary: In a May 15 meeting, Vice President Adel Abdel Mehdi told the Ambassador that he hoped to have a revised draft of a deBaathification reform law to the Presidency Council early next week. He confirmed that he and Vice President Tariq al-Hashemi had agreed on the principles for re [...] |
2007-05-17 14:25:00 | Embassy Baghdad | SECRET | IR IZ PGOV PINS PREL |
| 07BAGHDAD1613 |
BAGHDAD NEW EMBASSY COMPOUND (NEC) [...] (U) THIS IS AN ACTION CABLE. SEE PARA 3. 2. (SBU) In the wake of the indirect fire into the NEC on May 15, 2007, which resulted in the death of one and injury to five First Kuwaiti construction workers and damage to an NEC apartment block, I have instructed the RSO, in collaboration with [...] |
2007-05-17 16:06:00 | Embassy Baghdad | CONFIDENTIAL | ABLD AMGT ASEC IZ |
| 07BAGHDAD1614 |
DCM VISITS KRG LEADERS, ADVANCING HYDROCARBON [...] (C REL GBR) Summary. On May 14-15, the Deputy Chief of Mission and Economic Minister Counselor met with Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG) Prime Minister Nechirvan Barzani, KRG Minister of Natural Resources Ashti Hawrami, and the KRG Ministers of Interior and External Affairs to express US co [...] |
2007-05-17 17:46:00 | Embassy Baghdad | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON ENRG EPET KCOR EIND IZ |
| 07BAGHDAD1620 |
DEPUTY FM ON WORKING GROUPS: PARTICIPANTS [...] (C) Summary. In a May 14 meeting with PolCouns, Deputy Foreign Minister Labeed Abbawi updated on the status of working groups discussed at the March 10 Neighbors Conference and formalized at the May 4 Ministerial conference in Sharm el-Sheikh. The working groups will focus on border and secur [...] |
2007-05-19 11:44:00 | Embassy Baghdad | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV KDEM IZ |
| 07BAGHDAD1621 |
PRT TIKRIT: TIKRIT LAW SCHOOL LEARNS ABOUT U.S. [...] (U) This is a PRT Tikrit, Salah ad Din (SaD) cable. 2. (SBU) In a first of its kind May 14 lecture, the PRT's Rule of Law Advisor, a Department of Justice (DOJ) prosecutor, gave an overview of the U.S. Justice system to over 40 law school students and faculty from the University of Tikrit's [...] |
2007-05-19 11:56:00 | Embassy Baghdad | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV KDEM KCRM IZ |
| 07BAGHDAD1622 |
TALABANI DISCUSSES PRESIDENCY-PM MEETING, PCNS, [...] (C) SUMMARY: In a meeting with the Ambassador on May 17, Iraqi President Jalal Talabani said that a May 15 meeting between the Presidency and the Prime Minister (the so-called "Council of Four") had gone well and that Vice President Hashimi had seemed satisfied. He informed the Ambassador tha [...] |
2007-05-19 15:30:00 | Embassy Baghdad | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL IZ |
| 07BAGHDAD1625 |
REQUEST FOR HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR [...] (U) This is an action request. 2. (U) Pursuant to the Leahy Act and Foreign Assistance Act, post requests the Department's assistance in screening the following candidates of the Iraqi Security Forces who have been nominated for trainin [...] |
2007-05-20 05:43:00 | Embassy Baghdad | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | MOPS PGOV PHUM PINS PREL IZ |
| 07BAGHDAD1626 |
DHI QAR SITREP: REPORT ON FIGHTING IN DHI QAR [...] (U) This is a PRT Dhi Qar cable. 2. (C/REL AUS, UK, USA) Summary: This is the second situation report on fighting in Dhi Qar Province between the Jaish Al-Mahdi (JAM) Militia, the Iraqi Police (IP) and Iraqi Army (IA)(hereinafter referred to collectively as the Iraqi Security Forces (ISF)) [...] |
2007-05-20 07:24:00 | Embassy Baghdad | SECRET | PREL PGOV PINS IZ |
| 07BAGHDAD1630 |
REQUEST FOR HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR U.S.-SPONSORED [...] (U) This is an action request. 2. (U) Pursuant to the Leahy Act and Foreign Assistance Act, post requests the Departments assistance in screening the following candidates of the Iraqi Security Forces who have been nominated for training in the United States. Post has no derogatory informa [...] |
2007-05-20 08:38:00 | Embassy Baghdad | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | MOPS PGOV PHUM PINS PREL IZ |
| 07BAGHDAD1632 |
PRT TIKRIT: DEPUTY GOVERNOR CALLS FOR [...] (U) This is a PRT Tikrit, Salah ad Din (SaD) cable. 2. (C) SUMMARY. Salah ad Din (SaD) Deputy Governor Abdullah H. M. Ajabarah al Jabouri called for the GOI to commit to a "reconciliation timeline" in a May 16 meeting with MNC-I CG LTG Odierno and MNF-I Deputy CG LTG Lamb. Saying "the GOI [...] |
2007-05-20 08:45:00 | Embassy Baghdad | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV KDEM PINR IZ |
| 07BAGHDAD1645 |
BAGHDAD SADRISTS LIKELY TO WIN NEXT PROVINCIAL [...] (U) This is a Baghdad PRT reporting cable. 2. (C) SUMMARY AND COMMENT: Provincial elections in Baghdad, if run as a single-district party-list vote, will most likely result in a Sadrist-dominated provincial government. Baghdad moderates believe Sunni citizens in Baghdad would be better [...] |
2007-05-20 14:39:00 | Embassy Baghdad | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PINS PINR KDEM IZ |
| 07BAGHDAD1646 |
ADMIRAL FALLON URGES SIIC LEADER TO FOCUS ON [...] (C) Summary: In a May 12 meeting with Abdelaziz al-Hakim, leader of the newly renamed Supreme Iraqi Islamic Council (SIIC), CENTCOM Commander Admiral William J. Fallon urged al-Hakim to use his leadership position to work toward reconciliation. Al-Hakim promised to do so, but noted that Iraq' [...] |
2007-05-20 16:57:00 | Embassy Baghdad | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PINS IZ |
| 07BAGHDAD1647 |
COMCENTCOM ADMIRAL FALLON AND IRAQI VP AL-HASHIMI [...] (S) Summary. Visiting COMCENTCOM Admiral William J. Fallon, accompanied by Ambassador Crocker, met with Vice President and Sunni bloc leader Tariq al-Hashimi May 12 to press for progress on political benchmarks. Al-Hashimi stated his genuine desire for progress on key reconciliation issues in [...] |
2007-05-20 17:04:00 | Embassy Baghdad | SECRET | PREL PGOV PINS IZ |
| 07BAGHDAD1648 |
HOW TO GET A JOB AT THE BAGHDAD PROVINCIAL COUNCIL [...] (U) This is a Baghdad PRT reporting cable. 2. (C) Summary: Young men and women in Baghdad struggle with the challenges of finding jobs, starting families and living in a violent city. Ali Dabbagh, an office manager for the Baghdad Provincial Council (PC) Chairman, claims he did not get [...] |
2007-05-20 17:07:00 | Embassy Baghdad | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PINR PINS KDEM IZ |
| 07BAGHDAD1649 |
CLARIFYING THE UN ROLE IN IRAQ [...] (C) SUMMARY: Acting Special Representative to the Secretary General (SRSG) Michael Schulenburg told the SIPDIS Ambassador May 18 that UNAMI urgently needs a new UN resolution to update and expand its mandate. Schulenburg described what he termed a lack of political will at the UN as the mo [...] |
2007-05-20 17:07:00 | Embassy Baghdad | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL UN IZ |
| 07BAGHDAD1650 |
IRAQ'S PARLIAMENT SPEAKER SITES COOPERATION DEFICIT [...] (C) Summary: Council of Representatives (CoR) Speaker Mahmoud Mashhadani relayed the full slate of Sunni Tawafuq bloc complaints to the Ambassador May 19, noting the challenges facing the CoR as pressure builds for it to take on hydrocarbons and de-Ba'athification reform laws, which he stresse [...] |
2007-05-21 00:41:00 | Embassy Baghdad | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV IZ |
| 07BAGHDAD1654 |
TWO ISSUES REGARDING IRRF RE-OBLIGATION AUTHORITY [...] As the infrastructure programs supported by Iraq Relief and Reconstruction Funds (IRRF) come to an end over the next year, it is important that we retain the ability to shift funds among projects through re-obligation authority. We also need to make the de-obligation/re-obligation procedures m [...] |
2007-05-21 07:00:00 | Embassy Baghdad | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID IZ PREL |
| 07BAGHDAD1655 |
COR'S ECONOMIC COMMITTEE REQUESTS BUDGET EXECUTION [...] (C) According to Council of Representatives and Economic Committee Member Amirah Al Baldawi, the Committee is beginning an aggressive program of its own to pressure both the national and provincial government to execute their capital budgets promptly. The Economic Committee will ask for prog [...] |
2007-05-21 09:33:00 | Embassy Baghdad | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON EFIN IZ |
| 07BAGHDAD1659 |
DCM VISITS KRG LEADERS, ADVANCING HYDROCARBON [...] (C REL GBR) Summary. On May 14-15, the Deputy Chief of Mission and Economic Minister Counselor met with Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG) Prime Minister Nechirvan Barzani, KRG Minister of Natural Resources Ashti Hawrami, and the KRG Ministers of Interior and External Affairs to express US co [...] |
2007-05-21 13:55:00 | Embassy Baghdad | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON ENRG EPET KCOR EIND IZ |
| 07BAGHDAD1660 |
ROCKETS SLIGHTLY DAMAGE IRAQI PARLIAMENT BUILDING, [...] (C) At approximately three this afternoon two rockets (believed to be 107 mm) struck the Iraqi Parliament Building located in the International Zone (IZ). The Council of Representatives was not in session and there were no injuries and only minor damage to the structure reported. Ground rada [...] |
2007-05-21 13:56:00 | Embassy Baghdad | CONFIDENTIAL | IZ MCAP MOPS PINS |
| 07BAGHDAD1662 |
PRT ANBAR: IMPROVING SECURITY BRINGS PROVINCIAL [...] (U) This is a PRT Anbar reporting cable. 2. (C) Summary. The Anbar Provincial Council held its first official meetings in the provincial capital of Ramadi in over a year on May 3 and May 13. Having fled to Baghdad in the face of insurgent threats in March, 2006, council members attribute [...] |
2007-05-21 15:00:00 | Embassy Baghdad | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PINR PTER ASEC IZ |
| 07BAGHDAD1664 |
FADHILA AWAITS ANSWER FROM SADRISTS, JAFARI, IIP [...] (C) Fadhila bloc leader Hassan al-Shammari told PolOffs May 20 that he had recently traveled to Najaf to discuss Fadhila's proposal for a "national front" (ref A) with the Sadrists' political bureau. Despite his urging, al-Shammari said, the Sadrists told him they wanted to remain "independe [...] |
2007-05-21 15:36:00 | Embassy Baghdad | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PINS IZ |
| 07BAGHDAD1665 |
DCM MEETS WITH GOI LEADERS IN ADVANCE OF [...] (C REL GBR) Summary. On May 20, the Deputy Chief of Mission (DCM) and Economic Minister Counselor discussed the hydrocarbon revenue management law and upcoming hydrocarbon legislation negotiations with Vice President Adel Abdul Mehdi, Chief of Staff to the Prime Minister Tarik Abdullah, Minist [...] |
2007-05-21 17:52:00 | Embassy Baghdad | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON ENRG EPET KCOR EIND IZ |
| 07BAGHDAD1666 |
MALIKI SAYS NEIGHBORS AND JAM ARE SERIOUS THREATS [...] (C/REL MNF-I) SUMMARY: Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki told General Petraeus and the Ambassador May 17 that he was frustrated with his neighbors' continued treachery against him and Iraq. Maliki also expressed distress over Jaysh al-Mahdi and said he intended to act more aggressively against t [...] |
2007-05-22 01:35:00 | Embassy Baghdad | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV MOPS MCAP PTER MARR PINS PNAT IZ |
| 07BAGHDAD1672 |
ISCI STRATEGIC DIALOGUE: SECOND POLITICAL [...] (S) Summary: At the second meeting of the political committee of the U.S.-ISCI (formerly SCIRI) strategic dialogue, ISCI members briefly discussed their recent conference. A discussion of a CoR petition calling for a timetable for coalition withdrawal ensued, with PolCouns urging ISCI leade [...] |
2007-05-22 08:53:00 | Embassy Baghdad | SECRET | PGOV PREL IZ |
| 07BAGHDAD1680 |
MAY 11 IRAQ EXECUTIVE STEERING COMMITTEE MEETING [...] (C) Summary: On May 18 Prime Minister Nouri Al-Maliki chaired the weekly Iraq-Executive Steering Committee (I-ESC) meeting to discuss progress of supporting committees and their achievements over the last week in implementing Fardh Al-Qanoon (FAQ) initiatives and requirements. This week's [...] |
2007-05-22 10:48:00 | Embassy Baghdad | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM IZ |
| 07BAGHDAD169 |
KURDISH REACTION TO RAID ON IRANINA OFFICE [...] (U) This is an Iraqi Kurdistan Regional Reconstruction Team (RRT) cable. 2. (U) Summary: Kurdish press and government officials reacted on January 12 to an early-morning security operation by Coalition Forces in Erbil the previous day in which five Iranians were taken for questioning. [...] |
2007-01-16 12:34:00 | Embassy Baghdad | SECRET | PGOV PINS PREL PTER KPAO KMDR US IZ IR |
| 07BAGHDAD1696 |
PM OF IRAQI KURDISTAN DISCOUNTS NATIONAL [...] (C) On May 17 outgoing Kurdistan Regional Coordinator Yellin, accompanied by incoming Acting Regional Coordinator Patterson, paid a farewell call on Nechirvan Barzani, the Prime Minister of the Iraqi Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG). Barzani said that Iraqi Sunni and Shia Arabs will never [...] |
2007-05-23 01:41:00 | Embassy Baghdad | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PINS PINR ECON PREL US IR SY IZ |
| 07BAGHDAD1697 |
CHALABI AIDE RELAYS POPULAR COMMITTEE COMPLAINTS [...] (C) Summary: An aide to Ahmad Chalabi, chairman of popular mobilization for the Baghdad Security Plan (BSP), gave PRToff a summary May 19 of the weekly meeting of representatives from popular committees from across the city. Popular committee members meet with Chalabi,s staff weekly to discus [...] |
2007-05-23 05:38:00 | Embassy Baghdad | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PINS PINR IZ |
| 07BAGHDAD1699 |
ACTION REQUEST: U.S. WEAPONS RELEASE TO IRAQ [...] (U) This is an action request. Please see para 15. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: We request the release of U.S. sensors and weapons (described in para 3-5) to the Government of Iraq (GOI) for incorporation onboard Iraqi Air Force (IAF) aircraft to advance the GOI's counter-terrorism capability and sec [...] |
2007-05-23 08:24:00 | Embassy Baghdad | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | MOPS MCAP PGOV PTER MARR PINS PNAT IZ |
| 07BAGHDAD1700 |
KURDISH LEADERS DISCUSS POLITICAL PROGRESS, [...] (C) Summary: In a May 21 meeting with the Ambassador, DCM and Econ Counselor, Deputy Prime Minister Barham Saleh, KRG PM Nechirvan Barzani, and former DPM Rowsch Shaways discussed the mood in Washington and the need for political progress in Iraq. The meeting was also attended by several KRG [...] |
2007-05-23 09:58:00 | Embassy Baghdad | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL IR IZ |
| 07BAGHDAD1702 |
AMBASSADOR AND VP ABDEL MEHDI DISCUSS VIOLENCE IN [...] (C) In a May 21 meeting, Vice President Adel Abdel Mehdi expressed his deep appreciation to the Ambassador for the assistance given by the USG to ISCI leader Abdelaziz al-Hakim. He thanked the USG for its quick facilitation of all steps leading to the diagnosis and treatment of al-Hakim, incl [...] |
2007-05-23 11:42:00 | Embassy Baghdad | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PINS ECON IR IZ |
| 07BAGHDAD1707 |
U.S.-ISCI ECONOMIC DIALOGUE: PRIVATE SECTOR [...] (C) Summary: Participants at the second meeting of the U.S.-ISCI economic dialogue discussed U.S. agriculture and micro-credit programs and the need for private sector development. (Note: At a party conference on May 10 and 11, SCIRI decided to change its name to the Supreme Iraq Islamic Cou [...] |
2007-05-23 12:32:00 | Embassy Baghdad | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON EFIN PGOV IZ |
| 07BAGHDAD1711 |
NINEWA'S GOVERNOR FADING [...] (S/NF) Ninewa's Governor Duraid Kashmoula has shown progressively greater mental and physical impairment over the last several weeks. His behavior has become unpredictable and counterproductive; his effectiveness as Governor and PRT and Coalition interlocutor is now questionable. However, h [...] |
2007-05-23 14:25:00 | Embassy Baghdad | SECRET//NOFORN | PINR PGOV PBTS IZ |
| 07BAGHDAD1712 |
STATUS OF WOMEN IN SADR CITY [...] (S) SUMMARY: Sadr City District Advisory Council Members Suaad Allami and Hayder S. Zedan told EPRToffs May 22 that educational and employment opportunities for women in Sadr City have diminished significantly since 2003, due to religious doctrine, security concerns and infrastructure problem [...] |
2007-05-23 15:29:00 | Embassy Baghdad | SECRET | KDEM KWMN PGOV PHUM PINR PINS IZ |
| 07BAGHDAD1731 |
ACTION REQUEST: U.S. WEAPON RELEASE TO IRAQ [...] (U) This is an action request. Please see para 10. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: The Country Team requests the release of AN/PVS-7 (Gen 3, 1250 FOM) Night Vision Goggles (NVGs) and AN/PEQ-2 Target Pointer Illuminating Aiming Lights (TIAPL) to the Government of Iraq. The system will be used by the Mini [...] |
2007-05-24 15:41:00 | Embassy Baghdad | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | MOPS MCAP PGOV PTER MARR PINS PNAT IZ |
| 07BAGHDAD1732 |
SHI'A OFFICIALS VOICE CONCERN OVER EVENHANDEDNESS [...] (C) CoR members Qassim Daoud and Taha Dera (both Solidarity Bloc, Shi'a coalition) discussed with the Ambassador on May 21 their concerns about the evenhandedness of MNF in Diyala. Daoud told the Ambassador that Ayatollah Sistani's "representative" had recently asserted during Friday prayers [...] |
2007-05-24 15:45:00 | Embassy Baghdad | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PINS IZ |
| 07BAGHDAD1738 |
LETTER FROM FORMER PRIME MINISTER JA'FARI TO [...] (SBU) Former Prime Minister and current Council of Representatives member Ibrahim al-Ja'fari gave the Ambassador a letter to President Bush on May 23. Full text of the letter is below. Begin Text: His Excellency George W. Bush, President of the United States of America I would like t [...] |
2007-05-25 10:52:00 | Embassy Baghdad | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL IZ |
| 07BAGHDAD1739 |
IRAQ'S CONSTITUTIONAL REVIEW COMMITTEE SUBMITS [...] (C) Summary. On May 23 the Constitutional Review Committee (CRC) submitted its interim report to the Council of Representatives (CoR). CRC Chair Humam Hammoudi (ISIC), and Deputy Chairs Fouad Ma'sum (PUK) and Ayad Sammarai (IIP) addressed the CoR to explain the progress the CRC has made. They [...] |
2007-05-25 11:23:00 | Embassy Baghdad | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV KDEM ECON IZ |
| 07BAGHDAD174 |
MINISTER OF TRADE ON THE ECONOMIC STRATEGY, PDS, [...] (C) Summary: In a January 12 meeting with Emboffs, the Minister of Trade Abdul Falah al Sudani (Shi'a - Da'wa Tanzim) stated his support for the new security and economic strategy in Iraq. He discussed the Ministry of Trade's plans for a new tracking system of food transport to reduce corru [...] |
2007-01-16 15:23:00 | Embassy Baghdad | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON EAGR ETRD PGOV IZ |
| 07BAGHDAD1741 |
ACTION REQUEST: U.S. WEAPON RELEASE TO IRAQ [...] This is an action request. Please see para 10. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: The Country Team requests the full release of U.S Generation III AN/PVS-7 Night Vision Goggles (NVGs) to the Government of Iraq for use by the Iraqi Army to enable improved counterterrorism operations and reduction of potentia [...] |
2007-05-25 14:02:00 | Embassy Baghdad | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | MOPS MCAP PGOV PTER MARR PINS PNAT IZ |
| 07BAGHDAD1742 |
STRATEGIC SECURITY DIALOGUE LAUNCHED WITH ISCI [...] (C/REL MNF-I) SUMMARY: On May 20, Vice President Adel Abdel Mehdi told Deputy Chief of Mission Speckhard that the Supreme Iraqi Islamic Council (ISCI) looked forward to developing a "special" security partnership with the United States. Abdel Mehdi recommended advancing the relationship by f [...] |
2007-05-25 14:33:00 | Embassy Baghdad | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PTER MOPS PHUM MARR PINS PNAT IZ |
| 07BAGHDAD1747 |
CODEL BAIRD VISITS RAMADI, MEETS WTIH LOCAL [...] (U) This is a PRT Anbar reporting cable. 2. (SBU) Summary: CODEL Baird, which consisted of Representatives Brian Baird (D-WA) and Christopher Shays (R-CT), visited Camp Blue Diamond in Ramadi on May 22, where the congressmen met with the Mayor of Ramadi and Sheikh Ahmed Abu Risha, a Provin [...] |
2007-05-26 15:38:00 | Embassy Baghdad | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV OEXC PREL IZ |
| 07BAGHDAD175 |
COR MEMBER DICUSSES BUDGET, POWER STRUGGLES, AND [...] (C) Summary: Council of Representatives member Dr. Mehdi Hafedh (Shi'a - Iraqiyya) discussed the budget, the Prime Minister's struggle for power, and the new economic plan with the Economic Minster-Counselor on January 15. Dr. Hafedh said that the Ministry of Finance violated the Financial [...] |
2007-01-16 17:21:00 | Embassy Baghdad | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON EFIN IZ |
| 07BAGHDAD1754 |
PRT TIKRIT: TRIBAL SHEIKHS DISCUSS RECONCILIATION; [...] (U) This is a PRT Tikrit, Salah ad Din cable. 2. (C //REL TO USA, ACGU) SUMMARY. At a May 23 Salah ad Din (SaD) Sheikhs' Council meeting, the thirty plus assembled tribal sheikhs discussed the lack of tangible progress on national reconciliation, recommended a national conference for triba [...] |
2007-05-27 13:23:00 | Embassy Baghdad | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PINR KDEM IZ |
| 07BAGHDAD1755 |
FORMER PRIME MINISTER JA'FARI LAMENTS LACK OF [...] (C) In a May 23 meeting, former Prime Minister and current Council of Representatives member (Shi'a Coalition, Dawa) Ibrahim al-Ja'fari hailed President Bush's decision to topple Saddam Hussein as a historic and strategic decision that Iraqis will view as "an Iraqi national decision." He liste [...] |
2007-05-27 14:06:00 | Embassy Baghdad | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PINS IZ |
| 07BAGHDAD1756 |
UK AMBASSADOR PROPOSES MEDIATION FOR IRAQ'S [...] (S) British Ambassador to Iraq Dominic Asquith described May 23 to the Ambassador and Commanding General (CG) a plan to prod Iraq's national party leaders to agree to a joint vision and set of principles. Iraqi leaders would then translate their agreement into a public declaration with a cred [...] |
2007-05-27 14:16:00 | Embassy Baghdad | SECRET | PREL PGOV KDEM IZ |
| 07BAGHDAD1757 |
IRAQI MFA AGREEABLE TO TRILATERAL PKK MEETING, BUT [...] (S) Deputy polcouns delivered reftel Turkish desired deliverables to Iraqi MFA Under Secretary Labeed Abbawi May 27. Abbawi said the GOI is willing to meet in trilateral format with the GOT and USG on PKK issues. However, Abbawi rejected any military action by Iraqi Security Forces (ISF) t [...] |
2007-05-27 14:16:00 | Embassy Baghdad | SECRET | PREL PTER TU IZ |
| 07BAGHDAD1759 |
IRAQIYYA MP PACHACHI DISCUSSES WITHDRAWAL FROM GOI [...] (C) Summary and comment: Former Iraqi Governing Council (IGC) President and cross-sectarian secular Iraqiyya party member Adnan Pachachi met with Ambassador May 22 to discuss Iraqiyya's plans to form a cross-sectarian opposition bloc. Ambassador welcomed Pachachi back to Iraq after long and fr [...] |
2007-05-27 14:31:00 | Embassy Baghdad | SECRET | PREL PGOV IZ |
| 07BAGHDAD176 |
COR MEMBER DISCUSSES BUDGET, POWER STRUGGLES, AND [...] (C) Summary: Council of Representatives member Dr. Mehdi Hafedh (Shi'a - Iraqiyya) discussed the budget, the Prime Minister's struggle for power, and the new economic plan with the Economic Minster-Counselor on January 15. Dr. Hafedh said that the Ministry of Finance violated the Financial [...] |
2007-01-16 17:25:00 | Embassy Baghdad | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON EFIN IZ |
| 07BAGHDAD1760 |
CODEL BAIRD MEETING WITH FADHILA PARTY LEADER [...] (C) Summary. Representatives Brian Baird (D-WA) and Christopher Shays (R-CT) met with independent Shia Fadhila party leader Hassan al-Shammari May 22. Discussions centered on the current political and security situation in Baghdad and issues of national reconciliation. Al-Shammari explained [...] |
2007-05-27 14:36:00 | Embassy Baghdad | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV IR IZ |
| 07BAGHDAD1762 |
CODEL BAIRD MEETS IRAQI PARLIAMENT LEADERSHIP [...] (C) Summary: Representatives Brian Baird (D-WA) and Christopher Shays (R-CT) met Council of Representatives (CoR) Speaker Mahmoud Mashadani and First Deputy Speaker Khalid al-Atiya for a review of the situation in Iraq on May 22. The Speaker gave a Sunni perspective, with al-Atiya naturally [...] |
2007-05-28 01:43:00 | Embassy Baghdad | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV SY IR JO IZ |
| 07BAGHDAD1773 |
FADHILA LEADERS GIVE AMBASSADOR OVERVIEW OF PARTY [...] (C) Summary: In a May 24 meeting with the Ambassador, Fadhila leaders Hassan al-Shammari, Basim al-Sherif, and Karim al-Yacoubi laid out to the Ambassador Fadhila's position on key legislative issues. They said there was political pressure on the Prime Minister to "certify" a vote of no confi [...] |
2007-05-28 12:40:00 | Embassy Baghdad | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PINS IZ |
| 07BAGHDAD1774 |
25MAY07 IRAQI EXECUTIVE STEERING COMMITTE MEETING [...] (C) Summary: On May 25 Deputy Prime Minister Zoubai chaired the weekly Iraq-Executive Steering Committee (I-ESC) meeting to discuss progress of supporting committees and their achievements over the last week in implementing Fardh Al-Qanoon (FAQ) initiatives and requirements. The meeting for [...] |
2007-05-28 12:56:00 | Embassy Baghdad | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON IZ PGOV PHUM |
| 07BAGHDAD178 |
NEW PM POLITICAL ADVISOR LAMENTS WEAK POLITICAL [...] (C) Summary: In a January 16 meeting, Prime Minister Maliki's new political advisor George Bakoos outlined changes in the PM's office and described the obstacles holding back transfer of provinces to Iraq control (PIC) and cabinet changes: an under-equipped Iraqi military and weak political pa [...] |
2007-01-17 07:10:00 | Embassy Baghdad | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV IZ |
| 07BAGHDAD1780 |
UNAMI SRSG QAZI'S MAY 25 MEETING WITH THE [...] (C) Summary: On May 25, Special Representative of the Secretary General, Ashraf Qazi told the Ambassador that SIPDIS Kurdish Regional Government (KRG) President Massoud Barzani would be publicly adamant about holding the Article 140 referendum this year; privately, he may be amenable to a d [...] |
2007-05-28 16:28:00 | Embassy Baghdad | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV KDEM IZ |
| 07BAGHDAD1781 |
A SUNNI PERSPECTIVE: ADNAN AL-DULAIMI SHARES HIS [...] (C) Summary. In a May 25 meeting with the Ambassador, Council of Representatives member and Sunni Tawafuq bloc leader Adnan al-Dulaimi (Iraqi People's Conference) discussed the greatest threats Iraq faces - terrorism and sectarianism - and his ideas for solutions. Al-Dulaimi pledged to cooper [...] |
2007-05-28 16:32:00 | Embassy Baghdad | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV KDEM IZ |
| 07BAGHDAD1787 |
TUWAITHA SITE SECURITY [...] (S/REL MNF-I) SUMMARY: On Sunday, May 27, 2007, Emboffs met with Dr. Srood R. Najib, the head of the International Organization for Multilateral Cooperation within the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. A substantial portion of the discussion involved the nuclear materials stored at the Tuwaitha si [...] |
2007-05-29 13:00:00 | Embassy Baghdad | SECRET | IZ KNNP MOPS PARM PGOV PINS PTER TRGY |
| 07BAGHDAD1790 |
BUILDING CAPACITY AT THE COR FINANCE COMMITTEE [...] (C) Summary: Chair of the Finance Committee at the Council of Representatives Ayad Samarai (Tawafuq - Iraqi Islamic Party) discussed building institution capacity with Econoff and USAID representative on May 27. He described efforts to review the Government of Iraq's budget execution process [...] |
2007-05-29 13:44:00 | Embassy Baghdad | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON EFIN PGOV IZ |
| 07BAGHDAD1792 |
AMBASSADOR DISCUSSES ARTICLE 140, PROVINCIAL [...] (C) Summary. The Ambassador and Kirkuk Governor Abdulrahman Mustafa discussed May 24 Kirkuk's current security situation, economic status, Article 140 implementation, the relationship between the provincial government and the central government, and the boycott of the Provincial Council by the [...] |
2007-05-29 14:57:00 | Embassy Baghdad | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV KDEM IZ |
| 07BAGHDAD1793 |
AMBASSADOR'S MAY 27 MEETING WITH TURKISH IRAQ [...] (C) Summary: In a May 27 meeting with the Ambassador, Turkish MFA Iraq Envoy Oguz Celikkol said Turkey will propose that the Neighbors Conference energy working group meet June 14-15 in Istanbul. Celikkol and the Ambassador discussed ways to keep participation in the working group from becomin [...] |
2007-05-29 15:09:00 | Embassy Baghdad | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PTER PGOV ENRG TU SY IZ |
| 07BAGHDAD1795 |
VOTE ON MINISTERIAL NOMINEES DELAYED -- AGAIN [...] (C) Summary: The Prime Minister's poorly coordinated effort to gain parliamentary approval for a new slate of six ministers -- five of which are different from those proposed May 10 (reftel) -- has yet to reach fruition. The proposed Ministers of Health, Agriculture, and Transportation; along [...] |
2007-05-30 01:31:00 | Embassy Baghdad | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PINR KDEM IZ |
| 07BAGHDAD1802 |
REQUEST FOR DEMARCHE ON FURTHER UNAMI DRAWDOWN [...] (C) This is an Action Request. See paras 6 and 7. 2. (C) SUMMARY: In late May 2007 Special Representative to the Secretary General (SRSG) Ashraf Qazi for the United Nations Assistance Mission for Iraq (UNAMI) announced wihin his organization the draw down of international UNAMI staff in Ba [...] |
2007-05-30 10:12:00 | Embassy Baghdad | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PREF PHUM KDEM IO UN IZ |
| 07BAGHDAD1806 |
IRAQ COMPACT: DPM BARHAM SALIH APPROVES [...] (SBU) According to Deputy Prime Minister (DPM) Barham Salih,s office, the DPM has approved a UN-drafted framework for establishing a Secretariat to govern implementation of the International Compact with Iraq (ICI). DPM Chief of Staff Ahmed Salman, joined by UN and World Bank representatives [...] |
2007-05-30 16:54:00 | Embassy Baghdad | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON EAID EFIN IZ |
| 07BAGHDAD1813 |
VP ABDEL MEHDI AND AMBASSADOR REVIEW KEY [...] (S) Summary: Vice President Adel Abdel Mehdi told the Ambassador on May 29 that the revenue sharing component of the hydrocarbon law was very close to completion. The major outstanding issue, he said, was the mechanism of distribution of surplus revenue to regions and provinces. The Ambassa [...] |
2007-05-31 05:53:00 | Embassy Baghdad | SECRET | IR IZ PGOV PINS PREL |
| 07BAGHDAD1821 |
MINISTRY OF TRADE'S GULF IRAQI EXPO [...] (SBU) In response to reftel, Embassy Baghdad considers the Gulf Iraqi Expo to be a serious Ministry of Trade effort, run by the State Company for Iraqi Fairs. The U.S. Foreign Commercial Service in Iraq's website includes a link to the Expo, which was postponed from March 2007 to November 200 [...] |
2007-05-31 12:28:00 | Embassy Baghdad | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECIN EINV ETRD IZ |
| 07BAGHDAD1832 |
FORMER GOVERNOR OF BAGHDAD ASKED TO TAKE ISCI [...] (U) This is a Baghdad PRT reporting cable. This cable is the third of a series describing political moderates in Baghdad and efforts to encourage moderate politicians and empower moderate movements. 2. (C) SUMMARY: Former Governor of Baghdad Ali Fadel al-Misir recently took a position as [...] |
2007-06-03 06:37:00 | Embassy Baghdad | CONFIDENTIAL | KDEM PGOV PINR PINS IZ |
| 07BAGHDAD1833 |
SADRIST COR MEMBER CALLS FOR TRUST-BUILDING [...] (C) In a May 28 meeting with the DCM, Sadrist Council of Representatives (CoR) member Baha al-Araji (protect) said that Muqtada al-Sadr was not in full control of his organization, which was falling prey to "small groups with regional support." Describing the trust between the U.S. and the S [...] |
2007-06-03 06:37:00 | Embassy Baghdad | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PINS IZ |
| 07BAGHDAD1837 |
STRATEGIC SECURITY DIALOGUE WITH ISCI CONTINUES [...] (C/REL MNF-I) SUMMARY: At a May 27 meeting of the joint Coalition - Supreme Islamic Iraqi Council (ISCI) Security Committee, Badr Organization leader (and CoR Security and Defense Committee Chairman) Hadi al-Amri told MNF-I Deputy Chief of Staff for Strategic Effects MG Winfield Scott that ove [...] |
2007-06-03 11:06:00 | Embassy Baghdad | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PTER MOPS MCAP MARR PINS PNAT IZ |
| 07BAGHDAD1838 |
SUBJECT: FINANCE MINISTER JABR ON OIL REVENUE LAW [...] (C) SUMMARY. Representatives of the Kurdish Regional Government (KRG) and the central Government of Iraq have been making importatant progress in completing negotiations on a draft of the Oil Revenue Management Law. Recent negotiations have resulted in important breakthroughs in a number of [...] |
2007-06-03 11:16:00 | Embassy Baghdad | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON ENRG |
| 07BAGHDAD1839 |
UNHCR AND ICRC ON MEK: YOU TOOK THEM, YOU OWN THEM [...] (C/REL MNF-I) SUMMARY: On May 26, a MNF-I/U.S. Embassy delegation consulted with ICRC and UNHCR representatives in Amman on the future of the Mujahedin-e Khalq (MeK) members who were granted 'protected persons' status by the United States in 2004 and currently reside in Diyala province under C [...] |
2007-06-03 11:28:00 | Embassy Baghdad | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PINS PNAT PTER MARR MACP MOPS IZ |
| 07BAGHDAD1848 |
ISCI POLITICAL COMMITTEE DIALOGUE FOCUSES ON [...] (C) The conversation in the third meeting of the ISCI-U.S. political committee focused on causes of violence in Iraq's central and southern provinces and how to encourage moderates. While recognizing violence in Shi'a-majority areas as a problem, ISCI participants urged the U.S. to focus on [...] |
2007-06-04 14:14:00 | Embassy Baghdad | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL IZ |
| 07BAGHDAD1849 |
NINEWA'S IIP: MORE DEMOCRACY PLEASE! [...] (C) Ninewa's Iraqi Islamic Party (IIP) continues to press for early provincial elections prior to referenda scheduled under the Iraqi Constitution's Article 140 process to resolve disputed territories, especially as violence in Ninewa directed against the Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG) e [...] |
2007-06-04 14:18:00 | Embassy Baghdad | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PBTS KDEM IZ |
| 07BAGHDAD185 |
U.S. RESPONSE TO THE RUSSIAN EMBASSY ATTACK [...] (S/ REL TO RUS) Summary: In response to the January 10 attack on the Russian Embassy in Baghdad and the associated Russian request for assistance, MNF-I had roving patrols and an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) monitor the Embassy. End Summary. Russian Embassy Attacked ---------------------- [...] |
2007-01-17 15:26:00 | Embassy Baghdad | SECRET | ASEC MOPS PREL PTER RS IZ |
| 07BAGHDAD1850 |
NINEWA'S FUEL CRISIS -- EASED BUT STILL SEVERE [...] (C) The Manager of the Northern Oil Distribution Company, Mohammed al-Zibari, reports that up to 40 per cent of Ninewa's fuel needs are now being met by fuel deliveries from Bayji refinery. New fuel contracts with Syria and Turkey are pending; renewed deliveries from those countries are requ [...] |
2007-06-04 14:18:00 | Embassy Baghdad | CONFIDENTIAL | EPET ECON PGOV SY TU IZ |
| 07BAGHDAD1851 |
IRAQI FM ZEBARI ON UNSCR MID-YEAR REVIEW [...] (SBU) This is a request for guidance: see paragraph 4. 2. (SBU) On June 4, 2007, Iraqi Foreign Minister Hoshiar Zebari provided Ambassador Crocker with a copy of a draft letter he intends to send to the United Nations prior to the mid-year review of UNSCR 1723 on June 14. The draft letter r [...] |
2007-06-04 17:18:00 | Embassy Baghdad | CONFIDENTIAL | UN MARR PREL IZ |
| 07BAGHDAD1866 |
BAGHDAD: SUNNIS IN AMERIYA ATTACK AQI -- WHY [...] (S) SUMMARY: An uprising in the Sunni-predominant Baghdad neighborhood of Ameriya continued June 4, after five days of fighting between Sunni residents and Al Qaeda in Iraq (AQI). This unexpected uprising offers insight into the process of securing Baghdad, including the nature of Sunni-on-Sun [...] |
2007-06-05 17:44:00 | Embassy Baghdad | SECRET | PGOV PINS PINR ASEC KDEM PTER IZ |
| 07BAGHDAD1876 |
JUNE 1 SULIMANIYAH INCIDENT [...] (C) Post appreciates Ankara's reftel assessment and suggestions regarding the June 1 encounter between Turkish Special Forces and Peshmerga in Sulimaniyah. We recognize Turkish sensitivity to even what would appear to be a very minor incident. 2. (C) KRG officials and Kurdish media indicat [...] |
2007-06-06 08:56:00 | Embassy Baghdad | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL MOPS TU IZ |
| 07BAGHDAD1882 |
BADR HEAD CALLS FOR EMPOWERING LOCALS [...] (C/REL MNF-I) SUMMARY: At a 3 June meeting of the joint Coalition - Iraqi Security Committee, Islamic Supreme Council of Iraq deputy and Badr Organization leader Hadi al-Amri outlined to Embassy and MNF-I officials several issues that he feels are critical for establishing security, including: [...] |
2007-06-06 14:25:00 | Embassy Baghdad | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PTER MOPS MCAP MARR PINS PNAT IZ |
| 07BAGHDAD1887 |
READ OUT FROM JUNE 3 MCNS [...] (C/MNF-I) SUMMARY: Prime Minister Maliki presided over the June 3 meeting of the Ministerial Committee for National Security, during which: -- Foreign Minister Hoshyar Zebari said that, similar to previous years, in advance of the June UNSCR review, he would prepare a letter for the United S [...] |
2007-06-07 09:18:00 | Embassy Baghdad | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL MOPS MARR PINS PNAT PINR IZ |
| 07BAGHDAD1888 |
SULAIMANIYAH MILITARY INTELLIGENCE CHIEF DISCUSSES INSURGENT ACTIVITY [...] (U) This is an Erbil Regional Reconstruction Team (RRT) Cable. 2. (S) SUMMARY: The head of the Iraqi Ministry of Defense Intelligence Service (MODIS), Sulaimaniyah branch, said he operates independently of the Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG) and its dominant political parties. MODIS collects [...] |
2007-06-07 11:47:00 | Embassy Baghdad | SECRET | PBS PGOV PREF PTER PINR TU IR IZ |
| 07BAGHDAD1889 |
UPDATE ON BORDER INCIDENTS AND PKK PRESENCE IN [...] (U) This is an RRT Erbil Reporting Cable 2. (C) SUMMARY: Iraqi military leaders in Dohuk Province request additional resources from the Iraqi central government and the USG to cover the Iraq-Turkey border area in Dohuk Province. They cite 22 instances of Turkish military action in Dohuk [...] |
2007-06-07 11:47:00 | Embassy Baghdad | CONFIDENTIAL | PBTS PGOV PINS PTER IZ TU IR |
| 07BAGHDAD1894 |
BUILDING ON SHARM: WORKING GROUPS HAVE LITTLE [...] (C) The Working Groups formalized during the May 4 Sharm el-Sheikh Conference have moved forward slowly in the past month, despite GOI efforts to organize themselves (Ref A). The status of the three working groups is as follows: -- ENERGY: Turkey responded to a letter from the Ministry [...] |
2007-06-08 11:10:00 | Embassy Baghdad | CONFIDENTIAL | IZ KDEM PGOV PREL |
| 07BAGHDAD1895 |
UNAMI SRSG QAZI DISCUSSES ARTICLE 140, KIRKUK, AND [...] (C) Summary: Special Representative to the Secretary General (SRSG) Ashraf Qazi for the United Nations Assistance Mission for Iraq (UNAMI) stated in a June 4 meeting with the Ambassador that, because of Kurd inaction, an Article 140 referendum on the status of Kirkuk was no longer technically [...] |
2007-06-08 11:36:00 | Embassy Baghdad | CONFIDENTIAL | IZ PREL UN |
| 07BAGHDAD1898 |
BAGHDAD'S KARADAH DISTRICT IS HAVEN FOR RICH AND [...] (U) This is a Baghdad PRT reporting cable. 2. (C) SUMMARY: Local council leaders from the Karadah district of Baghdad told PRTOff that since they began recording the number of displaced persons in their district, 4,000 families have moved into Karadah, and that in the past three weeks th [...] |
2007-06-08 16:45:00 | Embassy Baghdad | CONFIDENTIAL | KDEM PGOV PINR PINS PREF IZ |
| 07BAGHDAD190 |
COR MEMBER QASEM DAOUD DISCUSSES TEHRAN, POTUS [...] (C) SUMMARY: Unified Iraqi Alliance (UIA) independent Qasem Daoud discussed with the Political Counselor on January 12 his recent trip to Tehran and the Iranian reaction to the late December detention of Iranian diplomats in Iraq. Daoud was shocked by how much influence he felt the Iranians d [...] |
2007-01-17 18:47:00 | Embassy Baghdad | SECRET | PGOV IR IZ |
| 07BAGHDAD1910 |
DISPLACEMENT OFFICIAL DISCUSSES ATTACHES, [...] (SBU) Summary: The Ministry of Displacement and Migration (MODM) Director General of Planning, Ali Shalan, informed the Embassy Refugee Coordinator (RefCoord) that MODM will assign refugee attaches to Iraqi Embassies in the region to assist the estimated two million externally displaced Iraq [...] |
2007-06-10 13:52:00 | Embassy Baghdad | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PREF IZ |
| 07BAGHDAD1913 |
SADR SEEKS TO CONNECT WITH BAGHDAD GOVERNOR [...] (U) This is a Baghdad PRT Reporting Cable. 2. (C) SUMMARY: Baghdad Governor Hussein al-Tahan (Badr) told PRToff on June 7 that he was recently invited to a conference of provincial governors hosted by Moqtada al-Sadr. Governor Tahan's Deputy Governor Qassim N'ima al-Duraji (Sadrist) attend [...] |
2007-06-10 14:10:00 | Embassy Baghdad | CONFIDENTIAL | KDEM PGOV PINR PINS IZ |
| 07BAGHDAD1915 |
NATIONAL POLICE DETAINED FOR SUNNI MOSQUE BOMBING [...] (C/REL MNF-I) SUMMARY. On June 9, Iraqi Security Forces detained two National Police commanders for possible involvement in the June 8 bombing that damaged the Sunni Al Fattah Pasha mosque in Baghdad,s Al Bayya neighborhood. The bombing follows two recent high profile cases of sectarian atta [...] |
2007-06-10 15:36:00 | Embassy Baghdad | CONFIDENTIAL | MOPS MCAP PHUM PGOV PTER PINS PNAT IZ |
| 07BAGHDAD1924 |
DAWA LEADER HOPEFUL PROVINCIAL ELECTION DATE CAN [...] (C) In a June 9 meeting with Acting Pol Couns, Dawa leader and deputy Chair of the Shi'a Coalition Ali al-Adeeb said the provincial powers law was "almost done" and that when it was done a date for provincial elections could be set. There was no need to revise the elections law, al-Adeeb con [...] |
2007-06-11 07:53:00 | Embassy Baghdad | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PINR IZ |
| 07BAGHDAD1933 |
DCM URGES VP ABDEL MEHDI NOT TO EXCLUDE SUNNIS AND [...] (S) In a June 10 meeting, the DCM urged Vice President Adel Abdel Mehdi not to exclude Sunni moderates from any efforts to re-energize the Iraqi government in the wake of Shi'a and Kurdish concerns over the "Cairo declaration" (reftel). Abdel Mehdi assured the DCM that there was no intention [...] |
2007-06-11 16:57:00 | Embassy Baghdad | SECRET | IZ PGOV PINS PREL |
| 07BAGHDAD1934 |
COR SPEAKER MASHADANI ON HIS WAY OUT? [...] (C) Summary: An altercation between CoR Speaker Mashadani's security detail and another MP early on June 10 put focus on the long-standing desire of many CoR members to remove him as Speaker. The CoR voted June 11 to consider the Speaker to be on leave until such time as a replacement from [...] |
2007-06-12 01:22:00 | Embassy Baghdad | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV IZ |
| 07BAGHDAD1940 |
DEMARCHE: PROPOSED DELISTING OF PERSONS UNDER [...] (S//NF) In response to reftel (A), econoff delivered demarche on &Proposed delisting of persons under UNSCR 15188 to Ambassador Surood Najib, Head of the International Organization and Multilateral Cooperation Department, Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MOFA) on Wednesday June 6, 2007. Najib ide [...] |
2007-06-12 13:00:00 | Embassy Baghdad | SECRET//NOFORN | ECON EFIN IZ PREL UNSCR |
| 07BAGHDAD1942 |
AYAD ALLAWI RUMORED TO RETURN, MANY IN IRAQIYYA [...] (S) Summary. Ayad Allawi, former Prime Minister and chief of the Iraqiyya bloc, is expected to return to Baghdad in the next week following several months traveling in European and Arab Capitals to drum up international support for a secular, cross-sectarian front as an alternative to the Mali [...] |
2007-06-12 13:19:00 | Embassy Baghdad | SECRET | IZ PGOV PREL |
| 07BAGHDAD1944 |
ARAB LEAGUE BOYCOTT STATUS UPDATE [...] (C) Summary: Post continues to engage the Government of Iraq (GOI) on the need to end all enforcement of the Arab League Boycott, urging officials at all levels to end this unfair trade practice. Deputy Prime Minister for Economic Affairs Barham Salih told the Ambassador on June 8 that he w [...] |
2007-06-12 17:34:00 | Embassy Baghdad | CONFIDENTIAL | ETRD EINV KBCT IZ |
| 07BAGHDAD1945 |
DEMARCHE: REMAINING OIL FOR FOOD CONTRACTS [...] (C) In response to action request in reftel c, econoff met with Ambassador Srood Najib, head of the International Organization and Multilateral Cooperation Department, Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MOFA), on Wednesday June 6. Econoff re-iterated the USG,s desire to close-out remaining Oil-for F [...] |
2007-06-12 17:36:00 | Embassy Baghdad | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON EFIN IZ PREL |
| 07BAGHDAD1948 |
PRIME MINISTER MALIKI TO FOCUS ON OIL LAWS [...] (C/REL MNF-I) SUMMARY: On June 10, Prime Minister Maliki assured the Ambassador of his commitment to getting the framework Hydrocarbon and Oil Revenue management draft laws in front of the Council of Representatives as a package within days. He also pledged to bring de-Baathification and prov [...] |
2007-06-13 08:23:00 | Embassy Baghdad | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PTER MOPS MCAP PINS PNAT IZ |
| 07BAGHDAD1950 |
READ OUT FROM JUNE 10 MCNS [...] (C/MNF-I) SUMMARY: Prime Minister Maliki presided over the June 10 meeting of the Ministerial Committee for National Security, during which: -- Minister of Defense Abdul Qadir summarized his proposal to address the shortage of officers in the Iraqi armed forces. Minister of Interior Jawad Bu [...] |
2007-06-13 12:03:00 | Embassy Baghdad | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL MOPS MARR PNAT PINS IZ |
| 07BAGHDAD1955 |
IRAQI POLITICAL AND RELIGIOUS FIGURES CALL FOR [...] (C) The second bombing attack on the Imam Ali al-Hadi "al-Askariya" or golden mosque in Samarra occurred at approximately 0900 local time June 13 resulting in the destruction of two minarets. The first attack in February 2006 set in motion major retaliation against Sunni mosques and an increa [...] |
2007-06-14 01:14:00 | Embassy Baghdad | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV KISL PINS IZ |
| 07BAGHDAD1956 |
POTENTIAL NEW COR SPEAKERS [...] (C) Summary: Since the June 11 vote in parliament to send Speaker Mashadani on indefinite leave, his political bloc has been trying to coordinate his graceful departure and a nominee to replace him. Uncertainty may continue until a new speaker gains the vote of an absolute majority of 138 Co [...] |
2007-06-14 01:14:00 | Embassy Baghdad | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL IZ |
| 07BAGHDAD1960 |
MEETINGS WITH GOI OFFICIALS REGARDING THE TUWAITHA [...] (S/REL MNF-I) SUMMARY: During the period between May 30, and June 5, Emboffs met with a number of representatives from the Government of Iraq (GOI) regarding removal of the natural uranium (yellow cake) and four high-level radioactive sources stored at the Tuwaitha site. In each meeting, Embo [...] |
2007-06-14 09:49:00 | Embassy Baghdad | SECRET | KNNP MOPS PARM PGOV PINS PTER TRGY IZ |
| 07BAGHDAD1964 |
AMBASSADOR, CG MEET WITH PM FOLLOWING SAMARRA [...] (C) Summary: The Ambassador and Commanding General (CG) met with Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki June 13 within hours of the attack on the al-Askari mosque in Samarra to discuss immediate next steps. The PM imposed a curfew beginning at 1500 local time in Baghdad and called for extra security [...] |
2007-06-14 11:39:00 | Embassy Baghdad | CONFIDENTIAL | IZ PGOV PTER |
| 07BAGHDAD1969 |
ISLAMIC MOVEMENT OF KURDISTAN PARTY [...] (C) SUMMARY: Islamic Movement of Kurdistan (IMK) members told RRT Erbil they seek consistent dialogue with the US, recognition and funding from the two dominant political parties of the Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG), and representation in the Kurdistan National Assembly (KNA). Weakened [...] |
2007-06-15 09:43:00 | Embassy Baghdad | CONFIDENTIAL | PREF PGOV IZ |
| 07BAGHDAD1973 |
GOI REQUESTS HELP TO CONVENE DISPLACED IRAQIS [...] No summary [...] |
2007-06-15 17:32:00 | Embassy Baghdad | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PREF IZ JO |
| 07BAGHDAD1974 |
HUMAN RIGHTS MINISTER ON HUMAN RIGHTS COMMISSION, [...] (C) SUMMARY: During a June 13 meeting with PolOff, Human Rights Minister Wijdan Salim reported that the Council of Ministers (CoM) on June 12 decided that Iraq should maintain both a Human Rights Commission, which is constitutionally mandated, and a Ministry of Human Rights (MoHR). The minis [...] |
2007-06-15 17:39:00 | Embassy Baghdad | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM KDEM PGOV PINR PINS IZ |
| 07BAGHDAD1977 |
ADHAMIYA SUNNIS DISCUSS SECURITY, VIEWS ON U.S. [...] (C) Summary: Sunni members of the Adhamiya District Council (DC) told PRToffs June 5 that the Iraqi Army (IA) and both Sunni and Shia extremists are the primary sources of instability in the predominantly Sunni areas of the district. They added that many average Sunni citizens in the district [...] |
2007-06-16 08:47:00 | Embassy Baghdad | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PINS PINR IZ |
| 07BAGHDAD1978 |
COUNTRY CLEARANCE REQUEST FOR BAGHDAD REFUGEE [...] (SBU) Embassy Baghdad requests country clearance for refugee coordinator Rafael Foley to travel to Syria June 20 to June 22. The purpose of the trip is to join visiting Bureau of Population, Refugees and Migration Office Director of Assistance for Asia and the Near East Richard Albright and [...] |
2007-06-16 12:01:00 | Embassy Baghdad | UNCLASSIFIED | PREF AMGT ASEC SY IZ |
| 07BAGHDAD1981 |
FOURTH ISCI SECURITY MEETING FOCUSES ON POPULAR [...] (C/REL-MNF-I) SUMMARY: During the fourth Coalition-Iraqi Security Committee meeting on 11 June, Vice President Adel Abdel Mehdi told Deputy Chief of Mission Daniel Speckhard that leveraging the potential of local communities through Popular Committees could fill the intelligence and security v [...] |
2007-06-17 06:42:00 | Embassy Baghdad | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PTER MOPS MCAP MARR PINS PNAT IZ |
| 07BAGHDAD1982 |
DPM ZOUBAI ON SUNNI PARTICIPATION AND IRANIAN [...] (C) SUMMARY: On June 10, DCM Speckhard met with Deputy Prime Minister (DPM) Salam Zoubai. The DPM bemoaned the continued marginalization of Sunni leaders within the political process, citing specific problems his office has faced in gaining access to allocated funds. The DPM warned about [...] |
2007-06-17 07:08:00 | Embassy Baghdad | CONFIDENTIAL | IZ |
| 07BAGHDAD1990 |
SCATTERED PROTESTS AND REPRISALS FOLLOWING SECOND [...] (C) Summary: So far, the response to the second bombing of the holy Shia al-Askariya mosque in Samarra June 13 has been restrained, compared to the first attack in February 2006, which sparked large-scale sectarian violence. However, the violence following the first attack on Samarra did not [...] |
2007-06-17 14:41:00 | Embassy Baghdad | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PTER KISL IR |
| 07BAGHDAD1991 |
MEETING BETWEEN DEPUTY SECRETARY NEGROPONTE AND [...] (C) SUMMARY: Deputy Secretary John Negroponte, Senior Advisor to the Secretary of State David Satterfield, and Ambassador Ryan Crocker met with Deputy Prime Minister Barham Salih (DPM) to discuss a range of issues from security and budget execution to the draft hydrocarbon-related laws and re [...] |
2007-06-17 16:33:00 | Embassy Baghdad | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON ENRG PREL |
| 07BAGHDAD1992 |
MEETING WITH KRG NEGOTIATOR ROWSCH REGARDING [...] (C) SUMMARY: On June 11, Ambassador Crocker and Deputy Chief of Mission Speckhard met with Dr. Rowsch Shaways, the lead KRG negotiator in the effort to prepare a Revenue Management law that the Council of Ministers can submit to the Council of Representatives. Dr. Shaways delivered copies o [...] |
2007-06-17 16:36:00 | Embassy Baghdad | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON ENRG IZ PREL TU |
| 07BAGHDAD1993 |
DEPUTY SECRETARY SHARES VIEWS ON LEGISLATIVE [...] (C) Summary: Former Iraqi Prime Minister Ibrahim al-Jafari told the Deputy Secretary June 13 that Baghdad security had deteriorated, and al-Jafari worried about the potential impact of that morning's Samarra bombings. He was not convinced that the Neighbors' Conference in Egypt was bearing [...] |
2007-06-17 16:48:00 | Embassy Baghdad | CONFIDENTIAL | IZ PGOV PREL |
| 07BAGHDAD1994 |
DEPUTY SECRETARY CALLS ON VP ABDEL MEHDI FOR [...] (C) Summary. The Deputy Secretary pressed Islamic Supreme Council of Iraq (ISCI) Vice President Adel Abdel Mehdi June 12 that Iraqis needed to make this the "last minute" in the effort to achieve progress on key reconciliation legislation. Abdel Mehdi replied that principles of the hydrocar [...] |
2007-06-17 16:57:00 | Embassy Baghdad | SECRET | ECON EPET IR IZ PGOV PINS PNRG PREL SY XF |
| 07BAGHDAD1995 |
DEPUTY SECRETARY DISCUSSES BSP WITH LOCAL IRAQI [...] (C) The Ambassador hosted Deputy Secretary Negroponte, Special Advisor to the Secretary on Iraq Satterfield and four Baghdad community leaders for dinner at his residence June 12. Primary topics of discussion were the Baghdad Security Plan (BSP), elections, and what would happen if U.S. force [...] |
2007-06-17 17:12:00 | Embassy Baghdad | CONFIDENTIAL | IR IZ PGOV PINS PREL SY XF |
| 07BAGHDAD1996 |
THE DEPUTY SECRETARY'S MEETINGS WITH KRG PRESIDENT [...] (C) Summary: During June 13-14 meetings in Erbil with Kurdish Regional Government (KRG) President Massoud Barzani and Prime Minister Nechirvan Barzani, Deputy Secretary Negroponte urged strong and visible KRG action against the terrorist Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK) to prevent Turkish milita [...] |
2007-06-17 18:22:00 | Embassy Baghdad | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PINS PTER TU IZ |
| 07BAGHDAD200 |
LIFE IN DHI QAR [...] (U) This is a PRT Dhi Qar cable. 2. (U) Summary: Life for the average citizen of Dhi Qar is challenging, but is considered better than in most parts of Iraq. The provincial government has legitimacy in the minds of the average citizen, the rule of law, though nascent and troubled, does pro [...] |
2007-01-18 16:40:00 | Embassy Baghdad | SECRET | PREL PGOV PINS IZ |
| 07BAGHDAD201 |
HASHIMI WARNS AGAINST WITHDRAWAL, ADVOCATES SUNNI [...] (C) SUMMARY: Iraqi Vice-President Tariq al-Hashimi told CODEL Brownback on January 9 that a withdrawal of coalition forces would send the wrong message to Iraqis and to the world. He called for a compact for Sunni engagement and pushed for the call-up of former Iraqi Army reserves as a way to [...] |
2007-01-18 17:01:00 | Embassy Baghdad | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL IZ |
| 07BAGHDAD2010 |
PROTESTANT CHURCH LEADERS SAY CHRISTIANS NEED [...] (C) SUMMARY: Pastor Estawri Haritounian and Pastor Bardilyan Yousif Aziz Hanna, representing the National Protestant Evangelical Church in Iraq, informed PolOff on May 10 that due to increased targeting of Christians in Iraq, they were seeking protection and resettlement for members of their [...] |
2007-06-18 16:05:00 | Embassy Baghdad | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PREF PREL KDEM KIRF IZ |
| 07BAGHDAD2011 |
RELIGIOUS RECONCILIATION CONFERENCE ENDS WITH [...] (U) Summary: The two-day Iraqi Inter-Religious Congress conference on the violence in Iraq brought together a geographically and ethnically diverse group of approximately 55 religious and tribal leaders and parliamentarians. Although the primary product of the conference was agreement on a re [...] |
2007-06-18 17:08:00 | Embassy Baghdad | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL KDEM IZ |
| 07BAGHDAD2012 |
SUNNI POLITICIANS SEEK COR INSPECTIONS OF [...] (C) SUMMARY: The cross-sectarian Human Rights Committee of the Council of Representatives (CoR) has repeatedly voiced, especially through its Sunni representatives, a desire to conduct independent detention center inspections. Minister of Human Rights Wijdan Salim confirmed to PolOff June 13 [...] |
2007-06-18 17:12:00 | Embassy Baghdad | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM KDEM PGOV PINR IZ |
| 07BAGHDAD2019 |
SHIA CLERIC BAHR AL-ALOOM DISCUSSES SAMARRA [...] (C) Summary. Highly respected Shia cleric from Najaf and former Iraqi Governing Council member Seyyid Muhammed Bahr al-Aloom met with the Ambassador June 15. Bahr al-Aloom shared the Ambassador's optimism concerning the positive stance taken by Iraqi political and religious leaders following [...] |
2007-06-19 11:45:00 | Embassy Baghdad | CONFIDENTIAL | IR IZ KISL PGOV PREL |
| 07BAGHDAD202 |
FORMER PRIME MINISTER JAFARI OFFERS HIS ADVICE ON [...] (C) SUMMARY: During a dinner with the Ambassador on January 15, former Prime Minister Ibrahim al-Jafari evaluated Iraq's development since 2003 and shared his opinions on future policies the Government of Iraq (GOI) should make. He criticized the Sunni Arabs in government and characterized ma [...] |
2007-01-18 17:13:00 | Embassy Baghdad | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV IZ |
| 07BAGHDAD2020 |
IRAQIS UNDERTAKE SARAFIYA BRIDGE RECONSTRUCTION [...] (C) SUMMARY: On April 12, 2007, suicide bombers detonated a truck laden with explosives while driving over the Sarafiya Bridge. The ensuing blast destroyed the historic bridge, bringing down the main central spans, affecting municipal traffic flow and commerce. As important, the bridge wa [...] |
2007-06-19 11:51:00 | Embassy Baghdad | CONFIDENTIAL | IZ PREL SOCI |
| 07BAGHDAD2021 |
DEPUTY SECRETARY EMPHASIZES LEGISLATIVE PRIORITIES [...] (C) Prime Minister Maliki told the Deputy Secretary that the hydrocarbon law and the de-Baathification reform law would be sent to the Council of Representatives this week and passed this month. He expressed doubt, however, that progress on legislative priorities would lead to a reduction in [...] |
2007-06-19 11:53:00 | Embassy Baghdad | CONFIDENTIAL | IR IZ PGOV PINS PREL SY XF |
| 07BAGHDAD2022 |
DPM ZOBAIE DISCUSSES SERVICES, BUDGET EXECUTION [...] (C) During a meeting with the Deputy Secretary, Deputy Prime Minister (DPM) and chairman of the Baghdad Security Plan's services subcommittee, Salam Zobaie (Sunni, Iraqi People's Conference) described security as the best service the Iraqi Government (GOI) can provide. He criticized budget ex [...] |
2007-06-19 12:03:00 | Embassy Baghdad | CONFIDENTIAL | IR IZ PGOV PINS PREL SY XF |
| 07BAGHDAD2025 |
PM SPEAKS TO AMBASSADOR AND COMMANDING GENERAL IN [...] (S) SUMMARY: During Prime Minister Maliki's June 14 meeting with Ambassador Crocker and General Petraeus, he said that the latest Golden Dome bombing showed Al Qaeda continues to attack holy sites to foment sectarian discord, making it critical to ensure that key shrines will be adequately pro [...] |
2007-06-19 17:56:00 | Embassy Baghdad | SECRET | PTER MOPS PREL PGOV MARR IZ |
| 07BAGHDAD2026 |
PROVINCIAL RECONSTRUCTION AND DEVELOPMENT [...] (U) Since mid-2005, Provincial Reconstruction and Development Committees (PRDCs) have worked alongside provincial governments across Iraq. Developed to build capacity of newly elected provincial governments, PRDCs continue to provide assistance throughout the provinces. They are a premier pr [...] |
2007-06-19 18:13:00 | Embassy Baghdad | UNCLASSIFIED | IZ PREL SOCI |
| 07BAGHDAD2027 |
DEPUTY SECRETARY ON PROVINCIAL ELECTIONS AND [...] (C) Summary: At a luncheon hosted by the Deputy Chief of Mission, the Deputy Secretary emphasized the importance of provincial elections and constitutional review to advance national reconciliation. Deputy Speaker of the Council of Representatives (CoR) Sheikh Khalid Al-Attiya (Shia - United [...] |
2007-06-19 19:58:00 | Embassy Baghdad | CONFIDENTIAL | IZ KDEM PGOV PHUM PREL |
| 07BAGHDAD2028 |
MEETING WITH THE MINISTER OF SCIENCE AND [...] (C) On June 17, the Energy Attache and others met with the Minister of Science and Technology, Ra,id Fahmi Jahid, and several of his directors general regarding a number of issues, including those associated with the Tuwaitha site. The Minister reported that he had not completed the letter a [...] |
2007-06-20 05:43:00 | Embassy Baghdad | SECRET | ECON ENRG IZ PREL |
| 07BAGHDAD2029 |
SENATORS MCCASKILL AND CARPER MEETING WITH DEPUTY [...] Sen. McCaskill first inquired about the DPM,s perspective of the American public,s frustration with progress toward stability in Iraq. The DPM responded that when he first returned to Iraq, he was shocked at the level of devastation he observed after thirty-five years of neglect and Saddam,s [...] |
2007-06-20 05:43:00 | Embassy Baghdad | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON ENRG IZ PREL |
| 07BAGHDAD203 |
RUBAIE ON STATE OF EMERGENCY, PORTS OF ENTRY, AND [...] (S/REL MNFI) SUMMARY: During a January 16 meeting, National Security Advisor Rubaie said that he needed ideas for the political and economic parts of the Baghdad Security Plan, noting that the Japanese Ambassador had expressed an interest in helping with vocational training centers. He said [...] |
2007-01-18 17:18:00 | Embassy Baghdad | SECRET | IZ MOPS PREL PGOV |
| 07BAGHDAD2031 |
IMPROVING EFFECTIVENESS OF PROVINCIAL [...] (C) The work of the Provincial Reconstruction and Support Teams based at Hillah (PSTs Karbala-Wasit and Najaf-Diwaniyah, and PRT Babil) has been of concern to Embassy Management and senior Department officials for some time. The effectiveness of our Hillah-based personnel has been hampered b [...] |
2007-06-20 08:02:00 | Embassy Baghdad | CONFIDENTIAL | AMGT ASEC IZ PREL |
| 07BAGHDAD2034 |
TURKISH AMBASSADOR DISCUSSES PM INVITATION, [...] (C) SUMMARY: On June 17, Turkish Ambassador to Iraq Kanbay told the Ambassador that he had given Prime Minister Maliki an invitation to visit Turkey in late June, but the PM had declined. He said Turkey is preparing for the Neighboring Countries Energy Working Group meeting to be followed by a [...] |
2007-06-20 11:56:00 | Embassy Baghdad | CONFIDENTIAL | IZ PGOV PREL TU |
| 07BAGHDAD204 |
RRT COORDINATOR LUNCH WITH IRAQI PRESIDENT TALABANI [...] (U) This is an Iraqi Kurdistan Regional Reconstruction Team (RRT) cable. 2. (C) SUMMARY: At a lunch with Regional Coordinator and Regional Reconstruction Team (RRT) Officers on January 11, Iraqi President Jalal Talabani praised the speech by President Bush on the new Iraq strategy. Talabani asked [...] |
2007-01-18 17:55:00 | Embassy Baghdad | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PINS PREL PTER EINV ENRG IZ TU |
| 07BAGHDAD2040 |
LEGAL AMBIGUITY IN BAGHDAD GOVERNANCE STRUCTURES [...] (C) SUMMARY: Baghdad is ruled by political elements seeking to maximize their influence in an environment of legal and institutional uncertainty. Provincial powers legislation that defines the authority of a provincial government, and legislation that specifically describes Baghdad's status [...] |
2007-06-20 17:43:00 | Embassy Baghdad | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PINS PINR ASEC KDEM IZ |
| 07BAGHDAD2041 |
WHY SADR CITY MODERATES REMAIN INDISPENSIBLE [...] (S) SUMMARY AND COMMENT: Heyder S. Zedan and Suaad A. Allami told poloff June 5 that the Sadr City District Advisory Council (DAC) and Office of the Martyr Sadr (OMS) rely upon moderate independents to register civil society organizations, write project proposals, draft legal contracts, and [...] |
2007-06-20 17:48:00 | Embassy Baghdad | SECRET | PGOV PINS PINR ASEC KDEM IZ |
| 07BAGHDAD2042 |
COUNTRY CLEARANCE REQUEST FOR GEORGE ADAIR AND J. [...] Embassy Baghdad's Econ Section requests country clearance for George Adair and Palmer Roseli to travel to Manama, Bahrain, June 25-26, 2007 to attend a meeting of the MENA-OECD Investment Programme working group. Econ also requests country clearance for travel to Dubai to meet with Amcit Jam [...] |
2007-06-21 01:00:00 | Embassy Baghdad | UNCLASSIFIED | APER OTRA |
| 07BAGHDAD2044 |
STRUCTURES AND CONFLICT IN BAGHDAD GOVERNANCE [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Understanding Baghdad's government structure assists in understanding the violence that occurs when political rivalry turns into institutional conflict. Competition over the power to distribute and profit from government services is a major source of instability in the capital. [...] |
2007-06-21 06:53:00 | Embassy Baghdad | CONFIDENTIAL | KDEM PGOV PINR PINS IZ |
| 07BAGHDAD2045 |
PRT TIKRIT: SALAH AD DIN PROVINCIAL LEADERS SHOW [...] (U) This is a PRT Tikrit, Salah ad Din cable. 2. (C) SUMMARY. The June 13 bombing of the Sammarra Golden Mosque was met by Salah ad Din leaders with calm concern, matched with expressions of public confidence in the ability of Iraqi Security Forces to restore order. After receiving the new [...] |
2007-06-21 07:58:00 | Embassy Baghdad | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV KDEM PTER IZ |
| 07BAGHDAD2047 |
TALABANI OPTIMISTIC ABOUT HYDROCARBON LAW, [...] (C) SUMMARY. During a June 12 lunch with Deputy Secretary Negroponte, President Talabani said he would engage SIPDIS the Turkish Government in an attempt to reduce tensions along Iraq's northern borders but dismissed the idea of GOI military action against PKK elements in Iraq. President [...] |
2007-06-21 08:12:00 | Embassy Baghdad | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PINS IZ TU |
| 07BAGHDAD2048 |
REQUEST FOR HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR U.S.-SPONSORED [...] (U) This is an action request. 2. (U) Pursuant to the Leahy Act and Foreign Assistance Act, post requests the Departments assistance in screening the following candidates of the Iraqi Security Forces who have been nominated for training in the United States. Post has no derogatory informa [...] |
2007-06-21 09:53:00 | Embassy Baghdad | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | MOPS PGOV PHUM PINS PREL IZ |
| 07BAGHDAD205 |
JANUARY 9-11 IRAQ/UAE BUSINESS EXCHANGE CONFERENCE [...] (U) This is a PRT Anbar reporting cable. 2. (C) SUMMARY. Al-Anbar Governor Ma'amoun al-Alwani and a delegation of Anbari businesspeople attended the Iraq/UAE Business Exchange Conference in Dubai on January 9-11 seeking to attract foreign investment to the province. Stressing that local g [...] |
2007-01-19 08:12:00 | Embassy Baghdad | CONFIDENTIAL | EINV AE IZ |
| 07BAGHDAD2050 |
KADHAMIYA DC CHAIR DISCUSSES SECURITY, RUMORS, [...] (C) Summary: The Kadhamiya District Council (DC) Chairman told PRToff June 10 that the residents in his district remain frustrated by the continued activities of militias and terrorists and poor public services. He also said that he and other secular moderates would like U.S. support ahead of [...] |
2007-06-21 14:33:00 | Embassy Baghdad | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PINS PINR IZ |
| 07BAGHDAD2051 |
Iraq Generates 5000 MW of Electricity - ITAO Project [...] SUMMARY. On June 7, 2007 electricity peak production in Iraq achieved a milestone of 5000 MW and on the next day production reached 5208 MW. After a short downturn, over 5000 MW was again attained on June 13th and 14th. These are the highest production levels since August of 2006 and represe [...] |
2007-06-22 10:11:00 | Embassy Baghdad | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID PREL SOCI IQ |
| 07BAGHDAD2055 |
READ OUT FROM JUNE 17 MCNS [...] (C/REL MNF-I) SUMMARY: Prime Minister Maliki presided over the June 17 meeting of the Ministerial Committee for National Security, during which: --Maliki conveyed his outrage over a public conference held by the Mujahedin-e Khalq (MeK) earlier in the week and stressed that the GOI should tak [...] |
2007-06-22 15:42:00 | Embassy Baghdad | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL MOPS MARR PINS PNAT PINR IZ |
| 07BAGHDAD2059 |
MFA ON WORKING GROUPS: NEIGHBORS ONLY FOR ISTANBUL [...] (C) In a June 19 meeting with Political Counselor, the Deputy Foreign Minister, Labeed Abbawi, confirmed the Energy Working Group will meet in Istanbul June 28-29. The Arab League and Iran have confirmed their attendance at the meeting, he said. Syria has stated that it will not host the Sec [...] |
2007-06-23 14:04:00 | Embassy Baghdad | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV KDEM IZ |
| 07BAGHDAD206 |
PRT TIKRIT: LOCAL POLITICIANS VIEW PRESIDENT [...] (U) This is a PRT Tikrit, Salah ad Din cable. 2. (C) SUMMARY. Salah ad Din (SaD) Deputy Governor Abdullah Ajbarah and other engaged local politicians termed President's Bush "New Way Forward in Iraq," as outlined in his January 10 speech, as a "military solution to a political problem." A [...] |
2007-01-19 08:41:00 | Embassy Baghdad | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PINR IZ |
| 07BAGHDAD2067 |
IRAQ'S HANDLING OF THE CURFEW AT THE BAGHDAD AIRPORT [...] SUMMARY: Following the recent al-Askiri Mosque bombing, the Government of Iraq imposed a curfew. Curfews, of course, have complex consequences. The GoI's successful handling of the curfew in regard to passenger traffic at the Baghdad International Airport showed its increased abilities to plan [...] |
2007-06-24 14:46:00 | Embassy Baghdad | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID EAIR PREL IZ |
| 07BAGHDAD2070 |
AMBASSADOR'S JUNE 21 MEETING WITH VICE PRESIDENT [...] (C) On June 21, 2007, the Ambassador, Meghan O'Sullivan, the Economic Minister-Counselor, and others met with Vice President Tariq al-Hashimi (VP) to discuss a range of topics. The Ambassador expressed some frustration with so many senior officials from the Government of Iraq (GOI) traveling [...] |
2007-06-24 17:41:00 | Embassy Baghdad | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON ENRG IZ PLO |
| 07BAGHDAD2073 |
MEK - FINDING A HOME AND RESTRICTING THEIR [...] SUMMARY (C/REL MNF-I) On June 22, Prime Minister Maliki's political advisor, Sadik al-Rikabi, told the Deputy Chief of Mission that the Government of Iraq (GOI) is committed to finding third-country residences for the Mujahedin-e Khalq (MeK) population residing in Camp Ashraf. He said that [...] |
2007-06-25 01:19:00 | Embassy Baghdad | CONFIDENTIAL | IZ MCAP MOPS PGOV PINS PNAT PTER |
| 07BAGHDAD2082 |
ACTION REQUEST: POLICY GUIDANCE FOR MEK [...] (U) ACTION REQUEST: This is a request for policy guidance. Please see para 12. 2. (C/REL MNF-I) SUMMARY: In the past week, the Prime Minister has insisted in separate meetings with the Ambassador and the Political Counselor that all Mujahedin e-Khalq active and former members must leave Ir [...] |
2007-06-25 12:33:00 | Embassy Baghdad | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL MOPS PHUM PINS IZ |
| 07BAGHDAD2083 |
BAGHDAD SECURITY PLAN - FUEL SUPPLIES FROM KUWAIT [...] (C) Summary: Insufficient fuel for electric power generating units threaten to continue electricity shortages in Baghdad this summer, thus undermining a top priority of the Baghdad Security Plan (BSP). The planned completion this summer and fall of up to 20 additional diesel generators at Mus [...] |
2007-06-25 15:30:00 | Embassy Baghdad | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON ENRG EPET IZ PREL |
| 07BAGHDAD2099 |
COR SPEAKER MASHADANI WEARY BUT NOT LETTING GO [...] (C) Summary: Departing PolCouns paid a farewell call on the embattled Council of Representatives (CoR) Speaker June 25, hearing his side of a political struggle that continues to threaten his job. The Speaker lamented the loss that his departure would mean for the Sunnis and complained of Ir [...] |
2007-06-26 18:05:00 | Embassy Baghdad | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV IZ |
| 07BAGHDAD210 |
JANUARY 14 MCNS: HAIFA STREET, BSP, MAYSAN PIC [...] (S/REL UK) SUMMARY: During the January 14 meeting of the Ministerial Committee on National Security (MCNS), participants discussed the ongoing operation in the area around Baghdad's Haifa Street, noting the need to have situational awareness of the humanitarian situation in the area. PM Mal [...] |
2007-01-19 17:54:00 | Embassy Baghdad | SECRET | IZ MOPS PREL PGOV PTER |
| 07BAGHDAD211 |
IRAQI PM ON BAGHDAD SECURITY, PROPOSED BORDER [...] (S) Summary: In a January 17 meeting with MNF-I Commanding General (CG) Casey and the Ambassador, Iraqi PM Maliki agreed to proposals for traffic controls in Baghdad to prevent suicide and vehicle borne improvised explosive device (VBIED) attacks. The CG told the PM he is satisfied so far w [...] |
2007-01-19 17:58:00 | Embassy Baghdad | SECRET | PREL PGOV MOPS PTER PBTS IZ IR SY |
| 07BAGHDAD2116 |
MALIKI ON OIL, RECONCILIATION, AND HAMID THE MUTE [...] (C/REL MNF-I) SUMMARY: On June 24, Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki told the Ambassador he would do his best to ensure the framework Hydrocarbon and Oil Revenue management draft are submitted to the Council of Representatives as a package in the coming days. Maliki said he was pleased with the [...] |
2007-06-27 10:03:00 | Embassy Baghdad | CONFIDENTIAL | IZ MCAP MOPS PGOV PINS PNAT PTER |
| 07BAGHDAD2117 |
JUNE 22 I-ESC - FUEL, WATER, AND RECONCILIATION [...] (C) Summary. On 22 June, for the first time in several weeks, Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki was present and chaired the weekly Iraq-Executive Steering Committee (I-ESC) whose function is to support the implementation of the Baghdad Security Plan ("Fardh Al-Qanoon"). The meeting featured dis [...] |
2007-06-27 10:03:00 | Embassy Baghdad | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON IZ PGOV PINS PREL |
| 07BAGHDAD212 |
SCIRI LEADERS DEEPLY CONCERNED OVER AL-KUT [...] (S) Summary: The Ambassador met with SCIRI leaders Abdulaziz al-Hakim, Vice President Adil Abdel Mehdi, and Mohsin al-Hakim on January 17 to discuss the January 16 operation in which two Badr members were detained in al-Kut on suspicions of involvement in facilitation of explosively formed p [...] |
2007-01-19 18:05:00 | Embassy Baghdad | SECRET | PREL PGOV PINS IR IZ |
| 07BAGHDAD2122 |
KURDS EXPRESS POSITIVE SENTIMENTS TOWARD ANFAL [...] (C) SUMMARY: The verdict in the trial of Ali Hassan Al-Majid, aka Chemical Ali, and others accused of crimes related to the so-called "Anfal" read out on June 24 evoked the expected positive reaction from Kurdish contacts in Baghdad and the Kurdistan Region, though some felt those who received [...] |
2007-06-27 14:01:00 | Embassy Baghdad | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV IZ |
| 07BAGHDAD2123 |
KRG PRESIDENT ISSUES STATEMENT DENYING [...] Kurdistan Regional Government President Massoud Barzani issued a statement on June 27 clarifying Kurdish non-interference in Turkish affairs (see reftels for context). The following is the text of the statement as e-mailed to the Embassy. 2. Begin text: Sent on Wednesday June 27, 2007 [...] |
2007-06-27 21:11:00 | Embassy Baghdad | UNCLASSIFIED | IZ PGOV PREL TU |
| 07BAGHDAD2125 |
KRG PRESIDENT ISSUES STATEMENT DENYING [...] (C) Kurdistan Regional Government President Masoud Barzani issued a statement on June 27 clarifying Kurdish noninterference in Turkish affairs as he had promised the Ambassador by secure phone, and as requested and referenced in State 87965 and Baghdad 2090. The following is the translated te [...] |
2007-06-28 09:06:00 | Embassy Baghdad | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PREL IZ TU |
| 07BAGHDAD2140 |
DDR - TIMING IS NOT YET RIPE [...] (C) SUMMARY: The political and security environment in Iraq among the contending parties does not make it possible to pursue a doctrinal demobilization, disarmament and reintegration (DDR) program for militia members at this time. A DDR Proof of Principle Reintegration effort can begin with [...] |
2007-06-28 14:32:00 | Embassy Baghdad | CONFIDENTIAL | IZ PARM PGOV PREL |
| 07BAGHDAD2142 |
DPM SALEH DISCUSSES WAY FORWARD ON HYDROCARBONS [...] (C) SUMMARY: In a June 24 meeting, Deputy Prime Minister Barham Saleh and the Ambassador discussed the remaining hurdles to passing the hydrocarbons framework and revenue management laws in the Iraqi Council of Representatives. They discussed the current impasse over the removal of Council of [...] |
2007-06-28 14:46:00 | Embassy Baghdad | CONFIDENTIAL | IR IZ PGOV PREL |
| 07BAGHDAD2145 |
READ OUT FROM JUNE 26 MCNS [...] (C/REL MNF-I) SUMMARY: Prime Minister Maliki presided over the June 16 meeting of the Ministerial Committee for National Security, during which: --Commander in Chief Joint Forces General Babakir al-Zebari gave an operational update on Baquba. Commanding General MNF-I David Petraeus expande [...] |
2007-06-29 13:35:00 | Embassy Baghdad | CONFIDENTIAL | IZ MARR MOPS PINR PINS PNAT PREL |
| 07BAGHDAD2146 |
DCM MEETS SUNNI LEADERSHIP ON HYDROCARBON [...] (C) Summary: Deputy Chief of Mission Daniel Speckhard met separately with three Sunni leaders to enlist their support for the framework Hydrocarbon Law and the Revenue Management Law. The latter was due to be presented to the Council of Ministers (CoM) on June 26 (see para 19), with both laws [...] |
2007-06-29 15:25:00 | Embassy Baghdad | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON ENRG EPET IZ PREL |
| 07BAGHDAD2153 |
THE NEW ELECTIONS COMMISSION AT 60 DAYS: SOLID [...] (C) Summary: The Independent High Electoral Commission (IHEC) of Iraq demonstrated solid potential during their first sixty days in office. After a successful training trip to India, the IHEC seized the initiative to begin creating a voter registry, which is a key prerequisite for provincial [...] |
2007-06-30 12:03:00 | Embassy Baghdad | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL KDEM IZ |
| 07BAGHDAD2154 |
NINEWA: A POSITIVE NOTE ON ARTICLE 140 IN SINJAR [...] (SBU) Team Leader Knight and other PRT members visited the Ninewa Province Article 140 Office in Sinjar 10 June, to assess current execution of the Iraqi Constitution's Article 140 mandate for resolution of 'disputed territories' targeted for incorporation by the Kurdistan Regional Government [...] |
2007-06-30 12:26:00 | Embassy Baghdad | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PBTS IZ |
| 07BAGHDAD2155 |
PRT TIKRIT: TRIBES FORM SALAH AD DIN SUPPORT [...] (U) This is a PRT Tikrit, Salah ad Din cable. 2. (C//REL TO USA, ACGU) SUMMARY AND COMMENT. In its June 13 meeting, the Salah ad Din (SaD) Sheikhs' Council established the Salah ad Din Support Council to act as a liaison between the tribes and the provincial government on local security is [...] |
2007-06-30 12:28:00 | Embassy Baghdad | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PINR MCAP PTER IZ |
| 07BAGHDAD2156 |
PRT TIKRIT: SUNNI SAMARRA SECURITY CZAR REPLACED [...] (U) This is a PRT Tikrit, Salah ad Din cable. 2. (C) In the wake of the June 13 bombing of the Golden Dome Mosque (AKA Ali al Hadi Shrine, al Askariya Shrine), Prime Minister Nouri al Maliki fired Samarra security czar General Adnan Thabit, a Sunni native of the Sunni city of Samarra, at a [...] |
2007-06-30 12:29:00 | Embassy Baghdad | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PINR PTER IZ |
| 07BAGHDAD2158 |
PRT TIKRIT: BAYJI REFINERY SHUTS DOWN AMID RISING [...] (U) This is a PRT Tikrit, Salah ad Din cable. 2. (C) This cable has been cleared by the intelligence section, 3 BCT, 82nd Airborne Division. 3. (C) SUMMARY. The Bayji oil refinery closed its distribution gates on June 25 in accordance with the qada-wide general movement curfew decreed b [...] |
2007-06-30 14:18:00 | Embassy Baghdad | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON EIND ENRG EPET IZ KCOR |
| 07BAGHDAD217 |
IRAQI REACTION TO PRESIDENT BUSH'S SPEECH [...] (C) Summary: Iraqi reaction to President Bush's January 10 Iraq policy speech has been mixed, tending to be mostly but not completely favorable among Embassy contacts, consistently critical among Sadrists and hardline Sunnis. Most Iraqis across the spectrum hope the U.S. troop surge will bri [...] |
2007-01-20 16:45:00 | Embassy Baghdad | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV IZ |
| 07BAGHDAD2172 |
AMBASSADOR'S JUNE 28 MEETING WITH IRAQI DEPUTY [...] (S) SUMMARY: On June 28, the Ambassador met with Sheikh Khalid al-Attiya, First Deputy Speaker of the Iraqi Council of Representatives (CoR). Al-Attiya offered thoughts on the CoR and the status of key legislation. Al-Attiya stressed the importance of tailoring counterinsurgency methods to [...] |
2007-07-01 11:37:00 | Embassy Baghdad | SECRET | IZ PGOV PINS PREL |
| 07BAGHDAD218 |
MIXED SUNNI/SHIA BAGHDAD SUBURB TROUBLED BY JAM [...] (C) Summary. Leading Mada'in resident Kamel al-Samaraii (Sunni Arab) told EmbOffs January 10 that anti-Sunni police aggression was causing large numbers of Mada'in youth to join the insurgency. He alleged that the patrolling MoI forces are infiltrated by Jaysh al-Mahdi (JAM) militia members [...] |
2007-01-20 17:54:00 | Embassy Baghdad | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM KDEM PGOV IZ |
| 07BAGHDAD2181 |
TAWAFUQ ON GOVERNMENT BOYCOTT, COR SPEAKER [...] (C) Summary. Sunni Tawafuq leader Ayad al-Samarrai termed the Tawafuq boycott of Council of Ministers meetings a proper response to the political provocation by PM Maliki of attempting to arrest the Sunni Minister of Culture. According to al-Samarrai an objective investigative committee shoul [...] |
2007-07-02 07:47:00 | Embassy Baghdad | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV KDEM IZ |
| 07BAGHDAD2182 |
ISCI STRATEGIC DIALOGUE: JUNE 30 MEETING [...] (S) Summary: The fifth meeting of the political committee of the USG/Islamic Supreme Council of Iraq (ISCI) strategic dialogue met for two hours on June 30. Embassy Political Counselor headed the USG team, which included Deputy Political Counselor, Embassy Legal Adviser, and ORA representat [...] |
2007-07-02 08:01:00 | Embassy Baghdad | SECRET | PREL PGOV IZ |
| 07BAGHDAD2184 |
KURDS STILL STANDING BY MALIKI GOVERNMENT - FOR NOW [...] (C) SUMMARY: Former Prime Minister Ibrahim Ja'fari is trying to cultivate support and position himself as an alternative to Prime Minister Maliki. He claims to have assembled an informal group that has backing from some Shi,a and Kurdish Council of Representatives (CoR) members. The extent [...] |
2007-07-02 12:38:00 | Embassy Baghdad | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL IZ |
| 07BAGHDAD2189 |
PRIME MINISTER DIRECTS MINISTER OF PLANNING TO [...] (C REL GBR) Summary: In a meeting with the Deputy Chief of Mission on Sunday, July 1, Minister of Planning Ali Baban said that the Prime Minister called him back from a visit with his family in England to help solve "the problem he created," with regard to Tawafuq's denial of support for the [...] |
2007-07-02 17:43:00 | Embassy Baghdad | CONFIDENTIAL | IZ PGOV PREL ECON ENRG EPET |
| 07BAGHDAD2190 |
PM CHIEF OF STAFF DISCUSSES THE ARREST WARRANT FOR [...] (C) Summary: On June 27, DCM Dan Speckhard met with Iraqi Prime Minister's Chief of Staff Dr. Tariq Abdullah, at the latter's request to deliver a message from the Prime Minister. Dr. Tariq relayed that the PM is concerned that the U.S. might assist Minister of Culture Asad Al-Hashimi evade [...] |
2007-07-02 19:02:00 | Embassy Baghdad | CONFIDENTIAL | IZ PGOV PREL |
| 07BAGHDAD2199 |
Embedded PRTs: Two Months In [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: This report discusses the start-up and activities of the initial 10 ePRTs in Iraq, along with the challenges that they face as small, joint military-civilian operations at the very center of a conflict. On the whole, both the ePRTs and the brigades with which they have been emb [...] |
2007-07-03 12:15:00 | Embassy Baghdad | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL MOPS AMGT ASEC IZ |
| 07BAGHDAD220 |
PRT TIKRIT: SHEIKH'S KIDNAPPING DEMONSTRATES [...] (U) This is a PRT Tikrit, Salah ad Din cable. 2. (S/NF) SUMMARY. The January 8 kidnapping of Sheikh Ahmad "Naji" Hussein Ajabarah al Jabouri, head of the Salad ad Din (SaD) Sheikhs Council, represents what could be a significant shift in al Qaeda (AQIZ) targeting toward legitimate provinci [...] |
2007-01-21 08:18:00 | Embassy Baghdad | SECRET//NOFORN | PTER PGOV PINR IZ |
| 07BAGHDAD2200 |
PRT TIKRIT: SALAH AD DIN LEADERS FACE TOUGH ECONOMIC [...] This is a PRT Tikrit, Salah ad Din cable. 2. This is the first of two cables regarding the Salah ad Din Business Investment Conference. 3. Sensitive but unclassified, entire text. 4. SUMMARY. The Governor of Salah ad Din hosted a gathering of over 100 public and private sector leader [...] |
2007-07-03 12:16:00 | Embassy Baghdad | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EAGR IR IZ |
| 07BAGHDAD2208 |
EXTENDING SPECIAL HUMANITARIAN CONCERN REFUGEE [...] (C) Post recommends extending "Priority Two" (P2, groups of special humanitarian concern) refugee processing category to all non-Muslim religious minorities from Iraq. Post assessment, supported by reftels, is that members of religious minorities in Iraq are particularly vulnerable to seriou [...] |
2007-07-04 04:51:00 | Embassy Baghdad | CONFIDENTIAL | IZ PHUM PREF PREL |
| 07BAGHDAD2217 |
BAGHDAD'S CHANGING BOUNDARIES [...] (C) SUMMARY: The Baghdad Governor and Provincial Council (PC) initiated a plan to adjust the city's district boundaries in early May; this plan may exacerbate sectarian tensions if new districts reflect and entrench the recent displacement of people in the city, away from mixed areas and int [...] |
2007-07-04 11:43:00 | Embassy Baghdad | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PINS PINR ASEC KDEM IZ |
| 07BAGHDAD2218 |
BAGHDAD SECURITY PLAN EXECUTIVE STEERING [...] (C) Summary: At its June 29 meeting, the Baghdad Security Plan (Fardh al Qanoon - FAQ) Executive Steering Committee (ESC) discussed the Government of Iraq (GOI) rewards program for weapons and information, the GOI's commercial dispute with Kuwait that is preventing delivery of fuel, Baghdad' [...] |
2007-07-04 18:12:00 | Embassy Baghdad | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON IZ PGOV |
| 07BAGHDAD2220 |
IRAQI POLICE PERFORMANCE IN BAGHDAD [...] (C/REL MNF-I) SUMMARY: According to the May assessments from U.S. police transition teams in eleven Baghdad districts and municipalities, the Iraqi police show signs of progress in leadership and operational capability, especially in neighborhoods where Joint Security Stations have been esta [...] |
2007-07-05 01:08:00 | Embassy Baghdad | CONFIDENTIAL | IZ MCAP MOPS PGOV PINS PNAT PTER |
| 07BAGHDAD2228 |
REQUEST FOR HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR U.S.-SPONSORED [...] (U) This is an action request. 2. (U) Pursuant to the Leahy Act and Foreign Assistance Act, post requests the Departments assistance in screening the following candidates of the Iraqi Security Forces who have been nominated for training in the United States. Post has no derogatory informa [...] |
2007-07-05 10:46:00 | Embassy Baghdad | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | MOPS PGOV PHUM PINS PREL IZ |
| 07BAGHDAD2229 |
ANBAR TRIBAL POLITICS: LOOKING AHEAD TO THE [...] (U) This is a PRT Anbar reporting cable. 2. (C) Summary. A struggle for tribal leadership is underway in Anbar Province, as Ali Hatem, a young sheikh of prominent lineage seeks to replace Sheikh Sattar Abu Risha, the tribal leader responsible for evicting Al-Qaeda from Ramadi. Sattar ha [...] |
2007-07-05 11:09:00 | Embassy Baghdad | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PINS KDEM IZ |
| 07BAGHDAD2239 |
READ OUT FROM JULY 01 MCNS [...] (C/REL MNF-I) SUMMARY: Prime Minister Maliki presided over the June 16 meeting of the Ministerial Committee for National Security, during which: -- Maliki directed Acting Minister of Justice Dr. Safi al-Safi to convene a July 2 meeting to deal with all unresolved issues regarding the GOI-pla [...] |
2007-07-06 02:13:00 | Embassy Baghdad | CONFIDENTIAL | IZ MARR MOPS PINR PINS PNAT PREL |
| 07BAGHDAD224 |
SADRISTS RETURN TO IRAQ'S COUNCIL OF [...] (C) Summary: The Sadrists ended their "temporary withdrawal" from Iraq's Council of Representatives (CoR) on January 21. Their return coincided with the first quorum since December 10. While the exact circumstances of their return are still unclear, it appears that after a round of negotia [...] |
2007-01-21 18:45:00 | Embassy Baghdad | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV IZ |
| 07BAGHDAD2241 |
PRT TIKRIT: BEHIND THE SCENES OF BUDGET EXECUTION [...] (U) This is a PRT Tikrit, Salah ad Din cable. 2. (C) SUMMARY. While much work still remains in building transparency and accountability in Salah ad Din's (SaD) budget execution procedures, the provincial government has made significant advances in 2007. The provincial government is slowly [...] |
2007-07-06 10:02:00 | Embassy Baghdad | SECRET//NOFORN | PGOV ECON KCOR PINR IZ |
| 07BAGHDAD2242 |
PESHMERGA FORCE UNIFICATION, IRAQI KURDISTAN [...] (C) SUMMARY: The Peshmerga forces of the Patriotic Union of Kurdistan (PUK) and Kurdistan Democratic Party (KDP) are scheduled to unify by the end of 2007 (NOTE: The PUK and KDP originally committed that unification would be complete by the end of 2006). This requires ambitious regulatory and [...] |
2007-07-06 10:18:00 | Embassy Baghdad | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PINS IZ |
| 07BAGHDAD2254 |
TALABANI AND AMBASSADOR DISCUSS KEEPING IN THE [...] (C) SUMMARY: On July 3, Iraqi President Jalal Talabani met with the Ambassador and Meghan O'Sullivan, and they were later joined by DPM Barham Saleh. Talabani agreed to mediate between Vice President Tariq al-Hashimi and Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki in an effort to bring the Presidency Counc [...] |
2007-07-08 06:07:00 | Embassy Baghdad | SECRET | PGOV PREL IZ IR |
| 07BAGHDAD2255 |
KHADHAMIYA WOMEN'S PRISON: NO SIGNS OF ABUSE, BUT [...] (S/NF) SUMMARY: On July 3, PolOff and representatives from the Department of Justice's (DOJ) International Criminal Investigative Training Assistance Program (ICITAP) found no evidence of torture or rape during an unannounced visit to the Ministry of Justice (MOJ) Khadhamiya Women's Prison. I [...] |
2007-07-08 07:26:00 | Embassy Baghdad | SECRET//NOFORN | PHUM KDEM PGOV PINR KJUS KWMN IZ IS |
| 07BAGHDAD2262 |
KURDISTAN ISLAMIC UNION (KIU) LEADER DENIES [...] (U) This is a Kurdistan Regional Reconstruction Team (RRT) cable 2. (C) Summary. KIU Secretary General Salahaddin Bahaaddin told RRTOFFs that Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG) Prime Minister Nechirvan Barzani had approved in advance KIU attendance at the April meeting in Cairo where Sun [...] |
2007-07-08 13:47:00 | Embassy Baghdad | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PINR EG IZ |
| 07BAGHDAD2277 |
JUNE 13 ISCI POLITICAL COMMITTEE DIALOGUE FOCUSES [...] (C) Summary. In the fourth session of the ISCI-U.S. political committee on June 13, both sides agreed to review common objectives of the dialogue and at the next meeting come up with practical, concrete steps to achieve these shared goals. Discussions focused on improving communication betwe [...] |
2007-07-09 13:14:00 | Embassy Baghdad | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PINS IZ |
| 07BAGHDAD2278 |
ACTIVITIES OF WESTERNZAGROS IN IRAQI KURDISTAN [...] (C) SUMMARY: The Canadian-based petroleum exploration and development company, WesternZagros, has been operating in the Iraqi Kurdistan Region since 2005. It signed an Exploration and Production Sharing Agreement (EPSA) with the Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG) that was ratified on March 2 [...] |
2007-07-09 16:35:00 | Embassy Baghdad | CONFIDENTIAL | EPET ENRG ECON IZ |
| 07BAGHDAD2282 |
ISCI SECURITY COMMITTEE STRESSES TRIBAL [...] (C) SUMMARY: During the fifth meeting of the Supreme Islamic Council of Iraq (ISCI) Security Committee meeting on July 2, Vice President Adel Abdel Mehdi reemphasized the importance of tribal engagement, popular committees, and detainee issues. Badr Organization Secretary-General Hadi al Amer [...] |
2007-07-10 09:16:00 | Embassy Baghdad | CONFIDENTIAL | IZ MARR MCAP MOPS PGOV PINS PNAT PTER |
| 07BAGHDAD2283 |
BAGHDAD SECURITY PLAN EXECUTIVE STEERING [...] (C) Summary: Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki chaired a more efficient 6 July 2007 Baghdad Security Plan (Fardh al Qanoon - FAQ) Executive Steering Committee (I-ESC). Key issues discussed included announcements that the Government of Iraq (GoI) has decided to make necessary payments to resolve [...] |
2007-07-10 13:04:00 | Embassy Baghdad | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV ECON IZ |
| 07BAGHDAD2285 |
MALIKI VENTS HIS FRUSTRATION WITH THE SADRISTS IN [...] (C) Prime Minister Maliki warned the Sadrists in remarks to the media on July 7 to distance themselves from "Baathist and Saddamist" elements using the Sadrist name to undertake acts of violence. His remarks, apparently prompted by JAM confrontations with ISF in the south, provoked an outraged [...] |
2007-07-10 14:42:00 | Embassy Baghdad | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV IZ |
| 07BAGHDAD2286 |
SUNNIS NOT DELAYING REFORMS, VP HASHIMI TELLS [...] (C) SUMMARY: Vice President Tariq al-Hashimi told Senators McCain and Graham that Sunnis are marginalized in the Iraqi government and are increasingly questioning the benefits of political participation. Sunnis are now actively engaged in eliminating al-Qa'ida, yet 95% of detainees in Iraq a [...] |
2007-07-10 21:16:00 | Embassy Baghdad | CONFIDENTIAL | IZ KDEM PGOV PHUM |
| 07BAGHDAD229 |
TALABANI GIVES READOUT OF SYRIA VISIT, PASSES [...] (C) SUMMARY: Iraqi President Jalal Talabani told the Ambassador in a meeting on January 21 that Syria had agreed to cooperate in improving the stability and security of Iraq, but they needed improved trade relations as well. The Syrians told Talabani they also wanted to improve relations with [...] |
2007-01-22 12:47:00 | Embassy Baghdad | SECRET | PGOV PREL IZ IR SY |
| 07BAGHDAD2297 |
PRT MOSUL: NINEWA'S COUNCIL CHAIR DETAINED ON CPI [...] (C) Ninewa Provincial Council Chair Salim Haji Issa was detained for questioning on financial malfeasance charges 2 July under a Commission for Public Integrity (CPI) warrant. Issa insists his arrest was motivated by his failure to respond to Kurdish Alliance directives; Ninewa Vice Gover [...] |
2007-07-11 11:49:00 | Embassy Baghdad | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV EFIN PBTS KJUS KDEM IZ |
| 07BAGHDAD2298 |
MAJORITY GOVERNMENT NEEDED, PM MALIKI TELLS CODEL [...] (C) SUMMARY: An obdurate Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki told Senators McCain and Graham on July 3 that the national unity government was to blame for delays in passing much needed reform legislation and called for a majority government instead. He complained that his government partners were [...] |
2007-07-11 12:30:00 | Embassy Baghdad | CONFIDENTIAL | IZ KCRM KDEM PGOV PHUM |
| 07BAGHDAD230 |
JANUARY 17 WEAPONS SEARCH AT MAKHMOUR CAMP [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: A key step has been taken in restoring civilian status to the Makhmour refugee camp for Kurdish refugees from Turkey: an arms search of the camp and surrounding area carried out by Iraqi Army units with MNF-I support. No weapons were found in the camp. The search was witness [...] |
2007-01-22 13:17:00 | Embassy Baghdad | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREF PREL PTER IZ TU |
| 07BAGHDAD2317 |
PART 1 OF 2: SECTARIAN VIOLENCE FORCES MAJOR SHIFT [...] (C) Summary: Sectarian violence has caused significant demographic shifts throughout Baghdad. Before February 2006, few areas in Baghdad comprised a clear Sunni or Shia majority; more than half of Baghdad neighborhoods still contained a mixed population. As of July 2007, only about 20 percen [...] |
2007-07-12 15:35:00 | Embassy Baghdad | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PINS PINR IZ |
| 07BAGHDAD2318 |
PART 2 OF 2: SECTARIAN VIOLENCE FORCES MAJOR SHIFT [...] (C) Summary: Sectarian violence has caused significant demographic shifts in Baghdad. Before February 2006, most neighborhoods west of the Tigris River contained mixed populations from two or more of the city's three major religious groupings, Sunnis, Shia, and Christians. Western Baghdad cu [...] |
2007-07-12 15:36:00 | Embassy Baghdad | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PINS PINR IZ |
| 07BAGHDAD2320 |
MP NAJAFI WARNS- RUSHING THROUGH BENCHMARKS [...] (C) Summary. In a meeting with other Iraqiyya bloc Council of Representative (CoR) members July 8 (septel), Osama al-Najafi warned Ambassador against pushing through key reconciliation legislation just to meet the September benchmark deadline. Acknowledging the domestic American imperative, [...] |
2007-07-12 19:58:00 | Embassy Baghdad | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON ENRG IZ PGOV PREL |
| 07BAGHDAD2329 |
INDEPENDENT SHI'A MP ON CURRENT POLITICAL [...] (C) Taha Dera, an independent Shi'a CoR member now a member of Qassim Daoud's Solidarity Bloc, expressed skepticism to PolOff on July 11 about prospects for the ISCI-Dawa-KDP-PUK alliance, aka the "group of four." The alliance cannot count on the Ja'fari branch of Dawa, he reasoned, and the [...] |
2007-07-13 14:15:00 | Embassy Baghdad | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PINS IZ |
| 07BAGHDAD2330 |
IRAQ'S PRESIDENCY COUNCIL CHIEF: OPPORTUNITY OR [...] (C) Summary: The outgoing Secretary General of Iraq's Presidency Council (PC) is pessimistic that the PC can overcome its current dysfunctional, disjointed nature and develop into a professional administrative body. The incoming Secretary General promises develop the PC into a cross-sectari [...] |
2007-07-13 15:06:00 | Embassy Baghdad | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV IZ |