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| Identifier | Subject | Date | Office | Classification | Tags |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 09BAGHDAD1364 |
RRT ERBIL: THE OIL IMPASSE: VIEWS OF THE KRG [...] (SBU) Summary: In a discussion before the recent oil export breakthrough (reftels), Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG) Minister of Natural Resources Hawrami urged the United States to focus on assisting passage of an oil revenue sharing law as the most important priority in establishing a st [...] |
2009-05-25 14:20:00 | Embassy Baghdad | CONFIDENTIAL | EPET ENRG PGOV IZ |
| 09BAGHDAD1365 |
VP HASHIMI CLAIMS POLITICAL TARGETING BY PM [...] (C) SUMMARY: In his first meeting with Ambassador Hill May 23, Vice President Tariq al-Hashimi complained that Prime Minister Maliki is targeting Sunnis Arabs and the Iraqi Islamic Party (IIP). Hashimi claimed that the Council of Representatives' (CoR) anti-corruption interrogation of the Min [...] |
2009-05-25 17:32:00 | Embassy Baghdad | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PTER PREL IZ |
| 09BAGHDAD1367 |
FINANCE MINISTER THANKS PRESIDENT FOR IMMUNITIES EXTENSION [...] In response to reftel demarche and the USG decision to renew the Executive Order that protects official Iraqi assets, Finance Minister Jabr sent a letter to President Obama thanking him for this action. The verbatim text of the letter is given below. 2. Begin text: Republic of Iraq Mi [...] |
2009-05-26 03:04:00 | Embassy Baghdad | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON PREL EFIN IZ UN |
| 09BAGHDAD1369 |
BARHAM SALIH TO RESIGN DPM POST IN ORDER TO RUN IN [...] (C) Summary. Deputy Prime Minister Barham Salih is likely to resign in the next week in order to place his name on the Patriotic Union of Kurdistan (PUK) plenum candidate list for Prime Minister in the upcoming Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG) elections. Salih's staff informed PolOff that S [...] |
2009-05-26 06:00:00 | Embassy Baghdad | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV IZ |
| 09BAGHDAD137 |
KARBALA CANDIDATES MANEUVER FOR ADVANTAGE [...] (C) Summary: Few incumbent Provincial Council (PC) candidates are popular, but we expect a number to retain their seats because they are buying votes. The campaign of Governor Aqeel Mahmoud al-Khazali, a member of the Da'wa party, was caught by television reporters in the act of purchasing s [...] |
2009-01-19 15:45:00 | Embassy Baghdad | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PINR SOCI KDEM PHUM IZ |
| 09BAGHDAD1370 |
IRAQI POLITICIANS CONSIDER THE PAST AS THEY PLAN [...] (C) While the Iraqi Parliament has not begun formal debate on elections legislation, political blocs have begun their internal strategizing on the elections. The Prime Minister has privately stated a preference for open lists, but several parliamentarians have told us that the larger partie [...] |
2009-05-26 08:48:00 | Embassy Baghdad | CONFIDENTIAL | IZ KDEM PGOV |
| 09BAGHDAD1371 |
KRG ELECTIONS UPDATE [...] (U) Iraq's Independent High Electoral Commission (IHEC) reports that it has certified 42 political entities and 528 candidates in advance of the elections for the Iraqi Kurdistan Parliament (IKP), scheduled for July 25. Of the 42 political parties, 15 have formed themselves into five coalit [...] |
2009-05-26 11:23:00 | Embassy Baghdad | CONFIDENTIAL | IZ KDEM PGOV |
| 09BAGHDAD1373 |
IRAQI NSC DISCUSSES DETAINEES, RETIREMENTS, AND [...] (C) Summary: In its May 24 session, the Iraqi National Security Council (NSC) discussed creating a detainee database to speed releases for Iraqis without outstanding warrants. The NSC directed the Ministries of Justice, Finance, and Defense to study conditions for compulsory retirement of se [...] |
2009-05-26 11:50:00 | Embassy Baghdad | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL MARR IZ PTER |
| 09BAGHDAD1378 |
WFP LOOKS TO TAKE ON CORRUPTION IN THE IRAQI [...] (C) SUMMARY: The GOI has asked the World Food Program (WFP) to help it devise a plan to reform its inefficient and corrupt Public Distribution System (PDS). But what the GOI may not have bargained for in making the request is WFP's intention to challenge the PDS's intensely corrupt procuremen [...] |
2009-05-26 13:44:00 | Embassy Baghdad | CONFIDENTIAL | ETRD PREF KCOR EAID EAGR ECON WFP IZ |
| 09BAGHDAD138 |
RRT ERBIL: LETTER FROM KRG PRESIDENT BARZANI TO [...] (SBU) RRT Erbil received the following letter from Kurdish Regional Government President Masoud Barzani for transmission to President Obama. Hard copy will be sent via courier service to NEA-I-POL. 2. (C)Begin text: President Barack Obama The White House Washington, D.C. United Stat [...] |
2009-01-20 06:28:00 | Embassy Baghdad | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PINR IZ |
| 09BAGHDAD1380 |
DPM ESSAWI TELLS CODEL LEAHY PM MALIKI IS "A [...] (C) SUMMARY: Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki is using the democratic process and liberal rhetoric to conceal a move to dictatorship Deputy Prime Minister Rafe Essawi told Senators Patrick Leahy (VT), Mark Warner (VA) and Sheldon Whitehouse (RI), and Ambassador Hill on May 23. Essawi outlined the [...] |
2009-05-26 14:49:00 | Embassy Baghdad | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PTER IZ |
| 09BAGHDAD1381 |
CODEL LEAHY MEETS WITH PM MALIKI, DISCUSSES [...] (C) Summary: Prime Minister Maliki told CODEL Leahy May 24 that Iraq wants to build a strong strategic relationship with the U.S., including through implementation of the Strategic Framework Agreement (SFA). He said that the January 2009 provincial elections had helped move Iraq beyond violenc [...] |
2009-05-26 15:13:00 | Embassy Baghdad | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV EAGR IZ |
| 09BAGHDAD1385 |
GOI SLOWLY MAKING PROGRESS IN WMD NONPROLIFERATION [...] (C) Summary: The Government of Iraq (GOI) is slowly making progress in building support among its various ministries for the complex tasks the GOI faces in order to fulfill its international obligations in the field of WMD nonproliferation. The Iraqi National Monitoring Directorate (INMD) and [...] |
2009-05-27 09:53:00 | Embassy Baghdad | CONFIDENTIAL | PARM PREL KNNP KTIA KLSO CWC IZ |
| 09BAGHDAD1388 |
TRADE MINISTER STEPS DOWN IN RESPONSE TO [...] 1. (C) SUMMARY: Trade Minister al-Sudani has finally resigned after weeks of public allegations of corruption in the Ministry of Trade (MOT), the arrest of three employees including his brother, and a looming vote of no confidence in the Council of Representatives (COR). The MOT scandal and t [...] |
2009-05-27 13:14:00 | Embassy Baghdad | CONFIDENTIAL | ETRD KCOR PGOV IZ |
| 09BAGHDAD1389 |
AMBASSADOR AND CG MEET TURKISH SPECIAL ENVOY [...] (C) Turkish Special Envoy to Iraq Murat Ozcelik will be the next Turkish Ambassador to Iraq, Ozcelik told Ambassador Hill and General Odierno May 23. The main points he intended to raise in an anticipated meeting with PM Maliki were his May 17 meeting with KRG President Masoud Barzani and the [...] |
2009-05-27 14:16:00 | Embassy Baghdad | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV IZ TU |
| 09BAGHDAD139 |
RRT ERBIL: EVENTS ON INTERNATIONAL DAY FOR THE ELIMINATION [...] This message responds to request for information on the RRT's actions to support the International Day for the Elimination of Violence against women (reftel). 2. The KRG's Ministry of Sports and Youth hosted a cultural celebration to highlight awareness of the U.N.'s International Day for t [...] |
2009-01-20 06:37:00 | Embassy Baghdad | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PHUM KWMN IZ |
| 09BAGHDAD1390 |
PROGRESS ON OIL-FOR-FOOD CONTRACTS [...] (C) Summary. Foreign Minister Zebari,s Chief of Staff Ambassador Srood Najib told the Embassy that he had reduced the number of outstanding Oil-for-Food (OFF) contracts from 130 to 80. He hopes to have all outstanding OFF accounts closed, and return whatever is left to the Development Fund f [...] |
2009-05-27 17:18:00 | Embassy Baghdad | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV EFIN KCOR ECON PREL IZ UN |
| 09BAGHDAD1395 |
KARBALA MODE: SECOND EDITION [...] (SBU) Summary: Karbala Mode is a vehicle for capturing observations and anecdotes about life in the world Shi'a pilgrimage capital that otherwise might not be reported. End Summary. Where's Abbas? -------------- 2. (SBU) Since being sworn into office in April, Karbala's government l [...] |
2009-05-28 09:15:00 | Embassy Baghdad | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV SOCI IZ |
| 09BAGHDAD1396 |
PARLIAMENTARY ACTIONS INCREASE TENSION WITH PM [...] (C) SUMMARY: With the recent resignation of Iraq's Trade Minister following high-profile questioning by Parliament on corruption allegations, Parliament's budget maneuvers to restrict prime ministerial power, and indications that Parliament will continue questioning senior officials on corrupt [...] |
2009-05-28 09:21:00 | Embassy Baghdad | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL IZ |
| 09BAGHDAD140 |
ERBIL RRT: DOHUK IDPS SPEAK ON UPCOMING ELECTIONS [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Christian, Yezidi and Arab IDPs in Dohuk Province want to participate in the upcoming provincial elections, but have questions and doubts about the electoral process. Personal experience of fraud in the 2005 elections makes many skeptical of the legitimacy of election results. [...] |
2009-01-20 06:37:00 | Embassy Baghdad | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PHUM KDEM IZ |
| 09BAGHDAD1401 |
ANTI-CORRUPTION IN IRAQ: THE SAGA OF "1,000 ARREST [...] (C) Judge Raheem Al-Ugaili, the head of Iraq's lead anti-corruption agency, the Commission on Integrity (COI), met with the press May 27 and presented highlights of the COI's performance. Local and western media highlighted his statement that the COI had obtained 997 arrest warrants for offic [...] |
2009-05-29 10:35:00 | Embassy Baghdad | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV KCOR KDEM IZ |
| 09BAGHDAD1402 |
ELECTIONS UPDATE: KRG FUNDS TRANSFERRED, NEW [...] (SBU) At long last, IHEC has received the almost $40 million in funding for the KRG elections it has been waiting for for several weeks. With the funding now in hand, preparations for the July 25 Iraqi Kurdish Parliament and presidential elections are smoothly on track. Bloc leaders in Par [...] |
2009-05-29 11:44:00 | Embassy Baghdad | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV KDEM IZ |
| 09BAGHDAD1408 |
AMBASSADOR, CG AND PM DISCUSS DIYALA, UK AND NATO [...] (S) Summary: In their weekly meeting with Iraqi Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki on May 28, the Ambassador and MNF-I Commanding General Odierno discussed the timing of the PM's proposed visit to the U.S. (late June or July), the PM's eagerness to involve U.S. firms in oil contracting, possible m [...] |
2009-05-30 13:08:00 | Embassy Baghdad | SECRET | PGOV PREL MOPS MARR PTER IZ UK NATO |
| 09BAGHDAD1409 |
IRAQ-TURKEY-U.S. TRILATERAL SECURITY WORKING GROUP [...] (C) At the May 28 Working Group (WG) meeting of the Iraq-Turkey-U.S. Trilateral Security Dialogue, the Iraqi High Electoral Commission briefed the topic of how groups and individuals can be banned from participating in Iraqi (including KRG) elections. The discussion focused on the Hiwa Party [...] |
2009-05-30 14:30:00 | Embassy Baghdad | SECRET | PREL PGOV IZ TU |
| 09BAGHDAD141 |
NINEWA: NINEWA IIP LEADER TELLS PMIN THEY ARE [...] (C) Summary: The leader of the Iraqi Islamic Party (IIP) in Ninewa Province, Mohammad Shaker, told us January 8 that both the Kurdistan Democratic Party (KDP) and Al-Qaida Iraq (AQI) routinely intimidate and attack members of his party. The former has largely prevented IIP from campaigning in [...] |
2009-01-20 07:27:00 | Embassy Baghdad | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM KDEM IZ |
| 09BAGHDAD1412 |
PRT SALAH AD DIN: LOCAL IRAQIS CONSIDER [...] (SBU) The postponement of local (District and Sub-District level) elections presents a major obstacle to the development of democracy in SaD Province. Currently, local officials in SaD lack legitimacy because they were largely appointed by CF/DoS under the CPA, rather than elected by Iraqis. [...] |
2009-05-31 08:28:00 | Embassy Baghdad | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV KDEM IZ |
| 09BAGHDAD1414 |
JOINT COORDINATION COMMITTEE CONVENES TO ADDRESS IRAQ [...] SUMMARY: The President of the Iraq Higher Judicial Council (HJC), Chief Judge Medhat al-Mahmoud, and the President of the Kurdistan Judicial Council (KJC), Chief Judge Ahmad Zobair, along with representatives of their respective judiciaries, met on April 28 to discuss issues of judicial feder [...] |
2009-05-31 09:01:00 | Embassy Baghdad | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KJUS IZ |
| 09BAGHDAD142 |
PRT SALAH AD DIN ELECTIONS PREPARATIONS AND [...] (C//REL TO USA, ACGU) Summary: Provincial Elections in Salah Ad Din (SaD) look to be on track despite lingering concerns of possible election-related attacks and voter intimidation. The public is showing a receptive attitude towards the elections, and political campaigns have moved into high [...] |
2009-01-20 07:33:00 | Embassy Baghdad | SECRET | PGOV KDEM PREL PTER PINS IZ |
| 09BAGHDAD1423 |
TURKISH SPECIAL ENVOY TO IRAQ MEETS POLMIL [...] (C) Murat Ozcelik, Turkish Special Envoy to Iraq (and nominated new Turkish Ambassador to Baghdad), told Pol-Mil Minister-Counselor on May 26 the Turkish MFA tried to block a lawsuit brought by Turkish businessmen seeking confiscation of Iraqi oil. Ozcelik also noted that a recent GOI-KRG ag [...] |
2009-05-31 15:29:00 | Embassy Baghdad | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV IZ TU |
| 09BAGHDAD1426 |
MINORITIES FIND SECURITY IN KURDISTAN BUT [...] (C) Christian and Sabean-Mandean leaders based in the Kurdistan region report that the flow of internally displaced persons (IDPs) into their communities from the rest of Iraq has decreased to a trickle -- an indicator, they believe, that sectarian violence targeting minorities throughout Iraq [...] |
2009-06-01 05:49:00 | Embassy Baghdad | CONFIDENTIAL | IZ KDEM KIRF PGOV PHUM SOCI |
| 09BAGHDAD1427 |
NINEWA OPERATIONS COMMAND: SOME DETAINEES FINALLY [...] (C) The Government of Iraq is trying to adequately address problems relating to its detainee population. The Ninewa Operations Command (NOC) is a particularly egregious offender. Although most of the approximately 1,000 people incarcerated at the NOC have had their cases reviewed by an inv [...] |
2009-06-01 06:29:00 | Embassy Baghdad | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PJUS PGOV PREL IZ |
| 09BAGHDAD1428 |
HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR US SPONSORED TRAINING [...] This is an action request. 2. Pursuant to the Leahy Act and Foreign Assistance Act, post requests the Department's assistance in screening the following candidates from the Iraqi Security Forces who has been nominated for training in the United States. Post has no derogatory information. [...] |
2009-06-01 07:17:00 | Embassy Baghdad | UNCLASSIFIED | IZ MOPS PGOV PHUM PINS PREL |
| 09BAGHDAD1430 |
HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR US SPONSORED TRAINING [...] This is an action request. 2. Pursuant to the Leahy Act and Foreign Assistance Act, post requests the Department's assistance in screening the following candidates from the Iraqi Security Forces who has been nominated for training in the United States. Post has no derogatory information. [...] |
2009-06-01 08:13:00 | Embassy Baghdad | UNCLASSIFIED | IZ MOPS PGOV PHUM PINS PREL |
| 09BAGHDAD1431 |
IRAQ-SAUDI ARABIA: NO RAPPROCHEMENT IN SIGHT [...] (C) Summary: On May 29, Prime Minister Maliki publicly complained about Saudi Arabia's "negative stance" toward Iraq's efforts to improve the bilateral relationship. In his sharp response two days later, the Saudi Interior Minister suggested that Maliki himself was working against Iraq's i [...] |
2009-06-01 09:00:00 | Embassy Baghdad | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL IZ SA |
| 09BAGHDAD1432 |
MAYSAN'S GOVERNOR PLEDGES SECURITY COOPERATION [...] (U) This is a Maysan PRT reporting cable. 2. (C/REL MCFI) Summary: Meeting on May 27 with Colonel Newell, incoming Commander of the PRT's new partner Brigade Combat Team (BCT), Maysan Governor Mohammed Shi'a (Da'wa) expressed confidence in the Iraqi Security Forces' (ISF) ability to secur [...] |
2009-06-01 12:33:00 | Embassy Baghdad | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PTER PINR KDEM IR IZ |
| 09BAGHDAD1433 |
IRAQI JOURNALISTS CONTINUE THE ELUSIVE SEARCH FOR [...] (C) Summary: In a recent roundtable discussion, Iraqi journalists and representatives from various non-governmental organizations (NGOs) provided their views on freedom of the press, access to information and the influence of political parties on Iraqi media. Participants expressed a genuin [...] |
2009-06-01 12:34:00 | Embassy Baghdad | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM PREL IZ |
| 09BAGHDAD1435 |
HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR US SPONSORED TRAINING [...] This is an action request. 2. Pursuant to the Leahy Act and Foreign Assistance Act, post requests the Department's assistance in screening the following candidates from the Iraqi Security Forces who has been nominated for training in the United States. Post has no derogatory information. [...] |
2009-06-01 13:25:00 | Embassy Baghdad | UNCLASSIFIED | IZ MOPS PGOV PHUM PINS PREL |
| 09BAGHDAD1436 |
IRAQ REQUESTS INFORMATION ON ALL IRAQI DETAINEES [...] (U) This is an action request (see para 5). 2. (S/NF) Pol-MilOff met with Mr. Hussain Al-Asady, Director General of the Prime Minister's National Operation Center (PMNOC) May 30 to discuss the transfer of a fifth Iraqi detainee from Guantanamo Bay Naval Base, Cuba (GTMO). Four former GTMO [...] |
2009-06-01 16:25:00 | Embassy Baghdad | SECRET//NOFORN | PREL PTER PGOV PHUM PINR KDRG IZ US |
| 09BAGHDAD1437 |
ICI - BAGHDAD COORDINATION GROUP DEMANDS RESULTS [...] (C) Summary: The International Compact with Iraq (ICI) Ministerial set for October or November, 2009 in Baghdad must have substance to persuade ministers to attend, UN Special Advisor to the Secretary General Ibrahim Gambari told Ambassador Hill May 25. Gambari met with the Ambassador prior t [...] |
2009-06-01 16:48:00 | Embassy Baghdad | CONFIDENTIAL | EAID EFIN ETRD PGOV PREL IZ |
| 09BAGHDAD1441 |
IRAQ: ASSET TRANSFER PROCESS WELL UNDER WAY [...] SUMMARY: The United States and Iraq have agreed upon, and are implementing, a comprehensive asset transfer process. The process includes commitments by the Government of Iraq to maintain U.S.-funded infrastructure in Iraq. End Summary. 2. Since 2008, Embassy representatives have been wo [...] |
2009-06-02 03:06:00 | Embassy Baghdad | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EINV EFIN PREL IZ |
| 09BAGHDAD1444 |
HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR US SPONSORED TRAINING [...] This is an action request. 2. Pursuant to the Leahy Act and Foreign Assistance Act, post requests the Department's assistance in screening the following candidates from the Iraqi Security Forces who has been nominated for training in the United States. Post has no derogatory information. [...] |
2009-06-02 09:47:00 | Embassy Baghdad | UNCLASSIFIED | IZ MOPS PGOV PHUM PINS PREL |
| 09BAGHDAD1446 |
RRT ERBIL: CONSORTIUM TO DEVELOP GAS FIELD IN [...] (SBU) Summary: UAE's Crescent Petroleum and Dana Gas have entered into a consortium with two European energy companies to develop a natural gas field in the Kurdistan Region (KR) to supply the Nabucco pipeline. Separately, Crescent/Dana's plans to develop Gas City, a massive gas utilization i [...] |
2009-06-02 12:42:00 | Embassy Baghdad | UNCLASSIFIED | EPET ENRG EINV PGOV HU GM IR TU IZ |
| 09BAGHDAD1447 |
RRT ERBIL: KRG OIL LINKS TO IRAQI PIPELINE [...] (SBU) Summary: At a June 1 gala event, Presidents Talabani and Barzani officially "turned on" pipelines from Tawke and Taq Taq fields in the Kurdistan Region, which will together add 100,000 barrels a day (bbl/d) through the Iraq-Turkey Pipeline to the Turkish Mediterranean port of Ceyhan. Pre [...] |
2009-06-02 13:57:00 | Embassy Baghdad | UNCLASSIFIED | EPET ENRG EINV PREL PGOV CA TU NO IZ |
| 09BAGHDAD1448 |
NINEWA: AMBASSADOR HILL MEETS GOVERNOR AND [...] (C) Summary. Ambassador Hill made his first visit to Mosul, meeting the governor, Provincial Council Chairman, and boycotting members of the Kurdish list. During the one-day visit, the Ambassador also hosted a reception at the Mosul Museum, paying homage to Ninewa,s rich history, and greeting [...] |
2009-06-02 14:23:00 | Embassy Baghdad | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM KDEM IZ |
| 09BAGHDAD1449 |
HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR US SPONSORED TRAINING [...] This is an action request. 2. Pursuant to the Leahy Act and Foreign Assistance Act, post requests the Department's assistance in screening the following candidates from the Iraqi Security Forces who has been nominated for training in the United States. Post has no derogatory information. [...] |
2009-06-02 15:02:00 | Embassy Baghdad | UNCLASSIFIED | IZ MOPS PGOV PHUM PINS PREL |
| 09BAGHDAD1451 |
HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR US SPONSORED TRAINING [...] This is an action request. 2. Pursuant to the Leahy Act and Foreign Assistance Act, post requests the Department's assistance in screening the following candidates from the Iraqi Security Forces who has been nominated for training in the United States. Post has no derogatory information. [...] |
2009-06-02 15:03:00 | Embassy Baghdad | UNCLASSIFIED | IZ MOPS PGOV PHUM PINS PREL |
| 09BAGHDAD1452 |
HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR US SPONSORED TRAINING [...] This is an action request. 2. Pursuant to the Leahy Act and Foreign Assistance Act, post requests the Department's assistance in screening the following candidates from the Iraqi Security Forces who has been nominated for training in the United States. Post has no derogatory information. [...] |
2009-06-02 15:03:00 | Embassy Baghdad | UNCLASSIFIED | IZ MOPS PGOV PHUM PINS PREL |
| 09BAGHDAD1453 |
HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR US SPONSORED TRAINING [...] This is an action request. 2. Pursuant to the Leahy Act and Foreign Assistance Act, post requests the Department's assistance in screening the following candidates from the Iraqi Security Forces who has been nominated for training in the United States. Post has no derogatory information. [...] |
2009-06-02 15:03:00 | Embassy Baghdad | UNCLASSIFIED | IZ MOPS PGOV PHUM PINS PREL |
| 09BAGHDAD1454 |
FORMER TADE MINISTER ARRESTED ON CORRUPTION CHARGES [...] (C) Acting on a warrant issued in the widening probe into corruption within the Ministry of Trade, Iraqi authorities on May 30 arrested recently-resigned Minister of Trade al-Sudani as he was attempting to depart the country. Al-Sudani,s arrest marks the first big test of the judiciary and pa [...] |
2009-06-03 03:11:00 | Embassy Baghdad | CONFIDENTIAL | ETRD KCOR PGOV IZ |
| 09BAGHDAD1456 |
IRAQI NSC DISCUSSES HUMAN RIGHTS, CRIMINAL [...] (C) Summary: During the May 31 session of the weekly Iraqi National Security Council (NSC) the Minister of Human Rights aggressively confronted Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki and the assembled security officials over her concerns over the human rights situation in Iraq, directly refuting his c [...] |
2009-06-03 06:08:00 | Embassy Baghdad | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PHUM MARR IZ PTER |
| 09BAGHDAD1457 |
NEW IIP LEADERSHIP TAKES PARTY IN NEW DIRECTION [...] (C) SUMMARY: The largest Sunni Arab political party, the Iraqi Islamic Party (IIP), has changed its leadership in a move that might presage a reconciliation with the Prime Minister's Shia Islamist party. On May 24, 2009, the IIP selected both a new Political Bureau, and Osama al-Tikriti as it [...] |
2009-06-03 09:13:00 | Embassy Baghdad | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PTER IZ |
| 09BAGHDAD146 |
MUTHANNA: MAJOR SHIA PARTIES LIKELY TO DO WELL IN [...] (C/REL MCFI) Summary: The coming provincial elections in Muthanna are expected to be marked by high voter turnout and a low level of violence. The major political parties will likely do well; the leading candidate for governor is from the ISCI party. The high rate of illiteracy among the adul [...] |
2009-01-20 12:12:00 | Embassy Baghdad | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV KDEM IZ |
| 09BAGHDAD1462 |
CABINET APPROVES UK AGREEMENT; EXPECTED TO BE [...] (S/NF) Summary: On June 2, the Council of Ministers (COM) approved an agreement allowing for the continued presence of UK forces - specifically 100 trainers and five naval ships and their crews, in Iraq. The agreement comes after weeks of failed negotiations and attempts to secure an extension [...] |
2009-06-03 11:37:00 | Embassy Baghdad | SECRET//NOFORN | PREL PGOV MARR MOPS IZ UK |
| 09BAGHDAD1467 |
Iraqi Technology Task Force Launches, Ready to Produce [...] Summary: Thanks to the catalyst provided by the April visit to Iraq of U.S. high tech executives as part of a TechDel led by S/P's Jared Cohen, and at the behest of Deputy Prime Minister Barham Salih, the Iraqi Technology Task Force (ITTF) formed in early May to seek ways to empower Iraqis to u [...] |
2009-06-04 03:01:00 | Embassy Baghdad | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV OIIP SCUL TINT KPAO IZ ECPS EINT |
| 09BAGHDAD1469 |
OIL MINISTRY MOVES ON ADDITIONAL SOUTHERN OIL [...] (SBU) Summary: The Ministry of Oil's South Oil Company continues to make some progress on a project to replace aging underwater pipelines through which three-quarters of Iraq's crude oil is exported. Two surveys, one to identify unexploded ordnance and a second to collect bathymetric data, ar [...] |
2009-06-04 08:00:00 | Embassy Baghdad | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EPET ENRG EINV PGOV SENV KCOR KU IZ |
| 09BAGHDAD1473 |
RRT ERBIL: KRG ELECTIONS: NAWSHIRWAN SAYS KDP AND [...] (C) Summary. Nawshirwan Mustafa, leader of the PUK breakaway &Change8 list in Sulaimaniyah Province, informed RRTOff that KRG President Masoud Barzani sent an emissary on two successive days to persuade him to withdraw from the upcoming elections for the Iraqi Kurdistan Parliament (IKP). Imm [...] |
2009-06-04 08:26:00 | Embassy Baghdad | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL KDEM IZ IR |
| 09BAGHDAD1475 |
KIRKUK: ARTICLE 23 COMITTEE UNABLE TO FIND [...] (C) SUMMARY: On May 24, the Article 23 Committee (A23C) completed its last meeting in Kirkuk before heading to Baghdad. The A23C is no closer to an agreement on the issues raised under Article 23 of the Provincial Elections Law than it was when it was formed in November 2008. The A23C meeti [...] |
2009-06-04 13:00:00 | Embassy Baghdad | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM PREL IZ |
| 09BAGHDAD1477 |
GOI RESPONSE ON U.S.-SYRIA-IRAQ TRILATERAL [...] (S) Summary: In response to The Ambassador's presentation of reftel demarche on trilateral talks among the U.S., Iraq and Syria, Iraqi Prime Minister Maliki indicated that the concept had merit, but that he preferred that such engagement be broached bilaterally, first between the U.S. and Syria [...] |
2009-06-04 18:42:00 | Embassy Baghdad | SECRET | PREL PTER IZ SY PGOV |
| 09BAGHDAD1478 |
PRT SALAH AD DIN: PC CHAIRMAN EMERGING AS KEY [...] (C) SUMMARY: Provincial Council (PC) Chairman Ahmed Abdullah Abid Khalaf (aka Abu Mazin) is emerging as an influential leader and skillful politician in the SAD provincial government. In his first few weeks as chairman, Abu Mazin has asserted his authority with officials from all levels of go [...] |
2009-06-05 03:04:00 | Embassy Baghdad | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV KDEM PREL PINS PINR ENRG IZ |
| 09BAGHDAD148 |
OIL MINISTER SHAHRISTANI TARGET OF CRITICISM [...] (S) Summary: In a January 15 meeting with Department of Energy (DOE) Embassy representatives, a senior Ministry of Oil (MoO) official said that on January 12 Deputy Prime Minister Barham Saleh's special investigative committee (ref B) presented its initial findings to Saleh and other senior G [...] |
2009-01-20 13:48:00 | Embassy Baghdad | SECRET | ENRG EPET PGOV PREL PINR IR IZ |
| 09BAGHDAD1480 |
MAY 2009 PRT TEAM LEADERS CONFERENCE: SECURITY, STABILITY, [...] (U) Summary: On May 26-27, Embassy Baghdad's Office of Provincial Affairs (OPA) hosted its quarterly conference for leaders of the Iraq Provincial Reconstruction Teams (PRTs). All PRTs, embedded Provincial Reconstruction Teams (ePRTs) and Regional Embassy Offices (REOs) participated, including [...] |
2009-06-05 11:34:00 | Embassy Baghdad | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL ECON AMGT EAID EAGR SOCI IZ |
| 09BAGHDAD1481 |
IRAQ-KUWAIT: IRAQI RHETORIC HEATS UP [...] (C) From the Baghdad perspective, the Iraq-Kuwait relationship is getting stickier and it may start to affect U.S.-Iraqi relations eventually. Contrary to rumors, Kuwait has not recalled its Ambassador to Iraq, according to contacts here. However, Kuwait's recent actions opposing lifting I [...] |
2009-06-05 13:09:00 | Embassy Baghdad | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV IZ KU |
| 09BAGHDAD1483 |
ROMANIAN PRESIDENT ATTENDS END OF MISSION CEREMONY [...] (C) Summary: Romanian President Basescu presided over a ceremony on June 4 at COB Adder, Tallil to commemorate the End of Mission (EOM) for Romanian forces in Iraq. The ceremony included a wreath-laying in honor of three Romanian soldiers who died in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom (OIF). [...] |
2009-06-06 07:48:00 | Embassy Baghdad | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV MARR MOPS IZ ES RO AS UK |
| 09BAGHDAD1484 |
MEK/CAMP ASHRAF - FORCED ENTRY INTO CITY LIKELY [...] (S/NF) Summary. After weeks of relative quiet, the Government of Iraq (GOI) has once again turned up the heat at Camp Ashraf. Following the forced retirement of former National Security Advisor Mowaffaq Al-Rubaie, Prime Minister (PM) Al-Maliki has reconstituted the GOI Ashraf Committee direc [...] |
2009-06-06 15:38:00 | Embassy Baghdad | SECRET//NOFORN | PTER PHUM PINR PREF PREL IZ IR US |
| 09BAGHDAD1486 |
RRT ERBIL: CANDIDATES AND COALITIONS FOR [...] (U) SUMMARY: In the 2005 KRG parliamentary elections, the KDP/PUK coalition sailed to an easy majority and effectively controls 80 of 111 seats today. This year, new opposition groups provide secular and Islamic alternatives for protest votes. However, the KDP/PUK is using the power of th [...] |
2009-06-07 08:45:00 | Embassy Baghdad | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV KDEM IZ |
| 09BAGHDAD1487 |
IMMUNITIES DEMARCHE DELIVERED [...] (C) Summary: In response to reftel demarche, Ambassador Hill and other Embassy officials delivered the message on extension of immunities by Executive Order to relevant Government of Iraq officials. Ambassador Hill delivered the message verbally, and by letter (see text at paragraph 8 below). [...] |
2009-06-07 10:06:00 | Embassy Baghdad | CONFIDENTIAL | EFIN PGOT ECON PREL IZ UN |
| 09BAGHDAD1488 |
FINANCE MINISTER JABR ON BUDGET, ICI AND IRAQI [...] No summary [...] |
2009-06-07 10:06:00 | Embassy Baghdad | CONFIDENTIAL | EFIN ECON PGOV EAIR EPET IZ UN |
| 09BAGHDAD149 |
U.S.- IRAQ SECURITY AGREEMENT: JOINT COMMITTEE [...] (U) Summary. On January 15, the United States and the Republic of Iraq held the inaugural meeting of the Joint Committee (JC), established under the auspices of the U.S. - Iraq Security Agreement (SA). The meeting was co-chaired by General Raymond Odierno, Commanding General, Multi-National [...] |
2009-01-20 13:54:00 | Embassy Baghdad | CONFIDENTIAL | MARR PREL PINS MOPS IZ |
| 09BAGHDAD1491 |
ANTI-CORRUPTION FIGHT CLAIMS FIRST KARBALA VICTIM [...] (U) According to a national radio station, former Acting Provincial Council (PC) Chairman Abd al-Al al-Yasiri was arrested on corruption charges on June 1. Radio Nawa reported that Yasiri (ISCI) was charged with abuse of authority stemming from a complaint filed with the provincial Public Int [...] |
2009-06-07 12:51:00 | Embassy Baghdad | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL KCOR KJUS IR IZ |
| 09BAGHDAD1493 |
IRAQI POLITICIANS PRAISE PRESIDENT'S CAIRO SPEECH [...] (SBU) SUMMARY AND COMMENT: Iraq's political classes almost uniformly praised President Obama's June 4 speech from Cairo as "a good start." However, most contacts told us that the U.S. must follow up with specific actions to consolidate Iraq's fragile democracy and to establish an independent [...] |
2009-06-07 15:04:00 | Embassy Baghdad | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV IZ |
| 09BAGHDAD1495 |
ANTI-CORRUPTION EFFORTS IN IRAQ: UPDATE BY UN [...] (C) UNODC official provided update on the GOI's request to join the Stolen Asset Recovery (StAR) Initiative, highlighting the late May UNODC/World Bank conference here to familiarize GOI stakeholders with the Initiative. The UNODC official also noted the GOI's growing interest in strengthenin [...] |
2009-06-07 16:29:00 | Embassy Baghdad | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV KCOR KDEM IZ |
| 09BAGHDAD1496 |
SPEAKER SAMARRAIE SAYS THAT HE CONCURS REFERENDUM [...] (C) Summary: Ayad al-Samarraie, Speaker of the Council of Representatives (CoR), told the Ambassador and Commanding General June 4 that a referendum on the U.S.-Iraq Security Agreement (SA) was unnecessary, but doubted the CoR could pass a law nullifying the referendum requirement because of e [...] |
2009-06-08 06:36:00 | Embassy Baghdad | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL IZ |
| 09BAGHDAD1497 |
IRAQ-TURKEY-U.S. TRILATERAL SECURITY DIALOGUE: [...] (S) The Trilateral Intelligence Sharing Office (TISO) in Erbil held its initial meeting on June 1 with representation by Iraqi, Turkish and U.S. intelligence officers. American and Turkish officers, however, are not yet able to reside the in the containerized housing units provided as living [...] |
2009-06-08 06:48:00 | Embassy Baghdad | SECRET | PREL PGOV IZ TU |
| 09BAGHDAD1498 |
IRAQI POLITICIANS PASS THE BUCK AS SECURITY [...] (C) Summary/Comment: The Council of Representatives' (CoR) Legal Committee is working on a law to conduct a July referendum on the U.S.-Iraq Security Agreement (SA), as required by the 2008 SA approval law. Although key politicians and groups (e.g., the PM, CoR Speaker, Kurds, mainstream Sunn [...] |
2009-06-09 07:04:00 | Embassy Baghdad | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV IZ |
| 09BAGHDAD150 |
TURKISH-IRAQ-U.S. TRILATERAL SECURITY TALKS: SLOW [...] (C) Summary: Little progress was made at the Iraqi-Turkish-U.S. trilateral security talks, held at the intermediate subcommittee level on January 15. Turkish MG Ozturk made a brief presentation on the PKK in Northern Iraq, but most of the time was spent discussing modalities. All parties [...] |
2009-01-20 15:42:00 | Embassy Baghdad | CONFIDENTIAL | MARR PTER PREL PINR PRES TU IZ |
| 09BAGHDAD1506 |
NEW NAJAF GOVERNOR ADNAN AL ZURFI POSTURES AS [...] (C) Summary: In a June 2 meeting with PRT officers, new Governor Adnan al-Zurfi presented himself as the consensus candidate to move Najaf past the era of political infighting. He cited as evidence his decisions to keep most ISCI-affiliated civil servants in positions appointed by the previo [...] |
2009-06-09 13:42:00 | Embassy Baghdad | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV IZ |
| 09BAGHDAD152 |
INDUSTRY MINISTER ON FOREIGN INVESTMENT STRATEGY [...] (C) At a January 14 meeting, Minister of Industry and Minerals (MIM) Fawzi Hariri provided Economic Minister Counselor and Coordinator for Economic Transition in Iraq Ambassador Marc Wall and Economic Counselor with an update into MIM's ongoing initiatives to enter into production-sharing join [...] |
2009-01-21 10:56:00 | Embassy Baghdad | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON INV ENRG EIND IZ IR |
| 09BAGHDAD1520 |
GOI ATTEMPTS TO LINK REFERENDUM ON SECURITY [...] (C) SUMMARY: While not yet definite, it appears likely that the Security Agreement (SA) referendum will be delayed to January 2010, to run concurrently with parliamentary elections. The Cabinet publically announced its preference June 9 that the SA referendum be held at the same time as parli [...] |
2009-06-11 04:38:00 | Embassy Baghdad | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV IZ |
| 09BAGHDAD1521 |
GOI ATTEMPTS TO LINK REFERENDUM ON SECURITY [...] (C) SUMMARY: While not yet definite, it appears likely that the Security Agreement (SA) referendum will be delayed to January 2010, to run concurrently with parliamentary elections. The Cabinet publically announced its preference June 9 that the SA referendum be held at the same time as parli [...] |
2009-06-11 04:38:00 | Embassy Baghdad | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV IZ |
| 09BAGHDAD1524 |
NORWAY'S FM REQUESTS HELP TO FACILIATE BAGHDAD [...] No summary [...] |
2009-06-11 09:49:00 | Embassy Baghdad | CONFIDENTIAL | ASEC IZ NO PREL |
| 09BAGHDAD1526 |
Strategic Framework Agreement Landmark Met with GOI [...] (U) In a ceremony on June 10 announcing the $2.5 million contribution of the GOI to the Fulbright Program, both DPM Barham Salih and the Ambassador lauded the contribution as an important milestone in the implementation of the Strategic Framework Agreement and the ongoing transition of bilatera [...] |
2009-06-11 12:06:00 | Embassy Baghdad | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL KPAO SCUL IZ |
| 09BAGHDAD1527 |
UNAMI: JULY 30 SECURITY AGREEMENT REFERENDUM MUST [...] (C) Ref A reported that SRSG De Mistura planned to meet Speaker of Parliament Sammarraie on June 10 to convey UNAMI's technical assessment that there is not sufficient time to organize a credible referendum on the Security Agreement by July 30. Acting Political Counselor confirmed evening of [...] |
2009-06-11 15:17:00 | Embassy Baghdad | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV KDEM IZ |
| 09BAGHDAD1528 |
AN OVERVIEW OF USG ANTI-CORRUPTION ASSISTANCE TO [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The USG remains very active in support of and funding for programs with an anti-corruption content in Iraq. Embassy Baghdad's Anti-Corruption Coordination Office (ACCO) has compiled a catalog of ongoing USG assistance programs to build the Iraqis' awareness of and capacity t [...] |
2009-06-11 15:20:00 | Embassy Baghdad | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL KCOR KDEM EAID IZ |
| 09BAGHDAD1530 |
SUCCESSFUL TRANSFER OF FIFTH GUANTANAMO DETAINEE [...] (S/NF) After receiving information on the remaining Iraqi detainees at Guantanamo Bay Naval Base, Cuba (GTMO) (REF A), the Prime Minister's Office (PMO) authorized the transfer of a fifth Iraqi detainee from GTMO June 7. In a letter addressed to Commanding General Multi-National Force-Iraq, D [...] |
2009-06-11 15:29:00 | Embassy Baghdad | SECRET//NOFORN | PREL PTER PGOV PHUM PINR KDRG IZ US |
| 09BAGHDAD1531 |
UN ARAB-KURD HIGH LEVEL TASK FORCE NEGOTIATIONS [...] (C) SUMMARY: UNAMI Special Representative to the Secretary General Staffan de Mistura (SRSG) met separately on June 10 with Government of Iraq (GOI) and Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG) delegations chosen by GOI Prime Minister (PM) Maliki and KRG President Barzani. This began High Level [...] |
2009-06-11 16:11:00 | Embassy Baghdad | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV IZ |
| 09BAGHDAD1536 |
NINEWA AND ERBIL GOVERNORS MEET IN MOSUL [...] (C) Summary: During his May 31 visit to Mosul (reftel), the Ambassador called on local Arab and Kurdish political leaders to address their differences through dialogue. The Embassy, Provincial Reconstruction Team (PRT) Ninewa, Regional Reconstruction Team (RRT) Erbil, and Multinational Divi [...] |
2009-06-12 11:41:00 | Embassy Baghdad | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV IZ PINR PINS KISL TU |
| 09BAGHDAD1537 |
SHI'A PARTIES WARM TO OPEN LISTS, OTHERS UNMOVED [...] (C) Summary. Politicians from the primary Shi'a parties over the past two weeks have shifted their message to express preference for a hybrid "open list" national election system and predict that a majority in parliament agree. Most Sunni and Kurdish members of parliament (MP), however, likely [...] |
2009-06-12 14:09:00 | Embassy Baghdad | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL KDEM IZ |
| 09BAGHDAD1538 |
KRG ELECTIONS: A "REAL RACE" IN SULAIMANIYAH? [...] (C) Summary: Two recent polls conducted in the Kurdistan region project that the Kurdistan Coalition -- formed by the Kurdistan Democratic Party (KDP) and the Patriotic Union of Kurdistan (PUK) -- and current KRG President Masoud Barzani are early favorites in the elections to be held on Ju [...] |
2009-06-12 14:55:00 | Embassy Baghdad | CONFIDENTIAL | IZ PGOV KDEM |
| 09BAGHDAD1539 |
AMBASSADOR MEETS WITH CHRISTIAN RELIGIOUS LEADERS [...] (SBU) In their first meeting with Ambassador Hill, Christian religious leaders emphasized that continued emigration of Iraqi Christians abroad remains their primary concern. They stressed that, although security remains worrisome, the motivation behind current departures was economic, coupled [...] |
2009-06-12 15:59:00 | Embassy Baghdad | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | IZ KIRF PGOV PREL SOCI |
| 09BAGHDAD1540 |
THIRD MEETING OF ECONOMIC AND ENERGY JOINT [...] (C) The third meeting of the Economic and Energy Joint Coordination Committee (JCC) met under the Strategic Framework Agreement on June 10, chaired by Deputy Prime Minister (DPM) Barham Salih and EMIN Marc Wall, Coordinator for Economic Transition in Iraq, at which working group chairs provide [...] |
2009-06-13 08:33:00 | Embassy Baghdad | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON EINV ENRG ETRD EPET PREL CVIS IZ |
| 09BAGHDAD1541 |
DHI QAR MARKET BOMBING: PRIME SUSPECTS BELIEVED TO [...] (SBU) Summary: The explosion of a vehicle-borne improvised explosive device (VBIED) at the vegetable market in Al-Bathaa on June 10 claimed 19 lives and 81 wounded. The Dhi Qar police chief attributed the bomb to an Al-Qaeda in Iraq (AQI) cell operating "from a different province" and announce [...] |
2009-06-13 12:46:00 | Embassy Baghdad | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV IZ |
| 09BAGHDAD1542 |
VP ADIL ABD AL-MAHDI TELLS AMBASSADOR THAT [...] (C) Summary. Momentum to delay a referendum on the U.S.-Iraq Security Agreement has built, Vice President Adil Abd al-Mahdi told the Ambassador June 11. He recommended that the U.S. raise its concerns over GOI payments to GE directly with the PM, and said that debt and border issues with Kuw [...] |
2009-06-14 11:35:00 | Embassy Baghdad | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV KDEM KU IR IZ |
| 09BAGHDAD1545 |
AMBASSADOR HILL MEETS WITH MINORITY POLITICAL [...] (SBU) In their first meeting with Ambassador Hill, political representatives of Iraq's minority communities focused on the issues of emigration, greater political representation, and a perception of societal discrimination, subjects which they believed to be mutually reinforcing. They attrib [...] |
2009-06-14 14:34:00 | Embassy Baghdad | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | IZ KIRF PGOV PREL SOCI |
| 09BAGHDAD1546 |
A RARE AND VIGOROUS PARLIAMENTARY DEBATE OVER [...] (C) Summary: In another example of increasingly robust parliamentary assertions of oversight under the still new leadership of Speaker Ayad Samaraie, members of parliament slammed the Ministry of Interior for human rights abuses during the Council's June 11 session. Initiated by Sadrists, ot [...] |
2009-06-14 14:40:00 | Embassy Baghdad | CONFIDENTIAL | KJUS PHUM PGOV PREL PTER |
| 09BAGHDAD1549 |
KDP REPRESENTATIVE ROWSCH SHAWAYS IN BAGHDAD TO DO [...] (C) Summary. After a seven month hiatus from Baghdad, Kurdistan Democratic Party (KDP) Representative and former Deputy Prime Minister Rowsch Shaways met the Ambassador on June 11 and discussed current issues. Shaways affirmed that the Kurds oppose a referendum on the US-Iraq Security Agree [...] |
2009-06-15 05:29:00 | Embassy Baghdad | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL EPET IZ |
| 09BAGHDAD155 |
IRAQI HIGH TRIBUNAL WORKING THROUGH FULL DOCKET OF CRIMES [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The development of the Iraqi High Tribunal (IHT) as an independent, fully functioning court is illustrated by its full docket of trials. Having recently completed its third trial, the IHT has four other cases currently in trial, two more set to begin shortly, and two cases refe [...] |
2009-01-21 12:07:00 | Embassy Baghdad | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PINS PGOV PHUM SOCI IZ |
| 09BAGHDAD1551 |
ANTI-CORRUPTION CONSULTATIONS IN KIRKUK [...] (C) During May 31-June 2 visit to Kirkuk, Anti-Corruption Coordinator and staff (ACCO) and Provincial Reconstruction Team (PRT) Kirkuk officers met with head of local Commission on Integrity (COI) office, which he portrayed as increasingly active despite what he claimed was the Provincial Counc [...] |
2009-06-15 10:23:00 | Embassy Baghdad | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV KCOR KDEM IZ |
| 09BAGHDAD1555 |
ASSASSINATION OF SUNNI MP STRONGLY CONDEMNED [...] (C) Summary: The June 12 assassination of prominent Sunni MP Harith al-Ubaydi rattled parliamentarians across the political spectrum. Prime Minister Maliki joined the mourners at a ceremony the following day. Ubaidy, an outspoken human rights advocate, was popular across the board and was [...] |
2009-06-15 16:11:00 | Embassy Baghdad | CONFIDENTIAL | PTER PGOV KISL IZ |
| 09BAGHDAD1556 |
ASSASSINATION OF SUNNI MP STRONGLY CONDEMNED [...] (C) Summary: The June 12 assassination of prominent Sunni MP Harith al-Ubaydi rattled parliamentarians across the political spectrum. Prime Minister Maliki joined the mourners at a ceremony the following day. Ubaidy, an outspoken human rights advocate, was popular across the board and was a [...] |
2009-06-15 16:19:00 | Embassy Baghdad | CONFIDENTIAL | PTER PGOV KISL IZ |
| 09BAGHDAD1558 |
RETURNING IDPS TO ABU GHRAIB - PLAN OR PUBLICITY? [...] (SBU) Summary: On June 4, the Ministry of Displacement and Migration (MODM) presented its plan for large-scale returns to Abu Ghraib. The MODM wants to facilitate the return of 11,600 displaced families from Abu Ghraib. According to the MODM, most of Abu Ghraib,s displaced are squatters in [...] |
2009-06-16 05:24:00 | Embassy Baghdad | CONFIDENTIAL | PREF PGOV PREL PHUM IZ |
| 09BAGHDAD156 |
GOI ANTIBODIES ATTACKING INDEPENDENT IRAQI TELECOM [...] (SBU) Five members of the Communications Media Commission (CMC) caretaker authority met with EMIN on January 13 to discuss the beleaguered commission's challenges and search for ways to help the CMC navigate Iraq's treacherous political waters. Provisionally established by CPA Law 65 to mana [...] |
2009-01-21 12:48:00 | Embassy Baghdad | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON ECPS EINT KGIT KWIR TINT TSPL |
| 09BAGHDAD1562 |
ISCI'S AMMAR AL-HAKIM ASKS AMBASSADOR FOR EXPANDED [...] (C) Summary. The Islamic Supreme Council of Iraq (ISCI) seeks transparent ties with both the U.S. and Iran, ISCI Deputy Chairman Ammar al-Hakim told the Ambassador on June 14. Hakim complained the U.S. keeps in detention some Badr Organization members and that Arab states are reluctant to emb [...] |
2009-06-16 12:21:00 | Embassy Baghdad | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV KDEM IR IZ |
| 09BAGHDAD1579 |
IRAQI WOMEN STRUGGLE OVER HOW BEST TO ENSURE THEIR [...] (C) Sunni and Kurdish women Parliamentary leaders are pushing Parliament's Constitutional Review Committee (CRC) to amend Article 41 of the Iraqi Constitution to strike language stipulating that the personal status of Iraqis is determined by their religion and sect. These MPs fear that if it [...] |
2009-06-17 15:38:00 | Embassy Baghdad | CONFIDENTIAL | IZ KDEM KIRF KWMN PGOV SOCI |
| 09BAGHDAD158 |
SISTANI URGES IRAQIS TO VOTE [...] (U) In a statement released by his Najaf office on Monday, January 19, Grand Ayatollah Ali Husayni al-Sistani urged Iraqis to vote in the upcoming provincial elections. Acknowledging the disappointment that some Iraqis have with their democratically elected officials and the electoral process, [...] |
2009-01-21 14:34:00 | Embassy Baghdad | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL KISL IZ PGOV |
| 09BAGHDAD1580 |
EMBASSY BAGHDAD DELIVERS 2009 TIP REPORT [...] (SBU) On June 16, we delivered the 2009 Trafficking in Persons (TIP) report to Minister of Human Rights Wijdan Selim. We informed the minister that the Department had ranked Iraq as a Tier 2 Watch List country rather than categorize it as a special case, as had been done in previous years. W [...] |
2009-06-17 15:43:00 | Embassy Baghdad | CONFIDENTIAL | KTIP KWMN KLPM PHUM PREL ELAB SMIG IZ |
| 09BAGHDAD1585 |
HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR US SPONSORED TRAINING [...] This is an action request. 2. Pursuant to the Leahy Act and Foreign Assistance Act, post requests the Department's assistance in screening the following candidates from the Iraqi Security Forces who has been nominated for training in the United States. Post has no derogatory information. [...] |
2009-06-18 07:57:00 | Embassy Baghdad | UNCLASSIFIED | IZ MOPS PGOV PHUM PINS PREL |
| 09BAGHDAD1586 |
HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR US SPONSORED TRAINING [...] This is an action request. 2. Pursuant to the Leahy Act and Foreign Assistance Act, post requests the Department's assistance in screening the following candidates from the Iraqi Security Forces who has been nominated for training in the United States. Post has no derogatory information. [...] |
2009-06-18 07:57:00 | Embassy Baghdad | UNCLASSIFIED | IZ MOPS PGOV PHUM PINS PREL |
| 09BAGHDAD1587 |
HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR US SPONSORED TRAINING [...] This is an action request. 2. Pursuant to the Leahy Act and Foreign Assistance Act, post requests the Department's assistance in screening the following candidates from the Iraqi Security Forces who has been nominated for training in the United States. Post has no derogatory information. [...] |
2009-06-18 07:57:00 | Embassy Baghdad | UNCLASSIFIED | IZ MOPS PGOV PHUM PINS PREL |
| 09BAGHDAD1588 |
HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR US SPONSORED TRAINING [...] This is an action request. 2. Pursuant to the Leahy Act and Foreign Assistance Act, post requests the Department's assistance in screening the following candidates from the Iraqi Security Forces who has been nominated for training in the United States. Post has no derogatory information. [...] |
2009-06-18 07:58:00 | Embassy Baghdad | UNCLASSIFIED | IZ MOPS PGOV PHUM PINS PREL |
| 09BAGHDAD159 |
IRAQ'S NOMINATIONS FOR MEPI STUDENT LEADERS PROGRAM [...] Embassy Baghdad is pleased to nominated six principal candidates and three alternates in rank order for the MEPI Student Leaders Program. 2. First principal candidate: A) Last name: Saudi B) First name: Mustafa C) Middle names: Abdul Haleem Abdul Kareem D) Date of birth: Oct. 7, 1987 E) [...] |
2009-01-22 05:32:00 | Embassy Baghdad | UNCLASSIFIED | KPMI KPAO PREL SCUL IZ |
| 09BAGHDAD1595 |
DISPUTED INTERNAL BOUNDARIES: UNAMI ARAB-KURD [...] (C) SUMMARY: UNAMI's Arab Kurd High-Level Task Force (HLTF) met again on Tuesday, June 16. UNAMI staff reports that discussions were polite and, at times, jovial. Arab and Kurd negotiators agreed to ground-rules for the negotiations, and to meet again next week on Tuesday, June 23. Both si [...] |
2009-06-18 12:01:00 | Embassy Baghdad | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL IZ |
| 09BAGHDAD1599 |
UPDATE ON ARREST OF PROMINENT TRIBAL LEADER [...] (C) On June 9, Emboffs conducted a follow-up visit to detainee Sheikh Mutlab al-Massari, a prominent West Baghdad Sunni tribal leader and SOI affiliate who had close cooperation with the Embassy, the Baghdad PRT, and the U.S. Military. As outlined ref B, Mutlab's case is significant in that i [...] |
2009-06-18 13:09:00 | Embassy Baghdad | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PGOV IZ |
| 09BAGHDAD1600 |
MOMENTUM BUILDS TO DELAY SECURITY AGREEMENT [...] (C) Summary: Momentum for a Security Agreement (SA) referendum in July is diminishing, with Iraqi political leaders telling us a consensus favors delaying action on a referendum law. The Iraqi High Electoral Commission (IHEC) stated that it needs 60 days to organize a referendum following ena [...] |
2009-06-18 14:54:00 | Embassy Baghdad | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV SA |
| 09BAGHDAD1601 |
UPDATE ON ANTI-CORRUPTION DEVELOPMENTS IN IRAQ [...] (C) The investigation of former Trade Minister Al-Sudani and subordinates over corruption allegations is continuing, amidst parliamentarian's claims of interference in the inquiry by Prime Minister Nouri Al-Maliki's Dawa party. There are uncertain prospects for the Council of Representatives' [...] |
2009-06-18 15:21:00 | Embassy Baghdad | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV KCOR KDEM IZ |
| 09BAGHDAD1606 |
NATO REPS OBTAIN TENTATIVE AGREEMENT ON [...] (S) Summary: NATO Assistant Secretary General for Operations Martin Howard conducted a successful trip to Baghdad on June 13 - 14, obtaining support from the Government of Iraq's authorized negotiator for new language in the proposed NATO-GOI agreement. This new language would provide NATO Tr [...] |
2009-06-19 08:31:00 | Embassy Baghdad | SECRET | PREL PGOV MARR MOPS IZ NATO |
| 09BAGHDAD1607 |
MODM PROMISES MORE FUNDS AND SUPPORT FOR IDPS AND [...] (C) Summary: Ministry of Displacement and Migration (MODM) plans to expand its displaced and returnee assistance programs. MODM Director General of Humanitarian Affairs, Samir al Nahi, claims that the Prime Minister,s Office has promised to supplement the Ministry,s humanitarian assistance [...] |
2009-06-19 10:52:00 | Embassy Baghdad | CONFIDENTIAL | PREF PGOV PREL PHUM IZ |
| 09BAGHDAD1609 |
CENTRAL BANK OF IRAQ - MONEY LAUNDERING REPORTING [...] No summary [...] |
2009-06-19 13:50:00 | Embassy Baghdad | CONFIDENTIAL | EFIN PTER KTFN KCRM PGOV SNAR IZ |
| 09BAGHDAD161 |
NINEWA: VICE GOVERNOR CLAIMS KDP WILL WIN A [...] (C) Summary: Vice Governor and KDP leader in Ninewa Province, Khasro Goran, said the KDP is deeply concerned that hundreds of thousands of Kurdish IDPs from before and after 2003 will not be able to vote in provincial elections. Goran said that, despite disenfranchisement of Kurdish IDPs, KDP [...] |
2009-01-22 07:12:00 | Embassy Baghdad | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM KDEM IZ |
| 09BAGHDAD1610 |
THAMIR GHADBAN DISCUSSES HYDROCARBONS LAW AND USG [...] (C) Summary: At a June 15 meeting, Chairman of the Prime Minister's Advisory Commission, Thamir Ghadban, told EMIN that he felt the mood surrounding the hydrocarbons legislation (HCL) had changed for the better after attending the June 14 UNAMI conference on Hydrocarbon Resource Distribution. [...] |
2009-06-19 13:52:00 | Embassy Baghdad | CONFIDENTIAL | EPET ENRG EINV EAID PREL IZ |
| 09BAGHDAD1619 |
MINPLANNING ON ICI, ASSET TRANSFER, AND POLITICS [...] (SBU) Summary: EMIN met on June 15 with Minister of Planning Ali Baban to discuss the International Compact with Iraq (ICI) and the transfer of assets from USG to GOI. Baban said that the ICI will only see progress if it is seen by the GoI as politically advantageous, and that what is needed f [...] |
2009-06-20 09:55:00 | Embassy Baghdad | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EFIN ECON ETRD PGOV IZ |
| 09BAGHDAD162 |
NINEWA ON THE EVE OF ELECTIONS: COUNTERING [...] (S) Summary: Credible provincial elections are key to creating the conditions for sustainable political and economic development in Ninewa Province. They are also critical to the resolution of the disputed internal boundaries (DIBs) issue as well as to Arab-Kurd relations within Ninewa and [...] |
2009-01-22 07:28:00 | Embassy Baghdad | SECRET | PGOV PHUM KDEM IZ |
| 09BAGHDAD163 |
UNIDO'S PRESENCE IN IRAQ - REQUEST FOR DEMARCHE TO [...] (SBU) This is an action request. Please see paras 3-4. 2. (SBU) In recent conversations with Ambassador Crocker, UNAMI SRSG Staffan de Mistura relayed that UNIDO's Representative on Iraq, currently based in Vienna, is interested in deploying to Baghdad. A permanent presence would enha [...] |
2009-01-22 12:49:00 | Embassy Baghdad | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL UN IZ |
| 09BAGHDAD1632 |
CENTRAL BANK OF IRAQ - MONEY LAUNDERING REPORTING [...] (SBU) Summary: Emboffs recently met the Director and Legal Consultant of the Money Laundering Reporting Office (MLRO), the Financial Intelligence Unit (FIU) of Iraq, which is part of the Central Bank of Iraq (CBI). MLRO leadership and emboffs discussed the recent Middle East and North Africa [...] |
2009-06-21 15:45:00 | Embassy Baghdad | CONFIDENTIAL | EFIN PTER KTFN KCRM PGOV SNAR IZ |
| 09BAGHDAD1633 |
Finance Minister Says Treasury Bills for GE Payment and IMF [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: At a June 17 meeting with EMIN and Brigadier General Stephen Lanza, Minister of Finance Bayan Jabr said the GOI and International Monetary Fund (IMF) had agreed to conduct technical negotiations on an 18 month loan program of around $5.5 billion. He also believed that the issuan [...] |
2009-06-22 03:09:00 | Embassy Baghdad | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EFIN ECON PGOV EAIR ETRD IZ |
| 09BAGHDAD1635 |
ERBIL RRT: PRICE WATERHOUSE ADVISES KURDISTAN REGIONAL [...] (U) SUMMARY: On July 17, the results of an 11-month "good governance assessment" conducted by private consultant PricewaterhouseCoopers (PWC) were presented to the Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG) Prime Minister and KRG Council of Ministers. The next step is a comprehensive strategy for "G [...] |
2009-06-22 05:51:00 | Embassy Baghdad | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV EINV SOCI IZ |
| 09BAGHDAD164 |
THE DEPUTY SECRETARY'S FAREWELL VISIT WITH IRAQI [...] (U) This message is Sensitive but Unclassified; handle accordingly. Not for distribution on the Internet. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: In a friendly luncheon with Iraqi President Talabani and Vice President Mahdi, Deputy Secretary Negroponte requested that the Government of Iraq (GOI) determine i [...] |
2009-01-22 15:35:00 | Embassy Baghdad | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV IZ |
| 09BAGHDAD1643 |
GOI MAKING PROGRESS ON KUWAITI MASS GRAVES [...] (C) Recently returned from the June 1 Tripartite Commission meeting in Kuwait, the head of Iraq's delegation, Arkan Saleh, reported that the talks were constructive and that Kuwait's lead delegate, Ibrahim Shaheen, had agreed in principle to visit Iraq in the next few months. The issue of Kuwa [...] |
2009-06-22 09:48:00 | Embassy Baghdad | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PHUM MARR PGOV KU IZ |
| 09BAGHDAD1647 |
DEMARCHE DELIVERED: ARAB LEAGUE MINISTERIAL [...] (C) Deputy PolCouns conveyed reftel demarche to Mohammed Al-Hamaimidi, Director of the North America office at the Iraqi Ministry of Foreign Affairs, on June 22. Stressing that all parties had a responsibility to take constructive steps to achieve a comprehensive peace, Deputy PolCouns urged [...] |
2009-06-22 16:30:00 | Embassy Baghdad | CONFIDENTIAL | IZ PREL PGOV KPAL XF EAID |
| 09BAGHDAD1648 |
FIRST OIL BID ROUND: THE GREATEST SHOW ON EARTH. [...] (C) Summary: On June 29 and 30, Iraq's Ministry of Oil (MoO) will award contracts to international oil companies to work eight large oil and gas fields, marking the largest bid round ever conducted, covering approximately 40% of Iraq's total proven reserves. A week before the event, on June 2 [...] |
2009-06-22 18:24:00 | Embassy Baghdad | CONFIDENTIAL | EPET ENRG PGOV EINV IZ |
| 09BAGHDAD165 |
DIWANIYAH ELECTION UPDATE: PREPARATIONS ON TRACK, [...] (C) Summary: Diwaniyah provincial election authorities are doing well with preparations for the upcoming election, despite playing catch-up on a few details. Based on an informal PRT poll and other data, much of the public seems comfortable with details of the voting process and intends to v [...] |
2009-01-22 16:00:00 | Embassy Baghdad | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV KDEM PINR IZ |
| 09BAGHDAD1654 |
PRT NAJAF: THE NAJAF RELIGIOUS ESTABLISHMENT IN [...] (SBU) Summary and Comment: The Shi'a religious establishment plays an important and influential role in Iraqi politics and society. Najaf is the seat of the four Shi'a grand ayatollahs, referred to as the marja'iyah ("sources of emulation" to the faithful), location of the most important Iraq [...] |
2009-06-23 09:11:00 | Embassy Baghdad | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL SOCI PGOV IZ |
| 09BAGHDAD1655 |
EMBASSY DISCUSSES TIP WITH MFA [...] (SBU) On June 22, we delivered the 2009 Trafficking in Persons (TIP) report to Minister Plenipotentiary Mohamed Alhamaimidi, the head of the North America desk at the MFA. We informed Alhamaimidi that the Department had evaluated and ranked Iraq as it does other countries, not as a special ca [...] |
2009-06-23 10:29:00 | Embassy Baghdad | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KTIP KWMN KLPM PHUM PREL ELAB SMIG IZ |
| 09BAGHDAD166 |
WILL THE OIL MINISTRY LICENSING ROUND PROCESS [...] (S) Summary: The Iraqi Ministry of Oil has announced the next step in the licensing round process to invite international oil company (IOCs) participation in Iraq's petroleum sector -- a February 12-14 workshop in Istanbul for the 16 companies (out of 41 pre-qualified) who had paid the require [...] |
2009-01-22 16:09:00 | Embassy Baghdad | CONFIDENTIAL | EINV ENRG EPET TU IZ |
| 09BAGHDAD1668 |
IRAQI AMBASSADOR TO KUWAIT: POSSIBLE MOVEMENT, [...] (C) At a June 22 meeting with Mohammed Al-Hamaimidi, Director of the MFA's North America Office, Deputy PolCouns urged that Iraq appoint an ambassador to Kuwait, soon. Reiterating points made repeatedly by the Ambassador, DCM, and others to Iraqi officials over the past several months (refte [...] |
2009-06-23 15:42:00 | Embassy Baghdad | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV IZ KU |
| 09BAGHDAD1669 |
MEK BLUSTER, IRANIAN ACCUSATIONS HINDER CHANCE FOR [...] (C) Summary: Mujahedin e-Khalq (MEK) leader Miriam Rajavi wrote to Iraqi Prime Minister Maliki on June 22 to assail the Iranian government and urge greater accommodation of the MEK's Camp Ashraf, even as Iranian media carried accusations that the MEK instigated deadly post-election rioting i [...] |
2009-06-23 15:48:00 | Embassy Baghdad | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PTER PINR IR IZ |
| 09BAGHDAD167 |
AMBASSADOR MEETS WITH TURKISH SPECIAL ENVOY TO IRAQ [...] (C) SUMMARY: On January 18, Ambassador Crocker met with Turkish Special Envoy to Iraq Murat Ozcelik, and discussed Turkey's relations with the KRG, including the issue of energy contracts. On hydrocarbons, Ozcelik complained that Turkey had waited too long to reach such agreements with the KR [...] |
2009-01-23 03:08:00 | Embassy Baghdad | SECRET | PREL ENRG EPET MARR TU IR IZ |
| 09BAGHDAD1670 |
Leadership Opportunities in Iraq PRTs [...] Embassy Baghdad OPA requests that NEA/EX transmit following as ALDAC. 2. Dear Senior-level Colleagues: 3. We ask you to consider a position as Team Leader of an Iraq Provincial Reconstruction Team (PRT). Success in Iraq remains a vital component of U.S. foreign policy in the Middle Ea [...] |
2009-06-24 06:55:00 | Embassy Baghdad | UNCLASSIFIED | APER IZ |
| 09BAGHDAD1671 |
Ministerial Committee on the Rule of Law and Detention [...] (SBU) Summary: Iraq's Chief Judge ordered Iraq's ministries to cooperate in processing detainee cases at the Ministerial Committee on the Rule of Law and Detention June 17. The committee, made up of representatives from the Higher Judicial Council, Ministry of Justice, Ministry of Interior, [...] |
2009-06-24 07:08:00 | Embassy Baghdad | SECRET | PGOV PHUM SOCI KJUS IZ |
| 09BAGHDAD1673 |
DETAINEE RELEASES CONTINUE, ALBEIT AT A SLOWER PACE [...] (C) Summary: The release and transfer of detainees held by Multi-National Force-Iraq (MNF-I) continues, albeit at a slower pace than when the process began in February. The Detainee Affairs Joint Subcommittee (JSC), established in February by the Security Agreement, continues to hold biwee [...] |
2009-06-24 08:33:00 | Embassy Baghdad | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM KJUS PGOV IZ |
| 09BAGHDAD1683 |
UNAMI DIBS TALKS TREAD WATER, NEW NEGOTIATORS [...] (C) SUMMARY: Iraqi and Kurdish delegations met again this week on June 23 as part of the UNAMI-led High Level Task Force (HLTF) to discuss Disputed Internal Boundaries (DIBs) in northern Iraq. No substantive progress was made this week. UNAMI proposed that the negotiations should include di [...] |
2009-06-24 16:34:00 | Embassy Baghdad | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PINS IZ |
| 09BAGHDAD1691 |
IRAQ'S PRIVATE BANKS ACCELERATE LENDING [...] No summary [...] |
2009-06-25 12:17:00 | Embassy Baghdad | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EFIN EAID IZ |
| 09BAGHDAD1695 |
Trial Begins on Destruction of Marshes and Marsh Arabs [...] (U) Summary: On June 24, the Iraqi High Tribunal began the trial of the Marsh Arabs case, which consists of crimes against humanity committed by Saddam's regime against Arabs living in the southern marshes of Iraq. The military attacks, forced relocation and draining of the marshes destroyed [...] |
2009-06-25 14:36:00 | Embassy Baghdad | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PHUM SOCI IZ |
| 09BAGHDAD1697 |
ENVIRONMENT MINISTER REQUESTS ASSISTANCE [...] (U) This is an action request. See paragraph 6. 2. (SBU) Summary. During a meeting of the Environment Working Group under the Strategic Framework Agreement on June 22, 2009, the Minister for the Environment requested USG assistance for environmental legislation and regulation, laboratory c [...] |
2009-06-25 14:37:00 | Embassy Baghdad | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EAID SENV SOCI EWWT KGHG IZ |
| 09BAGHDAD1698 |
PRT SALAH AD DIN: BA'ATHIST-ORIENTED ARRESTS AND [...] (C) SUMMARY: As the June 30 deadline for implementation of the Security Agreement approaches, several local leaders have told the PRT that SAD residents are increasingly concerned that the Government of Iraq (GOI) intends to take punitive actions against SAD residents and Sunni leaders. As e [...] |
2009-06-25 14:42:00 | Embassy Baghdad | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PINS IZ PINR ENRG |
| 09BAGHDAD1699 |
PRISON ABUSE SCANDAL PUTS GOI ON THE DEFENSIVE [...] (SBU) The issue of detainee abuse and prison conditions has been transformed into an election-year hot potato following the assassination of Deputy Human Rights Committee Chairman Dr. Harith al-Obeidi, a Sadrist parliamentary bloc report alleging human rights violations by security officials, [...] |
2009-06-25 14:50:00 | Embassy Baghdad | CONFIDENTIAL | KJUS PGOV PHUM SOCI IZ |
| 09BAGHDAD170 |
NAJAF PROVINCIAL ELECTIONS UPDATE: SKEPTICISM AND [...] (C) Summary. In the final stretch before provincial elections, Najaf is stable and visibly ready for a competitive election. Despite cautious optimism from all spheres, contacts indicate concern over the complication of ballot procedures and limited voter education. Incumbent candidates fro [...] |
2009-01-23 12:22:00 | Embassy Baghdad | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV KDEM PINR IZ |
| 09BAGHDAD1700 |
ANTI-CORRUPTION EFFORTS IN IRAQ: THE POSITIVE [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The Government of Iraq's lead anti-corruption agency, the Commission of Integrity (COI), works with NGOs and civil society (hereafter referred to as NGOs) to enforce ethical behavior in the public and private sectors. A number of NGOs have demonstrated their commitment to fi [...] |
2009-06-26 08:10:00 | Embassy Baghdad | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KCOR PGOV KDEM EAID IZ |
| 09BAGHDAD1701 |
IRAQ'S WTO ACCESSION PROCESS TEMPORARILY STALLED [...] (C) SUMMARY: Iraq's WTO accession efforts have reached a temporary standstill. The MOF appears to have deliberately submitted to the Council of Representatives (COR) a customs tariff bill that is not WTO-compatible, further delaying the long-awaited Initial Goods Offer. A lack of leadership a [...] |
2009-06-26 11:39:00 | Embassy Baghdad | CONFIDENTIAL | ETRD EFIN PGOV ECON IQ |
| 09BAGHDAD1702 |
KRG PARLIAMENT PASSES CONSTITUTION CERTAIN TO [...] (C) Summary. The Iraqi Kurdistan Parliament (IKP) has unexpectedly passed a constitution for the Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG), and approved its going to a referendum on July 25. The draft contains a number of provisions that may conflict with the Iraqi constitution. Politically, the [...] |
2009-06-26 12:44:00 | Embassy Baghdad | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL EPET PHUM IZ |
| 09BAGHDAD1703 |
PM MALIKI PUSHES BACK ON PARLIAMENTARY QUESTIONING [...] (C) Summary: Relations between Prime Minister Maliki and parliament's Sunni leadership have improved in recent weeks but remain cool. Responding to what he saw as a political campaign to weaken him after gains in the provincial elections, Maliki has sought to change the rules of the road for [...] |
2009-06-26 13:27:00 | Embassy Baghdad | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL KDEM IZ |
| 09BAGHDAD1704 |
RIVAL SHIA MPS FIND COMMON GROUND ON REGIONAL [...] (C) Summary. Influential Shia MPs Qasim Daoud and Jabir Habib Jabir -- both of whom belong to the Shia Unified Iraqi Alliance (UIA) but who hold contrasting views of Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki -- share nationalistic viewpoints about Iraq's place in the region. In separate meetings with Polo [...] |
2009-06-26 13:39:00 | Embassy Baghdad | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL KDEM KU SA IR IZ |
| 09BAGHDAD1705 |
PRT SALAH AD DIN: LOCAL OFFICIALS RESENT GOI [...] (C) SUMMARY: Salah ad Din (SAD) provincial government officials complain of Government of Iraq (GOI) interference in provincial affairs, such as the direct role the GOI has taken in Samarra's security, and its recent decision to expand its direct authority over the local police into two addit [...] |
2009-06-26 13:46:00 | Embassy Baghdad | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV KDEM PREL PTER PINS KCRS IZ |
| 09BAGHDAD1706 |
RRT ERBIL: "CHANGE" IS AFOOT IN DOHUK, BUT ARRIVES [...] (SBU) In preparation for the Iraqi Kurdistan Parliament (IKP) elections planned for July 25, Nawshirwan Mustafa's party -- the Change list -- has finally established a presence in Dohuk, the northernmost province of the Kurdistan Region. So far, the Change list has found a lukewarm receptio [...] |
2009-06-26 13:58:00 | Embassy Baghdad | CONFIDENTIAL | IZ KDEM PGOV IR |
| 09BAGHDAD1707 |
VP HASHIMI ON TROOP WITHDRAWALS, HUMAN RIGHTS, AND [...] (C) In a June 22 meeting, Vice President Hashimi told the Charge he was concerned that upcoming withdrawals of U.S. combat forces from urban centers would lead to a deterioration of security, possibly mandating a return of U.S. forces in some areas. The Vice President expressed support for th [...] |
2009-06-26 16:10:00 | Embassy Baghdad | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV KDEM MOPS IZ |
| 09BAGHDAD171 |
FM ZEBARI ON KUWAIT SUMMIT - SHARP DIVISIONS ON [...] (C) Summary: Back in Baghdad for 24 hours before heading to Ankara for 3-day visit, Foreign Minister Zebari provided Ambassador Satterfield and Senior Advisor Gray a detailed readout January 22 of the January 19-20 Arab League Summit in Kuwait, along with observations of the Qatari sub-dram [...] |
2009-01-23 13:03:00 | Embassy Baghdad | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV MEPP IZ IS KPAL KU |
| 09BAGHDAD172 |
PRT SALAH AD DIN: IRANIAN INFLUENCE IN TUZ [...] (S) Summary: Iranian influence in the Salah ad Din (SaD) district of Tuz Khormatu derives from the district's high proportion of Shi'a Turcoman residents, its relative proximity to Iran and its position as a north-south and east-west crossroads. Coalition Forces (CF) believe the district to [...] |
2009-01-23 13:17:00 | Embassy Baghdad | SECRET | PGOV PREL PTER PINS IZ IR |
| 09BAGHDAD1720 |
REQUEST FOR GUIDANCE - PSC OVERSIGHT [...] (U) This is an action request - See paragraph 11. 2. (SBU) Summary: Post remains strongly committed to taking actions necessary for meeting the mandates and intent of USG law, policies, and procedures for sound private security contractor (PSC) oversight. To continue moving forward and b [...] |
2009-06-27 12:35:00 | Embassy Baghdad | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ASEC AMGT IZ |
| 09BAGHDAD1728 |
IRAQ'S PRIVATE BANKS ACCELERATE LENDING [...] SUMMARY: Iraq's private banks have dramatically accelerated lending since October 2008. Their total lending is now growing at an annual nominal rate of 80%, twice as fast as one year ago. Increasing public confidence and a recent capital infusion in private banks appear to be the main forces b [...] |
2009-06-28 08:15:00 | Embassy Baghdad | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EFIN EAID IZ |
| 09BAGHDAD173 |
IRAQI NSC DISCUSSES SECURITY AGREEMENT, ELECTION [...] (S) Summary. At the January 11 meeting of the Iraqi National Security Council (NSC), Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki asked the National Security Advisor (NSA) to assure that the Government of Iraq identified all of its representatives to the various committees and joint sub-committees (JSC) fo [...] |
2009-01-24 06:35:00 | Embassy Baghdad | SECRET | MOPS MARR PGOV PTER PREL SY IZ |
| 09BAGHDAD1730 |
HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR US SPONSORED TRAINING [...] This is an action request. 2. Pursuant to the Leahy Act and Foreign Assistance Act, post requests the Department's assistance in screening the following candidates from the Iraqi Security Forces who has been nominated for training in the United States. 3. The name of the proposed candi [...] |
2009-06-28 09:22:00 | Embassy Baghdad | UNCLASSIFIED | IZ MOPS PGOV PHUM PINS PREL |
| 09BAGHDAD1733 |
HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR US SPONSORED TRAINING [...] This is an action request. 2. Pursuant to the Leahy Act and Foreign Assistance Act, post requests the Department's assistance in screening the following candidates from the Iraqi Security Forces who has been nominated for training in the United States. 3. The name of the proposed candi [...] |
2009-06-28 10:53:00 | Embassy Baghdad | UNCLASSIFIED | IZ MOPS PGOV PHUM PINS PREL |
| 09BAGHDAD1742 |
EGYPTIAN AMBASSADOR TO IRAQ: ARRIVAL NOT IMMINENT [...] (C) Ambassador Mohammad Tawfiq, head of the Egyptian delegation that visited Baghdad this week to check on progress on renovation of the building that will house the future Egyptian Embassy, told Deputy Pol/Couns June 25 that the GOE's June 16 announcement that it had appointed an ambassador [...] |
2009-06-29 11:26:00 | Embassy Baghdad | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL IZ EG |
| 09BAGHDAD1743 |
PROGRESS IN PARLIAMENT ON NATIONAL ELECTION LAW [...] (C) Summary/Comment: There is growing support in Parliament for amending the 2005 election law as the basis for national elections scheduled for January 2010. A multi-party ad hoc committee met June 27 and 28 to work on the draft law, and MPs told us that they expect a law to be approved by t [...] |
2009-06-29 12:08:00 | Embassy Baghdad | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV KDEM IZ |
| 09BAGHDAD1744 |
IRAQ AFTER JUNE 30: THE VIEW FROM SADR CITY [...] (C) Summary. As the June 30 deadline for withdrawal from the cities approaches, Sadr City remains unstable and dangerous. Security there and in surrounding low-income Shi'a neighborhoods remains fragile but has not significantly deteriorated. Information about the two-thirds of Sadr City [...] |
2009-06-29 12:31:00 | Embassy Baghdad | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV ECON PREL EAID IZ |
| 09BAGHDAD1745 |
IRAQI LEADERS CALL FOR UNITY IN CONFRONTING [...] Summary: The Ambassador attended the sixth anniversary commemoration of the death of Ayatollah Mohammed Baqr al-Hakim, the founder of the Islamic Supreme Council of Iraq (ISCI) political movement. A Who's Who of the political class attended the ceremony, PM Maliki addressed the importance [...] |
2009-06-29 12:55:00 | Embassy Baghdad | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL SOCI PGOV KISL PTER IR IZ |
| 09BAGHDAD1746 |
USG ASSISTANCE TO THE KRG ELECTIONS [...] (U) This message is Sensitive but Unclassified; handle accordingly. Not for distribution on the Internet. 2. (SBU) With the official campaign season for KRG elections underway, elections programs sponsored by DRL and RRT Erbil are in full swing. Our efforts aim to strengthen political [...] |
2009-06-29 13:14:00 | Embassy Baghdad | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV KDEM EAID IZ |
| 09BAGHDAD175 |
FM ZEBARI ON "NEW ERA" FOR AMERICA, KUWAIT SUMMIT [...] (C) Foreign Minister Zebari told Ambassador Satterfield and Senior Advisor Gray January 22 that Iraqis are following closely the first days of President Obama's Administration, and that early signals to the region have been reassuring. He said the Iraq-Kuwait bilaterals on the margins of the [...] |
2009-01-24 10:02:00 | Embassy Baghdad | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PBTS EFIN ECON IZ KU |
| 09BAGHDAD1752 |
IRAQ-TURKEY-U.S. SECURITY DIALOGUE: PLANNING FOR [...] (S) In mid-July (date TBD), the third Ministerial level meeting of the Iraq-Turkey-U.S. Security Dialogue will take place in Istanbul. The Trilateral Committee is divided into three parts: the Ministerial Level Committee, the Intermediate Subcommittee, and the Working Group. The main successe [...] |
2009-06-29 14:53:00 | Embassy Baghdad | SECRET | PREL PGOV MARR IZ TU |
| 09BAGHDAD1753 |
HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR US SPONSORED TRAINING [...] This is an action request. 2. Pursuant to the Leahy Act and Foreign Assistance Act, post requests the Department's assistance in screening the following candidates from the Iraqi Security Forces who has been nominated for training in the United States. 3. The name of the proposed candi [...] |
2009-06-30 03:08:00 | Embassy Baghdad | UNCLASSIFIED | IZ MOPS PGOV PHUM PINS PREL |
| 09BAGHDAD1762 |
DISPUTED AREAS: KURDS AND ARABS MEET, AGREE ON [...] (C) SUMMARY: The UNAMI Arab Kurd High-Level Task Force (HLTF) met on Monday, June 29, and held productive discussions on the disputed Makhmour district. Despite UNAMI's concerns that the recently passed Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG) Constitution draft might undermine the talks, both t [...] |
2009-06-30 13:31:00 | Embassy Baghdad | SECRET | PGOV PINS IZ |
| 09BAGHDAD1763 |
PRT WASIT HOSTS MAJOR AGRICULTURAL CONFERENCE [...] (SBU) Summary: PRT Wasit on June 20-21 hosted a major agricultural conference in al-Kut. The conference brought together Council of Representatives (CoR) members, ministry officials, provincial officials, subject matter experts and local farmers to discuss the strengths and weaknesses of Was [...] |
2009-06-30 15:56:00 | Embassy Baghdad | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV IZ |
| 09BAGHDAD1764 |
IRAQ,S FIRST OIL BID ROUND SPUTTERS [...] (C) Summary: The Ministry of Oil's June 30 bid round (ref B) resulted in a winner for only one of the eight fields on offer. A consortium led by BP and including China's CNPC won the right to begin negotiations with the GOI for a twenty-year contract to work the massive Rumaila oil field in [...] |
2009-06-30 19:48:00 | Embassy Baghdad | CONFIDENTIAL | EPET ENRG PGOV EINV PINR IZ |
| 09BAGHDAD1773 |
NORWEGIAN FM VISITS BAGHDAD, PLEDGES TO ESTABLISH [...] (C) SUMMARY: During his first visit to Baghdad on June 29, Norwegian Foreign Minister Jonas Gahr Stoere announced that Norway will establish an Embassy here and discussed expanding Norwegian cooperation with Iraq after four years of minimal diplomatic contact. He also advocated for Norwegian [...] |
2009-07-01 11:35:00 | Embassy Baghdad | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL EPET ENRG IZ NO |
| 09BAGHDAD1775 |
TERRORISM FINANCE: PRE-NOTIFICATION OF U.S. [...] No summary [...] |
2009-07-01 12:48:00 | Embassy Baghdad | SECRET | IZ KTFN EFIN PINR PTER |
| 09BAGHDAD178 |
KARBALA CONFEREES CONFUSED, CANDIDATES CRANKY [...] (C) Summary: With fewer than ten days to go before the provincial elections, attendees at a PRT-sponsored voter-education conference organized by the UN Assistance Mission to Iraq (UNAMI) on January 21 expressed considerable confusion over voting procedures. Many were tribesmen who said they [...] |
2009-01-24 15:14:00 | Embassy Baghdad | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PINR SOCI IZ |
| 09BAGHDAD1781 |
KRG ELECTIONS: IHEC SEEKS TO BALANCE BETWEEN [...] (C) Summary. The Independent High Electoral Commission (IHEC) has announced the official start of campaign season just four weeks before the July 25 Election Day on which voters will select new members of the Iraqi-Kurdistani Parliament and participate in the first-ever popular election of [...] |
2009-07-01 16:04:00 | Embassy Baghdad | CONFIDENTIAL | IZ PGOV KDEM |
| 09BAGHDAD1782 |
HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR US SPONSORED TRAINING [...] This is an action request. 2. Pursuant to the Leahy Act and Foreign Assistance Act, post requests the Department's assistance in screening the following candidates from the Iraqi Security Forces who has been nominated for training in the United States. 3. The name of the proposed candi [...] |
2009-07-02 08:28:00 | Embassy Baghdad | UNCLASSIFIED | IZ MOPS PGOV PHUM PINS PREL |
| 09BAGHDAD1784 |
IRAQ-KUWAIT: CROSS-BORDER ISSUES AFFECTING IRAQ'S [...] (C) Iraq's unresolved disputes with Kuwait reflect years of history. Particularly on the issues centered around the land and maritime borders, however, Iraq's concerns touch directly on economics. Iraq's dependence on oil exports, primarily through the south, and on imported foodstuffs and [...] |
2009-07-02 11:29:00 | Embassy Baghdad | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON EPET ETRD EWWT PBTS PREL IZ KU |
| 09BAGHDAD1785 |
CHRISTIANS SEEK POLITICAL UNITY IN ADVANCE OF [...] (C) Several key Christian politicians and religious leaders have begun to lay the groundwork for the unification of Iraq's Christian political parties into a single electoral coalition in anticipation of the January 2010 national elections. Although Iraq's Christian community suffers from num [...] |
2009-07-02 12:54:00 | Embassy Baghdad | CONFIDENTIAL | IZ KDEM KIRF PGOV SOCI |
| 09BAGHDAD1786 |
GOI OFFICIALS SUPPORT TRANSFER OF CIVILIAN [...] (C) Iraq's Ministry of Defense holds thousands of civilians in more than 65 detention facilities throughout the country, often for longer periods than permitted under Iraqi law. Conditions in MOD prisons are among the worst in Iraq, and inmates often remain outside the reach of the judicial [...] |
2009-07-02 13:59:00 | Embassy Baghdad | CONFIDENTIAL | KJUS PGOV PHUM SOCI IZ |
| 09BAGHDAD1787 |
THE USG'S ANTI-CORRUPTION STRATEGY IN IRAQ: [...] (SBU) Since the submission of our anti-corruption (AC) strategy, aimed at strengthening Iraq's AC regime, an array of USG agencies have continued to work to implement it. Our dialog with the GOI on AC issues centers on promoting Iraq's compliance with the United Nations Convention Against Corr [...] |
2009-07-02 14:11:00 | Embassy Baghdad | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV KCOR KDEM IZ |
| 09BAGHDAD1788 |
HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR US SPONSORED TRAINING [...] This is an action request. 2. Pursuant to the Leahy Act and Foreign Assistance Act, post requests the Department's assistance in screening the following candidates from the Iraqi Security Forces who has been nominated for training in the United States. 3. The name of the proposed candi [...] |
2009-07-02 14:43:00 | Embassy Baghdad | UNCLASSIFIED | IZ MOPS PGOV PHUM PINS PREL |
| 09BAGHDAD1789 |
RRT ERBIL: LETTER FROM PRESIDENT BARZANI TO THE SECRETARY [...] Regional Reconstruction Team (RRT Erbil) received the following letter from the President of the Kurdistan Regional Government for transmittal to Secretary Clinton on the occasion of Independence Day. Hard copy will be pouched. Similar letters were sent to the President and Vice President and [...] |
2009-07-02 14:44:00 | Embassy Baghdad | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL OPDC IZ |
| 09BAGHDAD1798 |
DEMINING DEADLOCK STARTING TO GIVE WAY? [...] (SBU) Summary: Iraqi ministries nudged closer July 1 to signing an interagency agreement (MOU) that would allow humanitarian demining to continue in Iraq. The Ministry of Defense (MOD) ordered the cessation of demining activities in December 2008 citing security concerns, but subsequent bur [...] |
2009-07-05 11:11:00 | Embassy Baghdad | CONFIDENTIAL | IZ KHDP PARM PGOV PREL PTER UNDP |
| 09BAGHDAD1799 |
KURDS DISMISS USG CONCERNS ABOUT KURDISH [...] (C) SUMMARY: The Embassy and RRT Erbil have met with Kurdish COR members and Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG) officials to express serious concern about politically inflammatory provisions in the recently passed Kurdish Constitution and the KRG's apparent rush to submit it to a public ref [...] |
2009-07-05 15:48:00 | Embassy Baghdad | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV KDEM PHUM IZ |
| 09BAGHDAD1800 |
OPPOSITION TO KURDISH CONSTITUTION RISING AMONG [...] (C) SUMMARY: Opposition to the recently-passed Kurdistan Region Constitution is quickly growing among Arabs and Turkmen. Sunni and Shi'a Arab parliamentarians and political leaders have expressed concern privately to poloffs about the Kurdistan Regional Government's (KRG) land claims in the [...] |
2009-07-05 16:49:00 | Embassy Baghdad | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV KDEM IZ |
| 09BAGHDAD1801 |
RRT ERBIL: LOCAL REACTIONS TO KURDISTAN REGION [...] (C) Summary. Public opposition to the newly-passed Kurdistan Region Constitution is primarily being voiced by the Change List, although intellectuals inside and outside of the parties view many articles as problematic. Journalists and physicians outside the parties have also publicly opposed [...] |
2009-07-05 17:42:00 | Embassy Baghdad | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PHUM IZ |
| 09BAGHDAD1802 |
RISING OIL PRICES IMPROVE IRAQ'S BUDGET OUTLOOK, [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Rising oil prices have improved Iraq's 2009 budget outlook, but they are not a panacea for all of the country's budget woes. Projected 2009 GOI revenues of $42.7 billion are still optimistic since oil exports for the remainder of the year are likely to remain well below the for [...] |
2009-07-06 12:11:00 | Embassy Baghdad | SECRET//NOFORN | ECON EFIN EAID IZ |
| 09BAGHDAD1803 |
IDPS AND ECONOMIC MIGRANTS STUCK IN SLUMS ADJACENT [...] (U) USAID/OFDA,s program advisor in Iraq conducts regular field visits to locations of displacement and return to assess humanitarian conditions and identify areas of possible intervention by implementing partners. On June 24 and 25 the program advisor met with residents of northeast Baghdad,s [...] |
2009-07-06 12:31:00 | Embassy Baghdad | UNCLASSIFIED | PREF PGOV PREL PHUM IZ |
| 09BAGHDAD1805 |
IRAQ,S FIRST OIL BID ROUND: TOO HARD A BARGAIN? [...] (C) Summary: The Iraq Ministry of Oil's June 30 bid round (ref A) resulted in a winner for only one of the eight fields on offer, leading international oil companies (IOC) and foreign observers to claim that the GOI had failed to achieve its goals. For the most part, however, senior GOI offic [...] |
2009-07-06 13:21:00 | Embassy Baghdad | CONFIDENTIAL | EPET ENRG PGOV EINV PINR IZ |
| 09BAGHDAD181 |
HUMAN RIGHTS WATCH CRITIQUE OF IRAQ COURT [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: As the primary tribunal handling terrorism and other serious criminal cases, the Central Criminal Courts of Iraq (CCCI), with courthouses in Karkh and Rusafa, play a key role in promoting Rule of Law in Iraq. A recent report by Human Rights Watch (HRW) on the CCCI alleges a nu [...] |
2009-01-25 09:42:00 | Embassy Baghdad | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PHUM PGOV SOCI IZ |
| 09BAGHDAD1811 |
GOI PLANS ULTIMATUM TO CLOSE ASHRAF [...] (C) Summary. In a series of meetings between GOI and USG officials last week, the GOI committee responsible for the Mujahedin-e-Khalq's Camp Ashraf appeared increasingly intent on closing Camp Ashraf. GOI officials informed acting Pol-Mil Couns that plans are underway to enter the camp, est [...] |
2009-07-06 16:38:00 | Embassy Baghdad | CONFIDENTIAL | IR IZ PHUM PINR PREL PTER |
| 09BAGHDAD1812 |
LETTER FROM VICE PRESIDENT TARIQ AL-HASHIMI TO [...] On July 5 Embassy Baghdad received the following letter from Vice President Hashimi to President Obama on the occasion of Independence Day. A similar letter was sent to Vice President Biden. Both original letters will be transmitted to NEA/I/POL via pouch mail. Begin text of message: R [...] |
2009-07-06 17:38:00 | Embassy Baghdad | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL OPDC IZ |
| 09BAGHDAD1813 |
UK REPORTS SOME KURDISH LEADERS AMENABLE TO [...] (C) SUMMARY: UK Foreign Office Director for the Middle East, Frank Baker, told the Ambassador July 2 that some senior Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG) officials in Erbil expressed support for delaying the referendum on the Kurdistan Region Constitution until after January 2010. Baker said [...] |
2009-07-06 17:48:00 | Embassy Baghdad | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV KDEM PHUM IZ |
| 09BAGHDAD1816 |
IRAQI AGREEMENT ENABLES DEMINING TO CONTINUE [...] (SBU) Summary: Iraqi ministries signed an interagency agreement (MOU) without fanfare July 5 that will enable NGOs and companies to continue humanitarian demining in Iraq, according to Ministry of Environment (MOEnv) Deputy Director Dr. Kamal Latif. The breakthrough ends a six-month bureauc [...] |
2009-07-07 09:45:00 | Embassy Baghdad | CONFIDENTIAL | KHDP PARM PGOV PREL IZ |
| 09BAGHDAD1817 |
PM ADVISOR RIKABI UPBEAT ON VP BIDEN VISIT [...] (C) Prime Minister Maliki was pleased with Vice President Biden,s visit overall and welcomes U.S. support behind the scenes on reconciliation matters )- in particular with Arab-Kurd disputes, PM Advisor Sadiq Rikabi told Special Advisor McGurk July 6. Rikabi also discussed his plan for advan [...] |
2009-07-07 10:19:00 | Embassy Baghdad | CONFIDENTIAL | IZ |
| 09BAGHDAD1821 |
IRAQI AMBASSADOR TO KUWAIT: POSSIBLE MOVEMENT [...] (C) Members of Parliament's Foreign Relations Committee and other sources tell us that 20 of 65 pending ambassadorial nominees are close to being confirmed, perhaps in the next two weeks. That said, there continue to be conflicting signals as to whether Kuwait will be among the first 20 posts [...] |
2009-07-07 13:35:00 | Embassy Baghdad | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL IZ KU |
| 09BAGHDAD1822 |
LAND ISSUES HALTING INVESTMENT IN IRAQ,S PROVINCES [...] (SBU) The Muthanna Provincial Investment Commission (PIC) is one of the most active and dynamic economic development organizations in Iraq. Since its inception in late summer 2008, Muthanna,s PIC has issued seventeen (17) licenses worth some 363 million dollars to a broad array of businesses [...] |
2009-07-07 13:51:00 | Embassy Baghdad | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON EFIN EINV PGOV |
| 09BAGHDAD1823 |
PARLIAMENTARY ELECTION LAW: MOVING FORWARD [...] (C) The ad hoc parliamentary elections committee (reftel) produced a draft election law for the January 2010 national elections on July 6. The ad hoc committee is currently seeking input and reaction to the draft, including from the Embassy-funded CLA/University of Utah elections experts th [...] |
2009-07-07 15:40:00 | Embassy Baghdad | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV IZ KDEM |
| 09BAGHDAD1828 |
INTERIM GOI RESPONSE TO DRAFT UNSYG REPORT [...] (C) Deputy Pol/C on June 22 passed MFA North America Office Director Mohammed Al-Hamaimidi a copy of the draft UN paper outlining relevant facts for the preparation of the UNSYG's Iraq UNSCR Report. Caveating that he could not provide the authoritative GOI response to the UN paper, Al-Hamai [...] |
2009-07-08 07:45:00 | Embassy Baghdad | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL UNSC IZ KU |
| 09BAGHDAD183 |
DHI QAR ELECTIONS UPDATE: PREPARATIONS AND [...] (SBU) Summary: The PRT met with Governorate Electoral Office (GEO) leadership on January 21 and found preparations for elections satisfactory. Voter outreach efforts continue throughout the province. Rumors of potential malfeasance abound but according to the GEO no serious infractions have [...] |
2009-01-25 13:31:00 | Embassy Baghdad | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV KDEM PINR IZ |
| 09BAGHDAD1832 |
PROMINENT SHIA CLERIC IN WASIT CRITICIZES SADRIST [...] (C) Summary and Comment: On June 27, Provincial Reconstruction Team Wasit officers met Said al-Khateib, a prominent Shi'a cleric and one of two personal representatives of Ayatollah Ali Al-Sistani in Wasit province. They discussed local governance issues, national elections in January 2010 an [...] |
2009-07-08 14:07:00 | Embassy Baghdad | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV IZ |
| 09BAGHDAD1837 |
IRAQ'S LATEST QUEST FOR JOINT VENTURES OF STATE [...] (SBU) In March 2009, Iraqi Minister of Industry and Minerals (MOIM) Fawzi Hariri announced a third round of Joint Venture (JV) opportunities in Iraq's state owned enterprises (SOE) (Reftel A). When announced, Hariri was optimistic because, he said, it contained a more diverse offering of compa [...] |
2009-07-08 16:14:00 | Embassy Baghdad | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EINV PGOV ETRD |
| 09BAGHDAD1838 |
INTERNAL IRAQI RESISTANCE TO THE NATIONAL [...] No summary [...] |
2009-07-09 03:12:00 | Embassy Baghdad | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON EINV EAGR IZ PGOV |
| 09BAGHDAD184 |
DHI QAR PRT: PIC IMPROVES BUT NOT QUITE THERE [...] (U) Under charismatic leadership, the Dhi Qar Provincial Investment Commission (PIC) scores some victories but lacks the strategic planning, organization and professionalism to reach its lofty goals. END SUMMARY. -------------------------------- How Not to Build an Organization ---------- [...] |
2009-01-25 14:09:00 | Embassy Baghdad | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ETRD EFIN EINV IZ |
| 09BAGHDAD1847 |
MEK RELOCATION -- GOI APPEARS TO STEP AWAY FROM [...] No summary [...] |
2009-07-09 10:19:00 | Embassy Baghdad | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PREL PTER PINR IR IZ |
| 09BAGHDAD1848 |
HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR US SPONSORED TRAINING [...] This is an action request. 2. Pursuant to the Leahy Act and Foreign Assistance Act, post requests the Department's assistance in screening the following candidates from the Iraqi Security Forces who has been nominated for training in the United States. 3. The name of the proposed candi [...] |
2009-07-09 10:51:00 | Embassy Baghdad | UNCLASSIFIED | IZ MOPS PGOV PHUM PINS PREL |
| 09BAGHDAD1849 |
HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR US SPONSORED TRAINING [...] This is an action request. 2. Pursuant to the Leahy Act and Foreign Assistance Act, post requests the Department's assistance in screening the following candidates from the Iraqi Security Forces who has been nominated for training in the United States. 3. The name of the proposed candi [...] |
2009-07-09 10:51:00 | Embassy Baghdad | UNCLASSIFIED | IZ MOPS PGOV PHUM PINS PREL |
| 09BAGHDAD185 |
ANTI-CORRUPTION AGENCY WADES INTO CONTROVERSY OVER [...] (C) The Commission on Integrity (COI) acting head, Judge Rahim Al-Ugaili, criticized the Independent High Electoral Commission (IHEC) for failing to vet educational certificates submitted by candidates in the upcoming provincial council elections. Rahim had previously announced that the COI, in [...] |
2009-01-25 15:11:00 | Embassy Baghdad | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV KCOR KDEM PINR IZ |
| 09BAGHDAD1850 |
HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR US SPONSORED TRAINING [...] This is an action request. 2. Pursuant to the Leahy Act and Foreign Assistance Act, post requests the Department's assistance in screening the following candidates from the Iraqi Security Forces who has been nominated for training in the United States. 3. The name of the proposed candi [...] |
2009-07-09 10:52:00 | Embassy Baghdad | UNCLASSIFIED | IZ MOPS PGOV PHUM PINS PREL |
| 09BAGHDAD1851 |
HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR US SPONSORED TRAINING [...] This is an action request. 2. Pursuant to the Leahy Act and Foreign Assistance Act, post requests the Department's assistance in screening the following candidates from the Iraqi Security Forces who has been nominated for training in the United States. 3. The name of the proposed candi [...] |
2009-07-09 10:52:00 | Embassy Baghdad | UNCLASSIFIED | IZ MOPS PGOV PHUM PINS PREL |
| 09BAGHDAD1852 |
RRT ERBIL: KRG ELECTIONS CAMPAIGN SNAPSHOTS FROM [...] (C) Summary: There is anecdotal evidence that the Change List campaign, headed by Nawshirwan Mustfafa, is gaining in popularity in Sulaimaniyah, especially among younger voters (Ref A). Even the leadership of the Patriotic Union of Kurdistan (PUK) party is apparently beginning to admit pri [...] |
2009-07-09 12:00:00 | Embassy Baghdad | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV IZ KDEM |
| 09BAGHDAD1856 |
SECOND MEETING OF SERVICES AND INFORMATION [...] (SBU) Deputy Prime Minister Rafi Al Eissawi and EMIN Marc Wall convened the second meeting of the Strategic Framework Agreement (SFA) Services and Information Technology Joint Coordination Committee (JCC) on July 6, 2009. Both sides highlighted the continued significance of the SFA as the fou [...] |
2009-07-09 15:21:00 | Embassy Baghdad | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAID ECON EINV ETRD IZ PREL |
| 09BAGHDAD1857 |
HOMOSEXUALS FLEE IRAQ IN THE FACE OF CONTINUED [...] No summary [...] |
2009-07-10 07:26:00 | Embassy Baghdad | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM IZ |
| 09BAGHDAD186 |
PRT DIYALA: LOCAL TECHNOCRATS HOPE NATIONAL [...] (C) SUMMARY: In a series of meetings about upcoming provincial council (PC) elections with poloff January 19-21, local professionals and government officials in Diyala emphatically denounced incumbent national religious parties and politicians in the province, believing them corrupt and inca [...] |
2009-01-25 17:42:00 | Embassy Baghdad | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PHUM KDEM IZ |
| 09BAGHDAD1860 |
SABEAN-MANDEANS: UNDER SIEGE BUT HOLDING ON [...] (C) Sabean-Mandean leaders living in Iraq describe their community as desperately wanting to remain and participate in the country's political life rather than emigrate abroad, despite being the frequent targets of criminal elements. These leaders tell us that members of the community who are [...] |
2009-07-10 09:13:00 | Embassy Baghdad | CONFIDENTIAL | KDEM KIRF KJUS PGOV PHUM SOCI SMIG IZ |
| 09BAGHDAD1869 |
A PREVIEW OF IRAQ FM ZEBARI'S TRIP TO THE U.S. - [...] (C) Summary: The Ambassador met with FM Hoshyar Zebari to discuss his upcoming trip to the U.S. FM Zebari noted that he had asked the Iraqi permanent mission at the UN to request a meeting with the U.S. permanent representative during his July 12-15 stay in New York; he looks forward to his [...] |
2009-07-10 14:20:00 | Embassy Baghdad | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL UNSC IZ KU EG TU |
| 09BAGHDAD1870 |
ANTI-CORRUPTION DEVELOPMENTS IN IRAQ [...] (C) According to media reports, in a recent meeting with Council of Representatives (COR) members, Prime Minister Nouri Al-Maliki acknowledged that corruption was rampant within the GOI. However, he reportedly claimed that corrupt practices were not confined to the executive branch, but were a [...] |
2009-07-10 14:48:00 | Embassy Baghdad | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV KCOR KDEM IZ |
| 09BAGHDAD1873 |
LETTER FROM IRAQI PRIME MINISTER NOURI AL-MALIKI [...] On July 2, Embassy Baghdad received a diplomatic note from the Minister of Foreign Affairs, Republic of Iraq, which forwarded a letter from Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri Al-Maliki to President Obama. Original letter will be send to NEA/I/POL via pouch mail. Below is the text of the letter. B [...] |
2009-07-11 15:53:00 | Embassy Baghdad | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PREL OPDC IZ |
| 09BAGHDAD1875 |
COMMERCIAL LAW DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM (CLDP) ASSISTANCE TO [...] (U) SUMMARY: On his recent visit, Marc Tejtel, U.S. Department of Commerce Deputy Chief Counsel of the Commercial Law Development Program (CLDP), through discussions and cooperation with CLA, Treasury, ROLC, INL, ECON, and Iraqi officials, initiated project proposals for commercial capacity- [...] |
2009-07-12 03:14:00 | Embassy Baghdad | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | IZ |
| 09BAGHDAD1876 |
VISA CONTROLS LIMIT IRANIAN PILGRIMS TO KARBALA [...] (U) This is a PRT Karbala reporting cable. 2. (C) SUMMARY: According to a prominent Karbala businessman, elements in the Iranian and Iraqi governments struck a deal in early June to issue Iranian pilgrim visas solely through a single Iranian tourist agency, Shamsah Travel and Tourism (Sham [...] |
2009-07-12 06:30:00 | Embassy Baghdad | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV ECON IR IZ |
| 09BAGHDAD188 |
SECOND MEETING OF JOINT MILITARY OPERATIONS [...] (U) Summary. On January 19, the United States and the Republic of Iraq conducted the second meeting of the Joint Military Operations Coordinating Committee (JMOCC), a military operations steering committee established under the U.S.-Iraq Security Agreement (SA). Consistent with the first JM [...] |
2009-01-26 03:10:00 | Embassy Baghdad | CONFIDENTIAL | MOPS MARR MASS PREL IZ |
| 09BAGHDAD1882 |
RRT ERBIL: FDI DOES NOT MEET KRG EXPECTATIONS [...] No summary [...] |
2009-07-12 15:03:00 | Embassy Baghdad | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EINV ETRD EAGR IZ TU IR EAID PGOV |
| 09BAGHDAD1889 |
TO SHIA, "RECONCILIATION" MEANS BA'THIST REVIVAL [...] No summary [...] |
2009-07-13 10:09:00 | Embassy Baghdad | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM PREL KDEM SA IR IZ |
| 09BAGHDAD1890 |
NON-MUSLIM ENDOWMENT: FLUSH WITH CASH, BUT NO ONE [...] No summary [...] |
2009-07-13 11:00:00 | Embassy Baghdad | CONFIDENTIAL | KIRF PGOV IZ |
| 09BAGHDAD1891 |
SEVEN CHURCHES BOMBED IN BAGHDAD [...] No summary [...] |
2009-07-13 12:37:00 | Embassy Baghdad | CONFIDENTIAL | KIRF PGOV PTER IZ |
| 09BAGHDAD1897 |
DELIVERING A CLEAR MESSAGE ON IRAQ'S BUSINESS [...] No summary [...] |
2009-07-13 16:15:00 | Embassy Baghdad | CONFIDENTIAL | EINV ETRD PREL PGOV IZ BEXP |
| 09BAGHDAD191 |
MAYSAN SADRISTS SEEK ENHANCED DIALOGUE WITH USG [...] (C/REL MCFI) Summary: Hardline Maysani Sadrist elements who previously eschewed engagement with the USG have expressed a desire to begin forging a relationship with the PRT, according to Zaid Khalaf al-Hoshi, current Provincial Director of Reconstruction and Development and moderate Sadrist as [...] |
2009-01-26 06:05:00 | Embassy Baghdad | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PINR IR IZ |
| 09BAGHDAD1910 |
PRT SALAH AD DIN: GOI INVOLVEMENT IN SAMARRA [...] (C) SUMMARY: Since the terrorist bombing of the Al-Askari Shrine (Golden Mosque) in 2006 pushed the country to the edge of Sunni-Shi'a civil war, the Government of Iraq (GOI) has taken a direct role in Samarra's security. Since the bombing, the city has made remarkable progress in establishi [...] |
2009-07-14 13:46:00 | Embassy Baghdad | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV KDEM PREL PTER PINS KCRS IZ |
| 09BAGHDAD1911 |
A STEP FORWARD ON HUMAN RIGHTS: MOD TRANSFERRING [...] (C) In response to a recent prison abuse scandal (ref A), the Iraqi Ministry of Defense (MOD) has ordered its operational commands to transfer detainees to the Ministry of Justice (MOJ) to bring the Iraqi Army in compliance with CPA Order number 10. CPA Order 10 vests full authority and contr [...] |
2009-07-14 15:00:00 | Embassy Baghdad | SECRET | KJUS PHUM PGOV SOCI IZ |
| 09BAGHDAD1912 |
SOLVING THE IRAQ-KUWAIT MARITIME BOUNDARY ISSUES [...] (SBU) In paragraphs 16 and 17 of this message, we lay out a way forward to address Iraq's concerns with respect to its right to free access to the sea, including an unambiguous statement of Iraqi rights to international waters and a suggested expansion of the Khor Abdullah Interoperability P [...] |
2009-07-14 15:02:00 | Embassy Baghdad | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON EPET ETRD EWWT PBTS PREL PGOV UNSC IZ KU |
| 09BAGHDAD1913 |
PRT SALAH AD DIN: SADDAM'S UNIVERSITY AS A [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Both the SAD PRT and its Coalition Forces (CF) partner have had increasing success in building positive connections with the University of Tikrit, a notable change from the University's previous unwillingness to work with Americans generally and open hostility toward CF. Over t [...] |
2009-07-14 19:06:00 | Embassy Baghdad | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PTER PINS KPAO SCUL IZ |
| 09BAGHDAD1915 |
HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR US SPONSORED TRAINING [...] This is an action request. 2. Pursuant to the Leahy Act and Foreign Assistance Act, post requests the Department's assistance in screening the following candidates from the Iraqi Security Forces who has been nominated for training in the United States. 3. The name of the proposed candi [...] |
2009-07-15 08:52:00 | Embassy Baghdad | UNCLASSIFIED | IZ MOPS PGOV PHUM PINS PREL |
| 09BAGHDAD1916 |
HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR US SPONSORED TRAINING [...] This is an action request. 2. Pursuant to the Leahy Act and Foreign Assistance Act, post requests the Department's assistance in screening the following candidates from the Iraqi Security Forces who has been nominated for training in the United States. 3. The name of the proposed candi [...] |
2009-07-15 08:52:00 | Embassy Baghdad | UNCLASSIFIED | IZ MOPS PGOV PHUM PINS PREL |
| 09BAGHDAD192 |
PM REPLACES WASIT POLICE CHIEF, FUELING BROADER [...] (C) Summary. The Prime Minister's office replaced Wasit Province Chief of Police MG Abed al-Haneen Faisal on January 14 with the Da'wa-affiliated former Karbala Police Chief, MG Ra'ad Shaker Jawdat al-Hasnawi. The move to replace the police chief, broadly viewed as non-partisan and effective [...] |
2009-01-26 06:17:00 | Embassy Baghdad | SECRET | PGOV PINR IZ |
| 09BAGHDAD1920 |
U.S.-SUPPORTED DEMINING EFFORTS IN IRAQ FACE FORK [...] (C) Summary: The Ministry of Defense (MOD) will block the Iraqi Mine Clearance Organization (IMCO) from doing demining in Iraq, according to Deputy Minister of Environment Dr. Kamal Latif, who also heads the Directorate for Mine Action. IMCO is a NGO that the Department's Weapons Removal and [...] |
2009-07-15 16:11:00 | Embassy Baghdad | CONFIDENTIAL | KHDP PARM PGOV PREL IZ |
| 09BAGHDAD1921 |
DRAFT LAW OUTLINES KEY OPTIONS FOR IRAQ'S NATIONAL [...] No summary [...] |
2009-07-15 16:45:00 | Embassy Baghdad | CONFIDENTIAL | KDEM PGOV IZ |
| 09BAGHDAD1922 |
RRT ERBIL: LETTER FROM PRESIDENT BARZANI TO THE President [...] Regional Reconstruction Team (RRT Erbil) received the following letter for transmittal to President Obama Hard copy will be pouched. Begin text: Salahaddin Kurdistan Region Iraq 29 June 2009 His Excellency President Barack Obama President of the United States Department of State (N [...] |
2009-07-16 03:16:00 | Embassy Baghdad | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PREL OPDC IZ |
| 09BAGHDAD1924 |
PRT DIYALA: UNCERTAINTY ABOUT PRT MOVEMENTS POST [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Conflicting U.S. and Iraqi interpretations of the implications of the U.S. military's June 30th withdrawal from Iraqi cities are disrupting PRT and Coalition Forces (CF) operations in Diyala. The handover of local military bases has also been complicated by this uncertainty, a [...] |
2009-07-16 05:51:00 | Embassy Baghdad | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV IZ |
| 09BAGHDAD1925 |
SHIA AGAIN PONDER UIA AS AN ELECTORAL VEHICLE [...] (C) Summary. Local media and Embassy contacts are speculating about the imminent revival of the Unified Iraqi Alliance (UIA) as a coalition for the planned January parliamentary election. The potential revival of the UIA encompasses three main issues: whether the Islamic Supreme Council of Ira [...] |
2009-07-16 08:19:00 | Embassy Baghdad | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM PREL KDEM IR IZ |
| 09BAGHDAD1926 |
RRT ERBIL: KRG ELECTIONS PROCEDURES FOR VOTING BY [...] (C) Summary: The Independent High Electoral Commission (IHEC) is confident that the voting process during the upcoming Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG) elections will be conducted with integrity. However, the special circumstances surrounding voting by security personnel point to possibl [...] |
2009-07-16 09:18:00 | Embassy Baghdad | CONFIDENTIAL | KDEM PGOV IZ |
| 09BAGHDAD1927 |
VP BIDEN DISCUSSES RECONCILIATION, DEVELOPMENT [...] No summary [...] |
2009-07-16 09:36:00 | Embassy Baghdad | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV IZ KDEM UN |
| 09BAGHDAD1928 |
UNAMI DIBS NEGOTIATIONS HIT SNAG, BUT ARE [...] SUMMARY: (C) UNAMI's High Level Task Force (HLTF) negotiations over Iraq's Disputed Internal Boundaries (DIBs) between representatives of the Government of Iraq (GOI) and the Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG) have slowed in the last two sessions, as the GOI side reacted negatively to the K [...] |
2009-07-16 15:36:00 | Embassy Baghdad | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PINS IZ |
| 09BAGHDAD193 |
TURKEY-IRAQ-U.S. TRILATERAL SECURITY TALKS WORKING [...] (S) Summary: The Turkish government urged Iraq to isolate the PKK before the end of winter by cutting off supplies of food and weapons at a meeting of the Iraq-Turkey-U.S. Trilateral Working Group (WG) on January 22 in Baghdad. The GoT also sought to establish liaison offices in Erbil and Sul [...] |
2009-01-26 10:41:00 | Embassy Baghdad | SECRET | PREL MARR IZ TU |
| 09BAGHDAD1932 |
PRIME MINISTER MALIKI'S VISIT: LAUNCHING THE [...] (C) Prime Minister Maliki returns to Washington for the first time since July 2006, having grown in three years from the feckless neophyte other leaders thought they could control, to a proven leader, who those same leaders now purport to fear. Maliki believes, unlike his Green Zone rivals, t [...] |
2009-07-16 16:43:00 | Embassy Baghdad | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL IZ |
| 09BAGHDAD1933 |
RRT ERBIL: REFLECTIONS ON A YEAR IN THE KURDISTAN [...] (U) The cable which follows reflects the personal views of the Kurdistan Region Regional Reconstruction Team (RRT) leader. 2. (C) Summary: We should be tougher on Kurdish leadership on the slow pace of democracy; less judgmental on hydrocarbons (where Kurdistani initiatives are accomplishi [...] |
2009-07-16 17:21:00 | Embassy Baghdad | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV EPET PBTS PHUM EFIN IZ |
| 09BAGHDAD194 |
WILL THE OIL MINISTRY LICENSING ROUND PROCESS [...] (S) Summary: The Iraqi Ministry of Oil has announced the next step in the licensing round process to invite international oil company (IOCs) participation in Iraq's petroleum sector -- a February 12-14 workshop in Istanbul for the 16 companies (out of 41 pre-qualified) who had paid the require [...] |
2009-01-26 13:49:00 | Embassy Baghdad | SECRET | EPET ENRG EINV IZ |
| 09BAGHDAD1947 |
MEK REJECTS GOI PROPOSAL FOR CAMP ASHRAF AND [...] (S) On July 16, 2009, CG TF- 134 (tasked with security oversight of Camp Ashraf) convened a VTC with MEK representatives, headed by Mojgan Parsaie, in Camp Ashraf (Diyala, Iraq) to convey, per reftel, the GOI's plans to: establish a police station in Camp Ashraf; appoint a new Iraqi commande [...] |
2009-07-18 13:19:00 | Embassy Baghdad | SECRET | PHUM PGOV PREL PTER PINR IR IZ |
| 09BAGHDAD1949 |
MOVING IRAQ'S HYDROCARBONS LEGISLATION FORWARD [...] No summary [...] |
2009-07-19 06:04:00 | Embassy Baghdad | CONFIDENTIAL | EPET ENRG EINV PGOV IZ |
| 09BAGHDAD195 |
COUNCIL OF REPS FINANCE COMMITTEE ON 2009 BUDGET [...] (C) Summary: The Iraqi Council of Representatives (COR) hopes to pass the FY2009 budget "soon," but there is concern that cuts in the capital budget will affect Iraq's future. Falling oil revenues and uncertain oil markets highlight the GOI's overdependence on a single source of income, but the [...] |
2009-01-26 15:09:00 | Embassy Baghdad | CONFIDENTIAL | EFIN ECON PGOV EPET IZ |
| 09BAGHDAD1950 |
AMB, CG AND PM DISCUSS UPCOMING VISIT, SYRIA AND [...] (S/NF) Summary: In their regular weekly meeting with Iraqi Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki on July 16, the Ambassador and MNF-I Commanding General (CG) Odierno discussed the PM,s upcoming visit to Washington, the NATO agreement and foreign fighters crossing the border into Iraq from Syria. In [...] |
2009-07-19 10:41:00 | Embassy Baghdad | SECRET//NOFORN | IZ MARR MOPS PGOV PREL PTER |
| 09BAGHDAD1951 |
PM MALIKI: DON'T MAKE HUMAN RIGHTS A POLITICAL [...] (C) Summary: Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki used the platform provided by a July 8 symposium on the role of human rights-focused NGOs, sponsored by the Cabinet, to denounce the politicization of human rights issues by critics of the GOI. He laid the blame squarely on the shoulders of the S [...] |
2009-07-19 12:52:00 | Embassy Baghdad | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PGOV KJUS IZ |
| 09BAGHDAD1959 |
ARTICLE 142 CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT PROCESS DRAWS [...] (SBU) After nearly four years, the work of the Article 142 Constitutional Review Committee (CRC) is finally drawing to a close. The vast majority of the approximately 60 proposed amendments that will be submitted to the Parliament would make only technical or minor cosmetic changes to the Con [...] |
2009-07-20 08:01:00 | Embassy Baghdad | CONFIDENTIAL | IZ KDEM KWMN PGOV SOCI |
| 09BAGHDAD196 |
IRANIAN TRADE AND ECONOMIC INFLUENCE IN ERBIL [...] (C) Summary: A range of contacts from Karim Sinjari, Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG) Minister of State for the Interior, to small business owners and residents of Erbil's Ainkawa neighborhood indicated to Iran Watcher during a visit January 20-22 that Turkish goods are more plentiful and [...] |
2009-01-26 16:38:00 | Embassy Baghdad | CONFIDENTIAL | ETRD ECON PGOV PREL IR IZ |
| 09BAGHDAD1960 |
SHELL'S IRAQ SOUTH GAS DEAL NEARS FINALIZATION [...] (SBU) Econoff met July 9 with Shell Gas and Power Vice President Mounir Bouaziz, Shell Exploration and Production Logistics Manager Ayman al-Shukr, Shell Gas and Power Business Development Economist Christiaan van der Eijk, and Project Finance Manager Andrew Tait. Bouaziz reported that Shell [...] |
2009-07-20 08:42:00 | Embassy Baghdad | CONFIDENTIAL | EPET ENRG SENV EINV IZ |
| 09BAGHDAD1961 |
IRAQ'S NEW ATOMIC ENERGY COMMISSION [...] (U) This is an action request. Please see paragraph 9. ------- SUMMARY ------- 2. (C) The Council of Ministers (CoM) signed an order in April 2009 establishing the Iraqi National Atomic Energy Commission, an inter-ministry commission mandated to provide coordination and advice regard [...] |
2009-07-20 10:45:00 | Embassy Baghdad | CONFIDENTIAL | TPHY SENV TRGY TSPL PARM ENRG KGIT KNNP KSCA |
| 09BAGHDAD1964 |
SPEAKER OFFERS KIRKUK SOLUTION, PESSIMISTIC ON UK [...] (C) Summary: Ayad al Samarraie, Speaker of the Iraqi Council of Representatives (CoR), suggested a possible solution for the issue of Kirkuk and upcoming national elections during a meeting with Ambassador Christopher Hill on July 17, 2009. Samarraie suggested a temporary governing council wi [...] |
2009-07-20 15:09:00 | Embassy Baghdad | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV IZ |
| 09BAGHDAD1965 |
RRT ERBIL: MINORITY POLITICS AHEAD OF THE KRG [...] (SBU) Small ethnic and religious groups in the Kurdistan Region are struggling to decide whether special seat allocations in the Iraqi-Kurdistan Parliament (IKP) will be preferable to token inclusion within the alliance of the Kurdistan Democratic Party (KDP) and the Patriotic Union of Kurdi [...] |
2009-07-20 16:44:00 | Embassy Baghdad | CONFIDENTIAL | IZ KDEM PGOV |
| 09BAGHDAD1969 |
RRT ERBIL: PROVINCIAL POWERS COME TO THE KURDISTAN [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: On April 20, 2009 the Iraqi-Kurdistan Parliament (IKP) passed a Provincial Powers Law (PPL) which defines the authority of the Provincial Councils (PCs) of the Kurdistan Region (KR) but provides for less decentralization than its counterpart Government of Iraq (GOI) PPL law. Th [...] |
2009-07-21 11:55:00 | Embassy Baghdad | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV IZ |
| 09BAGHDAD197 |
RUBAIE CLAIMS HE CARRIED MESSAGE OF CONFIDENT IRAQ [...] (S) Summary: National Security Advisor Mowafaq al-Rubaie carried the message of a more confident Iraq to Tehran in meetings with senior Iranian officials January 19-22, according to a readout of the visit Rubaie gave to Ambassador Satterfield, PMIN and Pol-Mil Counselor after returning to Bagh [...] |
2009-01-26 16:57:00 | Embassy Baghdad | SECRET//NOFORN | PREL PTER PINR IR IZ |
| 09BAGHDAD1971 |
MEK: GOI AND ASHRAF LEADERS STILL NOT SEEKING [...] (C) Summary. Camp Ashraf residents continue to stubbornly refuse to consider GOI Ashraf proposals. When presented with the message (reftel) from the GOI in a face-to-face meeting on July 19, Madame Mojgan Parsaie, leader of Camp Ashraf, reiterated the non-negotiable nature of placement of a [...] |
2009-07-21 12:39:00 | Embassy Baghdad | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PREL PTER PINR IR IZ |
| 09BAGHDAD1972 |
MOVING IRAQ'S HYDROCARBONS LEGISLATION FORWARD [...] (C) SUMMARY: While passage of hydrocarbons legislation (HCL) remains important for Iraq's development of its petroleum resources, GOI and KRG interlocutors have preferred to keep the legislation on the back burner pending resolution of other Arab-Kurd issues. The ramp-up of a national electio [...] |
2009-07-21 16:42:00 | Embassy Baghdad | CONFIDENTIAL | EPET ENRG EINV PGOV IZ |
| 09BAGHDAD198 |
ANBAR LOOKS AHEAD TO AN ORDERLY ELECTION, AND A [...] (U) This is a PRT Anbar reporting cable. 2. (C) SUMMARY: Anbar is on track for an orderly election, according to recent soundings of the Governorate Elections Officer (GEO) and local security officials. The GEO says that the parties have thus far brought only minor campaign infractions to [...] |
2009-01-26 17:52:00 | Embassy Baghdad | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL KDEM PINS IZ |
| 09BAGHDAD1981 |
IDP RETURNS INITIATIVE IN ABU GHRAIB GATHERS [...] (C) Summary: U.S. personnel arranged a visit by representatives from the Ministry of Displacement and Migration (MoDM) and Deputy Prime Minister Rafi Al-Essawi's staff to Abu Ghraib July 12 to discuss potential for large scale IDP returns to the area with local council members, tribal leaders [...] |
2009-07-22 07:03:00 | Embassy Baghdad | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV IZ PHUM PREF PREL |
| 09BAGHDAD1982 |
PROPOSED NATIONAL SECURITY LAW HARKS BACK TO [...] (C) SUMMARY: The Iraqi Council of Representatives (CoR) has begun consideration of a draft law on the Ministry of State for National Security Affairs (MSNSA) which would be charged with counter-terrorism, counter-intelligence, fighting organized crimes, border protection, and monitoring groups [...] |
2009-07-22 11:20:00 | Embassy Baghdad | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PTER PREL |
| 09BAGHDAD1987 |
PROGRESS CONTINUES ON SECURITY AGREEMENT [...] (S) Summary. Progress under the Security Agreement (SA) has improved from the early days when a fist fight broke out between two Iraqi generals. The USG and GOI have worked through the SA,s joint subcommittees (JSCs) to sort through alleged "violations" at the working level, rarely needing [...] |
2009-07-23 08:00:00 | Embassy Baghdad | SECRET//NOFORN | PREL IZ MARR KTIA EAIR PGOV MASS |
| 09BAGHDAD1988 |
CHRISTIAN LEADERS DISCUSS JULY 12 CHURCH BOMBINGS [...] (C) In the wake of the July 12 church bombings in Baghdad, we have met with representatives of the four largest churches in Iraq, including the heads of the Chaldean, Assyrian, and Syriac Catholic denominations as well as the Christian endowment and various Christian political leaders to expres [...] |
2009-07-23 11:14:00 | Embassy Baghdad | CONFIDENTIAL | KIRF PGOV PTER IZ |
| 09BAGHDAD199 |
SUCCESSFUL TRANSFER OF GTMO DETAINEES TO IRAQ; [...] (S/NF) SUMMARY. After providing humane treatment and security assurances to the USG, the Government of Iraq (GOI) successfully took custody and control of four former Guantanamo detainees from U.S. forces January 17. The four are currently being detained for investigation into crimes possibl [...] |
2009-01-26 18:24:00 | Embassy Baghdad | SECRET | PREL PTER PGOV PHUM PINR KDRG IZ US |
| 09BAGHDAD1990 |
ANTI-CORRUPTION UPDATE: TRADE MINISTER'S CASE TO [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: In a significant ruling, the Council of Ministers clarified existing requirements regarding minister-level permission to send criminal cases against former government employees to Iraqi courts. Prime Minister al-Maliki's office subsequently announced an agreement to send the [...] |
2009-07-23 15:14:00 | Embassy Baghdad | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KCOR KDEM KCRM PGOV IZ |
| 09BAGHDAD1991 |
HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR US SPONSORED TRAINING [...] This is an action request. 2. Pursuant to the Leahy Act and Foreign Assistance Act, post requests the Department's assistance in screening the following candidates from the Iraqi Security Forces who has been nominated for training in the United States. 3. The name of the proposed candi [...] |
2009-07-24 08:08:00 | Embassy Baghdad | UNCLASSIFIED | IZ MOPS PGOV PHUM PINS PREL |
| 09BAGHDAD1992 |
HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR US SPONSORED TRAINING [...] This is an action request. 2. Pursuant to the Leahy Act and Foreign Assistance Act, post requests the Department's assistance in screening the following candidates from the Iraqi Security Forces who has been nominated for training in the United States. 3. The name of the proposed candi [...] |
2009-07-24 08:08:00 | Embassy Baghdad | UNCLASSIFIED | IZ MOPS PGOV PHUM PINS PREL |
| 09BAGHDAD1997 |
KIRKUK THREATENS TO DERAIL PARLIAMENTARY ELECTIONS [...] (C) Summary: After three weeks of slow but steady technical progress, opportunistic politicians have slowed the momentum of efforts to draft a new national parliamentary elections law by introducing a fresh debate on the status of Kirkuk (Ref A). These actors -- members of the former July [...] |
2009-07-24 13:25:00 | Embassy Baghdad | CONFIDENTIAL | IZ KDEM PGOV |
| 09BAGHDAD1998 |
SPECIAL NEEDS VOTING IN THE KRG - PEACEFUL DAY, [...] (C) On January 23, roughly 120,000 voters participated in Special Needs Voting for the Kurdistan Regional elections. This day was set aside to ensure that members of the KRG security forces, prisoners, and hospital patients all had a chance to cast their ballots for ahead of the regular ele [...] |
2009-07-24 14:24:00 | Embassy Baghdad | CONFIDENTIAL | IZ KDEM PGOV |
| 09BAGHDAD20 |
KISSING THE KORAN: ELECTIONEERING IN SADR CITY [...] (U) SUMMARY: Leaders and residents of Baghdad's Sadr City have pointed to active campaigning in the run up to January 30, 2009, provincial elections. Streets near JSS Sadr City contain hundreds of posters showing Shia politicians. PM Maliki's visage is nearly universally emblazoned with me [...] |
2009-01-05 14:39:00 | Embassy Baghdad | CONFIDENTIAL | IZ PGOV PREL |
| 09BAGHDAD200 |
HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR US SPONSORED TRAINING [...] This is an action request. 2. Pursuant to the Leahy Act and Foreign Assistance Act, post requests the Department's assistance in screening the following candidate of the Iraqi Security Forces who has been nominated for US Government provided training in Washington, DC. Post has no derogat [...] |
2009-01-27 03:27:00 | Embassy Baghdad | UNCLASSIFIED | IZ MOPS PGOV PHUM PINS PREL |
| 09BAGHDAD2000 |
SITREP: U.S. MONITORS REPORT QUIET AND ORDERLY [...] (SBU) Today, July 25, voters in Iraq's autonomous Kurdistan Region head to the polls to vote for a new regional parliament and to participate in the first popular election of a Kurdistan president. This election is the first Iraqi Kurdistan Parliament election since January 30, 2005. In th [...] |
2009-07-25 10:23:00 | Embassy Baghdad | UNCLASSIFIED | IZ PGOV KDEM |
| 09BAGHDAD2001 |
MUTHANNA OFFICIAL SAYS IRANIAN INTIMIDATION LED TO [...] (C) SUMMARY: Hakim Khazal Khashan, a member of the Muthanna Provincial Council (PC), announced his resignation on 7 July. He told PRToffs that he decided to leave government because his anti-corruption efforts had been stymied by a broad range of dishonest political actors, and because Irania [...] |
2009-07-25 11:27:00 | Embassy Baghdad | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV ECON IR IZ |
| 09BAGHDAD2002 |
KRG ELECTIONS: MODEST TURNOUT AND MINOR [...] (SBU) Overall, election observers report a calm, orderly day of voting in the Kurdistan region on July 25 with few reports of irregularities (Ref A). By midday, the Independent High Electoral Commission (IHEC) reported that voter turnout was at 37%. The number of voters increased as the da [...] |
2009-07-25 17:37:00 | Embassy Baghdad | CONFIDENTIAL | KDEM IZ PGOV |
| 09BAGHDAD2003 |
KRG ELECTIONS: SIGNIFICANT TURNOUT, PRELIMINARY [...] (C) A few hours after polls closed in the Kurdistan region on July 25, the Independent High Electoral Commission (IHEC) announced that 78% of the voters participated in the election. Election monitors from the U.S. Mission report some election irregularities, but did not observe any major a [...] |
2009-07-26 15:54:00 | Embassy Baghdad | CONFIDENTIAL | IZ KDEM PGOV |
| 09BAGHDAD2008 |
FINANCE MINISTER JABR ON BUDGET AND GOVERNMENT DEBT [...] (C) Summary: The DCM for Assistance Transition, BG Lanza, Emin, and Finatt met July 16 with Minister of Finance Jabr, Special Advisor to the Minister of Finance Dr. Aziz, and Central Bank of Iraq Governor Shabibi to introduce the DCM and discuss a variety of issues. Minister Jabr discussed the [...] |
2009-07-27 07:37:00 | Embassy Baghdad | CONFIDENTIAL | EFIN ECON PGOV EAIR ETRD IZ |
| 09BAGHDAD2009 |
MEK IN CAMP ASHRAF: CONFRONTATION LOOMING? [...] (S/NF) Summary. In a direct exchange between the GOI Ashraf Committee and the residents of Camp Ashraf, Committee Chairman Ali Abdul Amir al-Yassery announced the imminent arrival of a new site commander, plans to locate an Iraqi police station (IP station) on Camp Ashraf, and future relocat [...] |
2009-07-27 15:38:00 | Embassy Baghdad | SECRET//NOFORN | PHUM PREL PTER PINR IR IZ |
| 09BAGHDAD201 |
HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR US SPONSORED TRAINING [...] This is an action request. 2. Pursuant to the Leahy Act and Foreign Assistance Act, post requests the Department's assistance in screening the following 29 candidates of the Iraqi Security Forces who have been nominated for US Government provided training in Iraq. Post has no derogatory i [...] |
2009-01-27 03:28:00 | Embassy Baghdad | UNCLASSIFIED | IZ MOPS PGOV PHUM PINS PREL |
| 09BAGHDAD2014 |
AYATOLLAH SISTANI PUSHES FOR OPEN ELECTORAL LISTS [...] (C) SUMMARY AND COMMENT: Grand Ayatollah Ali al-Sistani, the foremost Iraqi Shi'a cleric, has conveyed messages on the pending elections law and political coalition formation for several weeks. After meeting with Sistani and two other leading Shi'a clerics, GOI Spokesman Ali al-Dabbagh told P [...] |
2009-07-28 07:35:00 | Embassy Baghdad | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV SOCI IZ |
| 09BAGHDAD2015 |
CORRECTED COPY: FINANCE MINISTER JABR ON BUDGET [...] (C) Summary: The DCM for Assistance Transition, BG Lanza, Emin, and Finatt met July 16 with Minister of Finance Jabr, Special Advisor to the Minister of Finance Dr. Aziz, and Central Bank of Iraq Governor Shabibi to introduce the DCM and discuss a variety of issues. Minister Jabr discussed the [...] |
2009-07-28 09:27:00 | Embassy Baghdad | CONFIDENTIAL | EFIN ECON PGOV EAIR ETRD IZ |
| 09BAGHDAD202 |
HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR US SPONSORED TRAINING [...] This is an action request. 2. Pursuant to the Leahy Act and Foreign Assistance Act, post requests the Department's assistance in screening the following 12 candidates of the Iraqi Security Forces who have been nominated for US Government provided training in Little Rock, Arkansas. Post has [...] |
2009-01-27 03:28:00 | Embassy Baghdad | UNCLASSIFIED | IZ MOPS PGOV PHUM PINS PREL |
| 09BAGHDAD2021 |
RRT ERBIL: NEW REFINERY AND CRUDE PRODUCTION COMES [...] (U) Summary: At a July 18 ceremony, attended by KRG Prime Minister Nechirvan Barzani and former Ambassador to Iraq and the UN Zalmay Khalilzad, oil from the Khurmala Dome began flowing into the Erbil refinery, the only privately-owned refinery in Iraq. The refinery's initial capacity is 20,000 [...] |
2009-07-28 11:31:00 | Embassy Baghdad | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EPET ENRG EINV PGOV IZ |
| 09BAGHDAD2022 |
PRIME MINISTER'S VISIT TO ARLINGTON NATIONAL [...] (SBU) Prime Minister Maliki's July 21-25 visit to the United States generally received factual and neutral coverage in the local press. Iraqi media stories focused on the implementation of the U.S.-Iraq Strategic Framework Agreement (SFA) in addition to Maliki's meetings with U.S. and UN off [...] |
2009-07-28 12:49:00 | Embassy Baghdad | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV SOCI IZ |
| 09BAGHDAD2023 |
BASRA INVESTMENT COMMISSION CHAIR EXPRESSES [...] (C) SUMMARY: In a recent meeting with EMIN, Basra Investment Commission (BIC) Chairman Dr. Haider Ali Fadhel voiced concerns over the national government's lack of progress on a variety of issues affecting the overall investment climate. Specifically, Fadhel took issue with the Ministry of Tr [...] |
2009-07-28 15:07:00 | Embassy Baghdad | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON ETRD EINV PGOV IZ |
| 09BAGHDAD2024 |
BASRA INVESTMENT COMMISSION CHAIR EXPRESSES [...] (C) SUMMARY: In a recent meeting with EMIN, Basra Investment Commission (BIC) Chairman Dr. Haider Ali Fadhel voiced concerns over the national government's lack of progress on a variety of issues affecting the overall investment climate. Specifically, Fadhel took issue with the Ministry of Tr [...] |
2009-07-28 15:09:00 | Embassy Baghdad | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON ETRD EINV PGOV IZ |
| 09BAGHDAD2027 |
MEK IN CAMP ASHRAF: INTRANSIGENCE LEADS TO VIOLENT [...] (C) Summary. Following a stalemate between the GOI and the Mujahideen-e-Khalq (MEK) (reftel), Iraqi police and army forces entered Camp Ashraf July 28 to establish an Iraqi police presence, encountering violent resistance from camp residents. According to GOI Ashraf Committee Chairman Ali A [...] |
2009-07-29 05:51:00 | Embassy Baghdad | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PTER PGOV IZ IR |
| 09BAGHDAD2028 |
PRT NINEWA: CHRISTIANS ANXIETY RISE IN NINEWA IN [...] (C) Summary: In the early hours of 13 July 2009, a car bomb exploded in an alley between a Christian church and a Shi'a mosque in the Faisalia neighborhood of east Mosul. The explosion damaged both houses of worship, and killed three Iraqi citizens in nearby homes. According to local Christi [...] |
2009-07-29 08:58:00 | Embassy Baghdad | SECRET | PGOV PHUM KDEM PMIL IZ |
| 09BAGHDAD2032 |
KRG ELECTIONS AND THE WAY FORWARD [...] (C) Summary. Preliminary results of the Kurdistan elections show the Goran Change List outperformed the Patriotic Union of Kurdistan (PUK) list in PUK's home base of Sulemaniyah, but the Kurdistan Democratic Party (KDP) and PUK are set to retain their hold on power in the north and have struc [...] |
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