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| Identifier | Subject | Date | Office | Classification | Tags |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 03AMMAN3173 |
PRINCE HASSAN HOSTS CONFERENCE OF IRAQI RELIGIOUS [...] (U) Former Crown Prince Hassan hosted a conference in Amman May 27-28 attended by 20 representatives of Iraqi religious communities and 40 international religious figures. Organized by the "World Conference on Religion and Peace," (WCRP) participants included Iraqi Shi'ite leaders Ayatollah M [...] |
2003-05-30 12:16:00 | Embassy Amman | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL IZ JO |
| 03ANKARA5930 |
IRAQ: TURKISH ENVOY KARAOSMANOGLU SHARES [...] (S) DCM met Sept. 17 with Turkish MFA Envoy Karaosmanoglu, who spent three weeks in Iraqi in August/Sept. on a fact finding mission to help the GOT determine whether to support a Turkish troop contribution to a stabilization force in Iraq. Karaosmanoglu said most Iraqis he met were opposed to [...] |
2003-09-19 07:46:00 | Embassy Ankara | SECRET | PTER PREL MOPS MARR TU IZ |
| 03BEIRUT4562 |
LEBANON: SPEAKER BERRI URGES U.S. TO WORK WITH [...] (C) Summary: Ambassador met with Parliament Speaker Nabih Berri October 27. The discussion focused principally on Iraq and Syria. Berri, having just returned from Damascus, again tried to impress upon us that Syrian President Asad desires a good relationship with the United States and that [...] |
2003-10-28 17:14:00 | Embassy Beirut | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PTER LE SY LY |
| 03KUWAIT2276 |
IRAQ'S SHIA HEARTLAND: PROMINENT SHIA SHARES [...] (S) Summary: One week after returning to Iraq, noted Shia leader Mohammed Bahr al-Uloum and his party are encountering an Iraqi populace disillusioned with the lack of security and disgruntled at the fact that Ba'ath Party members still hold positions of power, according to Kuwaiti Shia busine [...] |
2003-05-28 06:10:00 | Embassy Kuwait | SECRET | PREL PGOV KISL SOCI IZ KU IR |
| 03KUWAIT2378 |
DART WESTERN IRAQ UPDATE [...] DART Field Team West participated in the daily Governorate Support Team meeting in Al Hillah on 25 May and offered updates of its governorate-level engagements, including support to rehabilitate a human-rights organization's new offices, the facilitation of Babil food distribution, coordinati [...] |
2003-06-01 18:52:00 | Embassy Kuwait | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID PREF IZ WFP |
| 03KUWAIT3619 |
(U) KUWAITI SHI'IS DESCRIBE TRIP TO NAJAF AND [...] (C) Summary: A group of prominent Kuwaiti Shia businessmen recently briefed the Ambassador on their visit to the Shia spiritual centers of Najaf and Karbala. The group met with Shia leaders who shared their concerns that the security situation in the holy cities had still not been properly a [...] |
2003-08-06 17:15:00 | Embassy Kuwait | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL KU IZ |
| 03KUWAIT5841 |
CONFERENCE WRAPUP: ISLAMISTS AND POLITICAL REFORM [...] Summary. Gulf Islamists, notable academics and reporters gathered in Kuwait from December 6-8 to discuss the role of Islamists in regional political reform. During the two-day conference, entitled The Role of Islamic Groups in the Political Reform Process in the Middle East and sponsored by [...] |
2003-12-29 14:09:00 | Embassy Kuwait | UNCLASSIFIED | KISL PREL KU |
| 04ABUDHABI166 |
FRENCH FM DISCUSSES IRAQ, IRAN, AND MIDDLE [...] (C) Summary: French Foreign Minister de Villepin discussed Iraq, Iran, and the Middle East Roadmap during his meetings on January 12 with Abu Dhabi Crown Prince Shaykh Khalifa, Deputy Abu Dhabi Crown Prince and UAE Armed Forces Chief Shaykh Mohammed bin Zayed (MbZ), and Deputy Prime Minister a [...] |
2004-01-14 15:41:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL IZ IR IS FR TC |
| 04ABUDHABI211 |
UAEG urges U.S. to give UN greater [...] (C) Summary: In separate discussions this week with the Ambassador about current developments in Iraq, de facto Foreign Minister Shaykh Hamdan bin Zayed (HbZ) and DMI Director Brigadier Mohammed Saif Al Neyadi urged the United States to allow the UN to play a larger role in Iraq's political t [...] |
2004-01-20 13:59:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL IZ TC |
| 04ABUDHABI277 |
Reassuring Gulf governments of U.S. [...] (S) On January 26 the Ambassador delivered ref A talking points to Deputy Prime Minister and de facto Foreign Minister Shaykh Hamdan bin Zayed Al Nahyan (HbZ) who said the UAEG was comfortable with the U.S. approach for a sovereign and unified Iraq. HbZ also underscored the very important rol [...] |
2004-01-27 13:16:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | SECRET | PREL IZ TC |
| 04ABUDHABI4411 |
CENTCOM CDR VISITS UAE [...] (C) Summary: During his November 28-30 visit to UAE, Commander USCENTCOM General Abizaid met Abu Dhabi Crown Prince/UAE Armed Forces Chief of Staff Mohammed bin Zayed (MbZ) and Dubai Crown Prince/UAE MinDef Shaikh Mohammed bin Rashid (MbR); toured Jebel Ali port and Al Dhafra and Minhad Air Ba [...] |
2004-12-06 10:30:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | SECRET | PREL PGOV MARR AF IR IZ SA SY TC |
| 04AMMAN10191 |
KING ABDULLAH'S MEETING WITH CODEL KOLBE [...] (C) The upcoming elections in Iraq, the peace process, and Jordan's economic situation dominated CODEL Kolbe's meeting with King Abdullah in Amman on December 23. King Abdullah said Jordan is working to encourage Sunni participation in the January 30 Iraqi election, but voiced concern that [...] |
2004-12-27 16:59:00 | Embassy Amman | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV ECON EAID PTER KPAL IZ JO |
| 04AMMAN1120 |
UN REP SAYS UN STAFF TO GO IN AND OUT OF IRAQ FOR [...] (C) Summary. Special Representative Ross Mountain said the UN would re-enter Iraq gradually with "in and out" trips from Amman and Kuwait. He confirmed that major UNAMI operations would be based in Amman, while HQ would remain in Cyprus. A February 10 UNAMI donor briefing, co-chaired by Mou [...] |
2004-02-12 16:10:00 | Embassy Amman | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL EAID IZ JO UNSC |
| 04AMMAN1665 |
JORDANIAN PARLIAMENT SPEAKER BACKS INTERNATIONAL [...] (C) Abdul Hadi Al-Majali, Speaker of the Lower House of Parliament, told the Ambassador on March 4 that he had been in contact with a group called "The League for the Defense of the Rights of the Iraqi People" regarding a proposed conference comprised of representatives from many different gr [...] |
2004-03-04 19:56:00 | Embassy Amman | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL KISL IZ JO |
| 04AMMAN2671 |
MEDIA REACTION ON IRAQ [...] No summary [...] |
2004-04-07 09:27:00 | Embassy Amman | UNCLASSIFIED | KMDR JO |
| 04AMMAN7179 |
IRAQ, PEACE PROCESS, SYRIA DOMINATE LANTOS VISIT [...] (C) During separate meetings with King Abdullah, GID Director General Sa'ad Kheir, and Foreign Minister Marwan Muasher, in Amman on August 19, Congressman Tom Lantos focused on the positive in Jordan and criticized leaders from neighboring Arab countries. The Jordanians reiterated their suppor [...] |
2004-08-26 05:55:00 | Embassy Amman | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV KPAL IS IZ SA SY JO |
| 04AMMAN7199 |
JORDANIAN REACTION TO EVENTS IN IRAQ [...] (C) SUMMARY: Strong GOJ backing for the Iraqi Interim Government (IIG) continues, but the GOJ has yet to comment publicly on the situation in Najaf or the new Iraqi Interim National Council (IINC). The Najaf situation draws significant negative attention here. End Summary. -------------- [...] |
2004-08-26 15:43:00 | Embassy Amman | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL IZ JO |
| 04AMMAN832 |
JORDANIAN FM DISCUSSES PEACE PROCESS, RELATIONS [...] (C) Jordanian FM Marwan Muasher told visiting NEA DAS Satterfield on February 1 that he was pushing for an Arab League resolution to help bolster the peace process, including a provision that would specifically condemn suicide bombings. He said it remained unclear whether the Arab League sum [...] |
2004-02-03 17:23:00 | Embassy Amman | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL KPAL IS IZ JO KTER |
| 04AMMAN9097 |
NODEL WEXLER MEETING WITH KING ABDULLAH [...] (C) In a November 8 meeting with NODEL Wexler, King Abdullah advocated early Palestinian elections to replace Yaser Arafat with a new generation of leaders. The King urged that a new leadership be quickly empowered to improve socio-economic conditions to bolster its legitimacy among the Pale [...] |
2004-11-09 15:45:00 | Embassy Amman | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PTER KPAL IS IZ JO |
| 04AMMAN9593 |
KING ABDULLAH ON IRAQI ELECTIONS AND ALLAWI VISIT [...] (S) Summary: The GOJ remains deeply worried that January 31 elections in Iraq will produce either chaos, a Shia landslide, or both. King Abdullah reiterated his support for Allawi and his readiness to help with outreach to Iraqi Sunni Arabs if Allawi wants it. Allawi generated goodwill amon [...] |
2004-12-05 06:27:00 | Embassy Amman | SECRET | PREL ASEC IZ JO |
| 04AMMAN979 |
IRAQI GC MEMBER AND FRIENDS SHARE VIEWS ON IRAQ [...] (C) Summary. Iraqi Governing Council (IGC) member, Dr. Rajaa H. Khuzai (please protect), and a group of female Iraqi Shi'a, Sunni and Christian friends, expressed to us a mixture of gratitude for the U.S. liberation and criticism for post-liberation mistakes and squandered goodwill. Dr. Khuza [...] |
2004-02-09 13:07:00 | Embassy Amman | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PTER SOCI IZ JO |
| 04ANKARA2109 |
ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT, [...] No summary [...] |
2004-04-12 14:03:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR TU |
| 04ANKARA2541 |
ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT, [...] No summary [...] |
2004-05-05 16:11:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR TU |
| 04ANKARA2974 |
IRAQ: TURKISH REACTION TO DRAFT UNSCR TEXT [...] (C) DCM presented Ref B points on introducing the draft Iraq UNSCR to MFA Director General for Middle East Affairs Burcuoglu May 26, and discussed the text of the draft. Burcuoglu said it was important to Turkey that the UNSCR offer a high degree of visible sovereignty to the Iraqis and that t [...] |
2004-05-27 15:57:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL TU IZ |
| 04ANKARA3791 |
ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT, [...] No summary [...] |
2004-07-08 09:14:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR TU |
| 04ANKARA4860 |
ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT, [...] No summary [...] |
2004-08-26 14:48:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR TU |
| 04ANKARA4878 |
ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT, [...] No summary [...] |
2004-08-27 14:42:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR TU |
| 04ANKARA5845 |
IRANIAN INTERFERENCE IN IRAQ: TURKS SAY IRAQI [...] (S) DCM called on MFA Director General for Middle East Tahsin Burcuoglu Oct. 13 to deliver reftel demarche. DCM emphasized that Turkey--as a neighbor to both countries and as Chairman-in-Office of the OIC--was in a key position to deliver a meaningful message to Iran on its interference in Ir [...] |
2004-10-15 08:30:00 | Embassy Ankara | SECRET | PREL IZ IR TU |
| 04ANKARA731 |
ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...] |
2004-02-06 15:01:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR TU |
| 04ANKARA992 |
ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...] |
2004-02-20 14:14:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR TU |
| 04BAGHDAD119 |
USEB 58: Shia Leaders Petition on Behalf of Sadr [...] (U) Classified by DCM James Jeffrey, Reason 1.4 (B) and (D). 2. (C) Summary: Last week, influential Shia leaders, including the Dawa and SCIRI parties, asked Prime Minister Allawi to defuse the tension in Najaf by dropping, at least temporarily, the charges against Muqtada al-Sadr. They [...] |
2004-07-12 18:21:00 | Embassy Baghdad | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PINS KISL IZ |
| 04BAGHDAD531 |
SHAHRISTANI COMMENTS ON NAJAF [...] (C) SUMMARY. In his call on Ambassador Negroponte, Dr. Hussain al-Shahristani was critical of the Iragi Interim Government's (IIG) handling of the situation in Najaf, believing that it has made Muqtada al-Sadr stronger and has cost the Government much support. He urged against a military solu [...] |
2004-08-17 17:52:00 | Embassy Baghdad | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PTER PARM KISL SOCI IZ |
| 04BAGHDAD586 |
SECURITY IN SADR CITY AND BAGHDAD: PROGRESS IS [...] (S) SUMMARY. In the past, cooperation between U.S. military units operating in Baghdad -- especially in Sadr City -- and Iraqi police has been problematic. Indeed, the police chief in Sadr City on occasion has been positively unhelpful, if not hostile. Local U.S. military commanders have be [...] |
2004-08-20 17:26:00 | Embassy Baghdad | SECRET | MOPS PGOV PTER PREL IZ IR |
| 04BAGHDAD697 |
LOCAL OFFICIALS SHARE VIEWS ON AL-SADR'S FUTURE [...] (S) SUMMARY: Najaf's Governor, the Provincial Council Chair and the Governor's aide all believe Grand Ayatollah al-Sistani's intervention in the Najaf crisis has left al- Sadr significantly weakened politically. They further feel that the agreement al-Sadr signed has strengthened the Iraqi Go [...] |
2004-08-27 16:34:00 | Embassy Baghdad | SECRET | PGOV PREL MOPS PINS IZ |
| 04BEIRUT1108 |
LEBANON: SPEAKER BERRI AND SHEIKH QABALAN ON IRAQ [...] (C) AMBASSADOR CONVEYED POINTS IN REF A ON THE TERRORIST ATTACKS IN IRAQ TO PARLIAMENT SPEAKER (AND SHI'ITE LEADER) NABIH BERRI MARCH 4. BERRI, WHO PUBLICLY DENOUNCED THE ATTACKS FROM DAMASCUS ON MARCH 2 (REF B), SAID THAT "INSIDE THE ROOMS" OF INFLUENTIAL SHI'A LEADERS, THERE IS AGREEMENT TH [...] |
2004-03-05 11:06:00 | Embassy Beirut | CONFIDENTIAL | PTER PREL LE IZ |
| 04BEIRUT408 |
LEBANON: BERRI EMPHASIZES AL-SISTANI'S IMPORTANCE [...] (C) IN A JANUARY 15 CONVERSATION WITH AMBASSADOR, NATIONAL ASSEMBLY SPEAKER NABIH BERRI SAID HE AND HIS AMAL MOVEMENT FOLLOWERS LOOKED TO IRAQ'S GRAND AYATOLLAH ALI AL-SISTANI AS THEIR PRIMARY SOURCE OF RELIGIOUS AUTHORITY. ACCORDING TO BERRI, AMAL HAD PREVIOUSLY LOOKED TO ITS FOUNDER, IMAM M [...] |
2004-01-22 16:29:00 | Embassy Beirut | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL KISL PINR SOCI LE IZ |
| 04KUWAIT180 |
NEA A/S BURNS'S MEETING WITH FM, JANUARY 14 [...] (C) SUMMARY: NEA Assistant Secretary Burns met with Kuwaiti Foreign Minister Dr. Mohammed Sabah Al-Salem Al-Sabah on the evening of 14 January 2003. In a wide-ranging discussion, the Minister expressed great satisfaction about developments in Iraq but insisted that any final decisions must wa [...] |
2004-01-18 11:05:00 | Embassy Kuwait | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL MARR ETRD ECON KU IZ FR SY YM |
| 04KUWAIT2783 |
GLOBAL DEFENSE POSTURE DEMARCHE DELIVERED; MINDEF [...] (C) During an introductory courtesy call, CDA delivered reftel talking points to Minister of Defense Sheikh Jaber Mubarak Al-Hamad Al-Sabah on August 24. The Minister said that it was a "wise step to consult with allies" on these changes, and added that Kuwait and the U.S. are "facing common [...] |
2004-08-25 10:57:00 | Embassy Kuwait | CONFIDENTIAL | PARM PREL MARR MCAP MOPS KU IZ NATO |
| 04KUWAIT3148 |
MEDIA REACTION KUWAIT SEPTEMBER 10-13: 9/11, [...] SUMMARY: The anniversary of 9/11, arriving just after an extended crackdown here on Islamists allegedly planning terror operations in Kuwait and Iraq, has apparently forced many commentators to take an uncharacteristic look within. Many decry the lack of progress the Arab World has made as th [...] |
2004-09-14 11:48:00 | Embassy Kuwait | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KU KDMR |
| 04KUWAIT3190 |
KUWAITI FOREIGN MINISTER ON ARAB LEAGUE, IRAQ, [...] (U) In a forty-five minute meeting on September 15, the morning after arrival in country, Ambassador LeBaron presented copies of credentials to Foreign Minister Shaikh Muhammad Al-Sabah. The Foreign Minister was joined by Undersecretary Khalid Jarallah, Office Director Shaikh Ahmad Al-Sabah, [...] |
2004-09-15 13:28:00 | Embassy Kuwait | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL ODIP KU |
| 04KUWAIT3504 |
CENTCOM COMMANDER BRIEFS KUWAITI MINISTER OF AMIRI [...] (U) SUMMARY: On October 6, CENTCOM Commander General John Abizaid met with the Kuwait Minister of the Amiri Diwan, Nasser Mohammed Al Sabah. During a relaxed and friendly conversation lasting over an hour, General Abizaid described the situation in Iraq and efforts by coalition forces to assi [...] |
2004-10-07 05:35:00 | Embassy Kuwait | CONFIDENTIAL | MOPS MARR ASEC PREL PTER IZ KU |
| 04KUWAIT3546 |
SHIITE LEADER SAYS GOK FEARS ISLAMISTS, URGES U.S. [...] (C) Summary: In a recent meeting with Poloff, Shiite religious cleric Sayed Mohammed Bakr al-Mohri, an outspoken advocate for Kuwait's Shia population and a vocal critic of the GOK, lamented that although Kuwait's Shia had recently made great gains, the GOK was "fearful" of conservative Sunni [...] |
2004-10-13 14:46:00 | Embassy Kuwait | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PTER KU IZ IR |
| 04KUWAIT3658 |
KUWAITI FM TELLS A/S BLOOMFIELD FUEL ISSUE [...] (C) SUMMARY: On October 20, Kuwaiti Foreign Minister Shaykh Dr. Mohammad Sabah Al-Salem Al-Sabah told PM A/S Lincoln Bloomfield Jr., PDASD Peter Flory, and the Ambassador that a fuel contract for OIF support was required by the GOK's constitutional framework and that Parliament would hold the [...] |
2004-10-27 04:06:00 | Embassy Kuwait | CONFIDENTIAL | MARR MOPS PREL PTER KU IZ |
| 04KUWAIT3897 |
DEPUTY SECRETARY ARMITAGE'S NOVEMBER 7 MEETING [...] (C) Summary: In a 45 minute meeting November 7, the Deputy Secretary and Kuwaiti Prime Minister Shaykh Sabah discussed a wide range of issues, but focused primarily on the situation in Iraq. The Deputy Secretary briefed the PM on his visit, informing him of the IIG's declaration of a state [...] |
2004-11-12 12:03:00 | Embassy Kuwait | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV KU |
| 04KUWAIT991 |
(SBU) AMBASSADOR BRIEFS SENIOR GOK OFFICIALS ON [...] (C) INTRODUCTION AND SUMMARY: In his capacity as CPA Deputy Administrator, Ambassador Jones held separate meetings in Kuwait on March 20 with Shaykh Sabah al-Khalid, Chairman of Kuwait's National Security Bureau; Shaykh Nasser Sabah al-Ahmed, son of the Prime Minister; and Shaykh Nasser Mohamm [...] |
2004-03-27 13:17:00 | Embassy Kuwait | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV IZ KU |
| 04MANAMA126 |
KING HAMAD WANTS NO ISLAMIC STATE IN IRAQ [...] (S) KING HAMAD ON JANUARY 26, WARNED THE AMBASSADOR THAT SHIA POLITICAL ACTIVISM IN IRAQ COULD NOT BE ALLOWED TO ESTABLISH AN ISLAMIC STATE LIKE IRAN. THE KING RECEIVED THE AMBASSADOR IN ADVANCE OF THE AMBASSADOR'S DEPARTURE FOR A TEMPORARY ASSIGNMENT IN BAGHDAD, AND THE KING USED THE O [...] |
2004-01-27 11:50:00 | Embassy Manama | SECRET | PGOV PHUM BA |
| 04MANAMA1467 |
SCENESETTER FOR COMBATANT COMMANDER CENTRAL [...] (S) General Abizaid, we look forward to seeing you in Bahrain. We have asked for calls on the King, Crown Prince, and the Defense Minister apart from your attendance at the Disaster Preparedness Conference. Since your last visit here, the travel warning has been lifted and the DOD Bahrain S [...] |
2004-09-22 15:19:00 | Embassy Manama | SECRET | PREL MARR PGOV BA |
| 04MANAMA1708 |
DEPUTY SECRETARY MEETING WITH KING HAMAD [...] (S) The Deputy Secretary met with King Hamad November 7 to discuss Bahrain's counter-terrorism efforts, the situation in Iraq, and Bahrain's relations with its neighbors. The King opened the meeting with a surprise proposal to commit a company of special forces troops to Afghanistan as part o [...] |
2004-11-10 15:40:00 | Embassy Manama | SECRET | PREL MARR ASEC PTER BA IZ |
| 04MANAMA1884 |
DEPUTY NATIONAL SECURITY ADVISOR HADLEY'S DECEMBER [...] (C) Deputy National Security Advisor Hadley met with Iraqi National Security Advisor Qassem Daoud December 4 on the margins of the IISS Gulf Security Dialogue conference in Manama. Daoud said that Iraq faced a number of crises: obtaining weapons quickly; procuring helicopters and armored veh [...] |
2004-12-15 12:34:00 | Embassy Manama | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL MARR MOPS PGOV KDEM IZ IR BA |
| 04MANAMA431 |
BAHRAINI VIEWS ON IRAQ: WONDERING ABOUT IRAQI [...] (S) Summary: Bahrain's King Hamad remains concerned about the extent of Shia and Iranian influence in Iraq but is strongly supportive of our efforts there. His son the Crown Prince urged us to take care with the de-Baathification process to avoid alienating Iraqi Sunnis. The King and Crown [...] |
2004-03-29 14:22:00 | Embassy Manama | SECRET | PREL IZ BA |
| 04MANAMA498 |
BAHRAINI SHIA INITIALLY COOL ON MUQTADA AL-SADR [...] (C) Even if Coalition operations to arrest Muqtada Al-Sadr result in his death, Bahraini Shia are unlikely to react violently. On April 7 POL Section polled a wide spectrum of Shia contacts regarding the spike in violence in Iraq. The majority of our Shia contacts doubted that the apprehens [...] |
2004-04-08 13:03:00 | Embassy Manama | CONFIDENTIAL | PINS ASEC PREL BA |
| 04MANAMA518 |
GOB TONE ON IZ CAREFUL IN PUBLIC AMIDST STREET [...] (C) On April 9 a GOB official statement expressed concern about the violence in Iraq and urged all parties to exercise self-restraint. The statement also said that Bahrain hopes to see the reconstruction of Iraq and the restoration of stability. Privately, top GOB officials have told the C [...] |
2004-04-12 15:32:00 | Embassy Manama | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL IZ KPAO BA |
| 04MANAMA527 |
GOB TONE ON IRAQ CAREFUL IN PUBLIC AMIDST STREET [...] (C) On April 9 a GOB official statement expressed concern about the violence in Iraq and urged all parties to exercise self-restraint. The statement also said that Bahrain hopes to see the reconstruction of Iraq and the restoration of stability. Privately, top GOB officials have told the C [...] |
2004-04-14 11:25:00 | Embassy Manama | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL IZ KPAO BA |
| 04MANAMA756 |
BAHRAINI SHI'A DEMONSTRATION TURNS VIOLENT -- YET [...] By Wednesday, 05/19/04, Post had anticipated a large demonstration in Bahrain for Friday, 05/21/04. Our projection was based on calls by Hassan Nasrallah and Ayatollah Ali Sistani for Shi'a to rise up and demand the withdraw of U.S. forces from Karbala and Najaf. Multiple Embassy contacts c [...] |
2004-05-22 10:12:00 | Embassy Manama | UNCLASSIFIED | ASEC PTER |
| 04ROME1343 |
ITALY ON ANTI-COALITION VIOLENCE IN IRAQ [...] SUMMARY: (C) Italian officials agree on the need to respond firmly to al-Sadr's challenge to the Coalition's authority. MFA noted the importance of not allowing Jaysh al-Mahdi to establish a "territorial presence." The Italians also believe that Iran should share our interest in containing a [...] |
2004-04-05 17:08:00 | Embassy Rome | CONFIDENTIAL | IT IZ MARR MOPS PREL IRAQI FREEDOM |
| 04TELAVIV2079 |
ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] Mideast 2. Iraq ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- Both Ha'aretz (Hebrew Ed.) and Maariv led with, and all media reported on the "Shi'ite Intifada" (Ha'aretz) in Iraq. All media also reported on the confrontation with U.S. troops in and a [...] |
2004-04-07 12:18:00 | Embassy Tel Aviv | UNCLASSIFIED | IS KMDR MEDIA REACTION REPORT |
| 05ABUDHABI2975 |
CENTCOM DEPUTY COMMANDER GENERAL SMITH VISITS UAE [...] (C) Summary: CENTCOM Deputy Commander Lieutenant General Smith met July 2 with UAE Armed Forces Deputy Chief of Staff Major General Mohammed Al Kaabi and UAE Air Force and Air Defense Commander Staff Pilot Major General Khaled Al Buainnan. Smith briefed Al Kaabi on international troop deploym [...] |
2005-07-05 03:04:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | CONFIDENTIAL | MCAP MASS AF IZ IR PK SA TC |
| 05ABUDHABI332 |
ASD RODMAN MEETING WITH UAE INFORMATION MINISTER [...] (C) Summary: During a January 12 meeting with UAE Information Minister Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed Al Nahyan, ASD Peter Rodman discussed Iraq,s upcoming election and its role in achieving stability. Sheikh Abdullah shared concerns about Sunni participation in the election and representation in [...] |
2005-01-23 13:13:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | CONFIDENTIAL | AF ETRD IR IZ MAS PREL PTER TC |
| 05ABUDHABI4086 |
MEDIA REACTION: RELEASE OF BRITISH SOLDIERS/ TWO [...] SUMMARY: A UAE DAILY CLAIMED THAT THE TWO BRITISH SOLDIERS DETAINED IN BASRA AND LATER FREED FROM POLICE DETENTION WERE MOSSAD AGENTS. ANOTHER DAILY WELCOMED THE LAUNCH OF TWO UAE DAILY TABLOIDS IN ENGLISH AND ARABIC URGING THEM TO REFLECT THE HOPES AND ASPIRATIONS OF THE STREET. A UAE ACAD [...] |
2005-09-26 14:29:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR TC |
| 05ABUDHABI471 |
UAE SUPPORT FOR IRAQI ELECTIONS [...] (U) Summary: The UAE leadership,s public and private comments on the Iraqi elections were overwhelmingly positive. President Khalifa,s 1/31 telephone call to the Iraqi President was widely publicized, while the UAE Ministers of Defense, Information, and Interior praised the higher-than-expect [...] |
2005-02-01 13:25:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | CONFIDENTIAL | IZ KDEM PGOV PREL TC |
| 05ABUDHABI5085 |
MEDIA REACTION: GCC SUMMIT/IRAQ ELECTIONS [...] Summary: "Al-Bayan" explains that previous GCC summits did not have so many issues on the table. English daily "Gulf News" calls on the GCC to take significant steps to increase cooperation in the region. A Kuwaiti editorialist in "Al- Ittihad" cites elections in Iraq as a good example of de [...] |
2005-12-19 08:42:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR TC |
| 05AMMAN1201 |
MEDIA REACTION ON IRAQ ELECTION [...] No summary [...] |
2005-02-14 10:31:00 | Embassy Amman | UNCLASSIFIED | KMDR JO |
| 05AMMAN1357 |
IRAQI POLITICAL FIGURES SEEK COMMON GROUND ON [...] (C) A two-day, U.S. NGO-sponsored "Iraq Constitution Roundtable" was held at an Amman-area hotel on February 14-15. Twenty-one Iraqis representing most strands of Iraqi political opinion attended the conference, which focused almost entirely on discussion of modalities for drafting Iraq's ne [...] |
2005-02-17 18:07:00 | Embassy Amman | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL EAID PINR IZ JO |
| 05AMMAN1358 |
IRAQI POLITICAL FIGURES SEEK COMMON GROUND ON [...] (C) A two-day, U.S. NGO-sponsored "Iraq Constitution Roundtable" was held at an Amman-area hotel on February 14-15. Approximately twenty Iraqis including prominent behind-the scenes political figures and representing most strands of Iraqi political opinion attended the conference, which focu [...] |
2005-02-18 11:02:00 | Embassy Amman | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL EAID IZ |
| 05AMMAN3963 |
IRAQIS IN JORDAN: WELL-INTEGRATED, ECONOMICALLY [...] (C) This cable provides an overview of the Iraqi community in Jordan based on information obtained from Jordanian and Iraqi government, UN, NGO, and Iraqi and Jordanian business and academic figures. Approximately 350,000 Iraqi nationals are presently living in Jordan, mostly in the greater [...] |
2005-05-20 03:42:00 | Embassy Amman | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL ECON CPAS IZ JO |
| 05AMMAN4598 |
OUTREACH TO SUNNIS OUTSIDE IRAQ [...] (C) Post will continue its ongoing interagency efforts (ref D) to maintain and expand contacts with appropriate Sunni Arab Iraqis living in and transiting Jordan, keeping in mind the need to isolate supporters of the insurgency. We will also carry on our efforts to urge these contacts to pa [...] |
2005-06-09 05:44:00 | Embassy Amman | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL KDEM IZ JO |
| 05AMMAN4991 |
JORDAN PREPARES FOR INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON [...] (C) Jordan will host an international conference from July 4-6 to promote the Amman Message of moderate Islam. Tentatively entitled "True Islam and its Role in Contemporary Society," the organizing foundation has issued invitations to Muslim scholars, government officials, and religious figure [...] |
2005-06-22 07:10:00 | Embassy Amman | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PTER KISL IZ JO |
| 05AMMAN5258 |
C-NE5-00725: UPDATE ON JORDANIAN CONFERENCE ON [...] (C) SUMMARY: In separate meetings on June 28 and 29 with King Abdullah, National Security Advisor Saad Khayr, and special adviser to the King (and the King's first cousin) Prince Ghazi, Charge received an update on plans for the conference on "True Islam and its Role in Modern Society," to b [...] |
2005-06-30 14:51:00 | Embassy Amman | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PTER KISL IZ JO |
| 05AMMAN5456 |
C-NE5-00725: ISLAMIC CONFERENCE PARTICIPANTS IN [...] (U) The three-day international conference "True Islam and its Role in Modern Society" closed on July 6 in Amman with a joint statement that forbids declaring adherents to any one of the eight schools of Islamic jurisprudence an apostate (takfir) (refs). Signed by a wide range of prominent [...] |
2005-07-07 14:39:00 | Embassy Amman | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PTER KISL JO |
| 05AMMAN5510 |
DEPUTY SECRETARY'S JULY 10, 2005 MEETING WITH KING [...] (U) Deputy Secretary's meeting with King Abdullah on July 10, 2005, 11:30 a.m., Amman, Jordan. 2. (U) Participants: U.S. Deputy Secretary Zoellick Mr. Natsios, AID Administrator Ms. O'Sullivan, NSC Mr. Ross Wilson, D Executive Assistant Charge (notetaker) Jordan King Abdullah II [...] |
2005-07-11 12:34:00 | Embassy Amman | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV JO |
| 05AMMAN5761 |
NEXT STEPS AFTER AMMAN'S ISLAMIC CONFERENCE [...] (C) Summary. Jordan's King is planning next steps to advance the moderate, anti-violence message of the recent Islamic Conference held in Amman. These include further work to de-legitimize extremists' use of "psuedo" fatwas to justify terrorism, development of a core canon of books which wi [...] |
2005-07-19 11:27:00 | Embassy Amman | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PTER KISL KPAO |
| 05AMMAN6568 |
CODEL KING MEETINGS WITH JORDANIAN SECURITY [...] (C) SUMMARY: Codel King met with Saad Khayr, the King's National Security Advisor, General Mohammed Al-Eitan, Director of the Public Security Directorate (PSD), and Major General Samih Asfura, Director of the General Intelligence Directorate (GID) during their visit to Amman on August 2. Discu [...] |
2005-08-17 11:13:00 | Embassy Amman | SECRET | PREL PTER PGOV KPAL OREP IZ JO |
| 05AMMAN6689 |
UPDATE ON CURRENT JORDAN-IRAQ RELATIONS [...] (C) Official Jordanian-Iraqi relations remain strong despite GOJ fears that insurgent violence may cross the border, and tensions related to Ahmad Chalabi. The GOJ has worked hard to smooth over the King,s December public warnings of a "Shi,a Crescent", as well as the diplomatic row sparked b [...] |
2005-08-18 13:30:00 | Embassy Amman | SECRET//NOFORN | PREL PGOV PTER IZ JO |
| 05AMMAN713 |
IRAQ OUT-OF-COUNTRY VOTING GOES SMOOTHLY IN JORDAN [...] Out-of-country voting (OCV) in Jordan for the Iraq elections concluded on schedule at 1700 January 30. Official figures on total turnout will not be available until January 31 at the earliest. However, the International Organization for Migration (IOM) organizers reported that 79 percent of [...] |
2005-01-30 19:25:00 | Embassy Amman | UNCLASSIFIED | KDEM ASEC PREL PGOV IZ JO |
| 05AMMAN7708 |
COMBATING EXTREMISM - JORDAN [...] (S) Summary: Embassy Amman has been working to strengthen local traditions of dialogue, tolerance, and intellectual exchange as foils against extremist ideas - and to help such values emerge where they are absent - for several years. We use a wide panoply of State Department and other USG pro [...] |
2005-09-28 05:35:00 | Embassy Amman | SECRET | KDEM KMPI KISL KPAO EAID ECON PHUM PREL JO |
| 05AMMAN8166 |
AMBASSADOR JEFFREY AND DELEGATION MEET WITH [...] (S) SUMMARY: On October 9, S/I Ambassador Jeffrey and his delegation met with King Abdullah, Foreign Minister Farouq Kasrawi, Finance Minister Adel Kodah, Chairman of the Jordanian Armed Forces General Khalid Sarairah, and General Intelligence Directorate chief Samih Asfoura. The Jordanians p [...] |
2005-10-14 14:25:00 | Embassy Amman | SECRET | PREL PGOV PTER EFIN IR IZ SY JO |
| 05AMMAN842 |
PRIVATE REACTIONS TO IRAQI ELECTIONS [...] (C) Reactions of post contacts to the elections in Iraq ranged from dismissive to strongly positive, with most expressing cautious optimism. Jordanians and Sunni Iraqis were predictably very concerned with the role of Sunnis in the new government. One Iraqi election candidate, currently in [...] |
2005-02-02 15:24:00 | Embassy Amman | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL KDEM IZ JO |
| 05AMMAN9055 |
JORDAN: SCENESETTER FOR CODEL HAGEL [...] (U) Embassy Amman warmly welcomes CODEL Hagel to Jordan. The Government of Jordan (GOJ) is not only one of our closest allies, but it is fully engaged in supporting our most important priorities in the region, including creating a free Iraq, fulfilling the President's vision of a two-state so [...] |
2005-11-22 14:17:00 | Embassy Amman | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL PTER EAID ECON OREP JO |
| 05ANKARA1656 |
ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...] |
2005-03-22 14:28:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR TU |
| 05ANKARA1726 |
ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...] |
2005-03-24 15:00:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR TU |
| 05ANKARA1773 |
ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...] |
2005-03-28 14:21:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR TU |
| 05ANKARA2028 |
ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...] |
2005-04-07 14:14:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR TU |
| 05ANKARA371 |
ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...] |
2005-01-24 14:48:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR TU |
| 05ANKARA4405 |
ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...] |
2005-07-29 14:19:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR TU |
| 05ANKARA4965 |
ACTION REQUEST: TURKEY CONCERNED THAT NEW [...] (U) This is an action request--please see para. 7. 2. (C) Summary: Turkey believes the language on Kirkuk in the Iraqi draft constitution will remove safeguards currently in place in the TAL and give the Iraqi Kurds a "green light" to press forward with making the province part of the KRA. [...] |
2005-08-24 16:42:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV TU IZ |
| 05ANKARA611 |
USDP FEITH'S FEB. 1 MEETING WITH TURKISH NSC [...] (U) During their Feb. 1 meeting in Ankara, Under Secretary of Defense for Policy Doug Feith and Turkish National Security Council Secretary-General Amb. Yigit Alpogan discussed the following issues: 2. (C) Iraq: Alpogan analyzed the elections: --"More or less successful." --60% turnou [...] |
2005-02-02 17:59:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | MOPS MARR PREL PTER TU IZ AF |
| 05ANKARA896 |
ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...] |
2005-02-16 14:20:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR TU |
| 05ANKARA942 |
ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...] |
2005-02-18 14:28:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR TU |
| 05BAGHDAD2348 |
DEPUTY SECRETARY COVERS POLITICAL PROCESS, [...] (S/NF) SUMMARY: Deputy Prime Minister (DPM) Rowsch Shaways told Deputy Secretary May 19 that the schedule for development of a new constitution outlined in the Transitional Administrative Law (TAL) must be kept. He also said the Committee should include members from outside the Transitional N [...] |
2005-06-01 06:57:00 | Embassy Baghdad | SECRET//NOFORN | PGOV PHUM PINR ECON IZ |
| 05BAGHDAD2376 |
ASSESSMENT OF IRAQ'S MINISTER OF INTERIOR AFTER [...] (S/REL UK AND AUS) SUMMARY: In the month since Minister of Interior Baqir Jabor took office, he appears to be delivering on his initial commitments (ref A). Jabor retained qualified personnel regardless of their ethnic background or political affiliation, while also developing a plan to remo [...] |
2005-06-02 16:26:00 | Embassy Baghdad | SECRET//NOFORN | PGOV MOPS MCAP PREL PTER PINS PINR MARR IZ |
| 05BAGHDAD2444 |
BADR ORGANIZATION CONFERENCE SHOWCASES STRENGTH [...] (C) Summary. The Badr Organization Conference kicked off a two-day conference for its leadership with a June 8 opening ceremony that had the feel of a political party rally. The ceremony celebrated the anniversary of the Badr Organization's transformation from militia to an ostensibly separ [...] |
2005-06-08 16:21:00 | Embassy Baghdad | CONFIDENTIAL | KDEM PGOV KISL IZ KINR |
| 05BAGHDAD2445 |
CHARGE DISCUSSES IRAQI POLITICS, COORDINATION WITH [...] (C) SUMMARY: Minister of Planning and Development Cooperation Barham Saleh on June 7 told the Charge that the initial steps taken by the Iraqi Transitional Government (ITG) and Prime Minister Jaafari were weak and lackluster. On the constitution, Shi'a political groups are pushing to complete [...] |
2005-06-09 02:18:00 | Embassy Baghdad | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL ECON EAID PINS KDEM IZ |
| 05BAGHDAD2509 |
CHARGE MEETING WITH UNAMI SRSG QAZI: SUNNI OUTREACH [...] (C) Charge had a long one-on-one exchange with UNAMI SRSG, Ambassador Ashraf Qazi, on June 14. The main subject was aspects of Sunni outreach, both the immediate problem and the longer-term aspects of the Sunni insurgency. Charge explained our position on the Constitutional Commission in con [...] |
2005-06-14 19:04:00 | Embassy Baghdad | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV MOPS KDEM KISL IZ UN |
| 05BAGHDAD2805 |
TNA MEMBER QASIM DAOUD ON CONSTITUTION, SISTANI, [...] (C) SUMMARY. Prominent Shia political figure, parliamentarian and Assembly constitutional committee member Qasim Daoud said 30 June the committee has been reluctant to confront sensitive issues such as Kirkuk, federalism, and Arab identity. Daoud supported the TAL language for Arab identity [...] |
2005-07-03 07:17:00 | Embassy Baghdad | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PGOV PREL KDEM EPET IZ |
| 05BAGHDAD2825 |
SCIRI LEADER HAKIM OFFERS CHARGE ASSURANCES OF [...] (C) SUMMARY: The leader of the strongest Shia Islamist party, SCIRI's Abd al-Aziz al-Hakim, promised rapid progress on Sunni inclusion and offered a moderate vision on an array of constitutional issues in a July 3 meeting with the Charge. Hakim and Constitution Committee Chairman Humam al-Hamu [...] |
2005-07-05 06:26:00 | Embassy Baghdad | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV KDEM KISL IZ IR |
| 05BAGHDAD2872 |
TALABANI TO CODEL LEVIN: CONSTITUTION CAN BE READY [...] (C) SUMMARY. In his July 6 meeting with CODEL Levin, President Talabani predicted that the constitution could be completed on time as long as the constitution committee uses the Transitional Administrative Law (TAL) as the basis. He also favored using the same single-district electoral sys [...] |
2005-07-08 13:40:00 | Embassy Baghdad | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PREL PGOV MOPS PTER IZ |
| 05BAGHDAD2909 |
KURDS' SHAWAYS AND SHIA PARLIAMENTARIAN DAOUD [...] (C) SUMMARY. In separate meetings with DPM Rosch Shaways and TNA member Qassim Daoud on July 8, the Charge pressed home USG concerns that the constitution might delineate central and regional government revenue and ownership sharing of the nation's natural resources. Charge explained that d [...] |
2005-07-11 10:03:00 | Embassy Baghdad | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM KDEM IZ |
| 05BAGHDAD2911 |
THE PRESIDENT'S 28 JUNE SPEECH PROVOKES BOTH [...] (C) SUMMARY. The President's 28 June speech provoked both positive and negative reactions from the Iraqi political class in Baghdad. We heard appreciation for the President's continuing commitment to fighting terrorism, keeping troops in Iraq, and supporting Iraq's political process. On th [...] |
2005-07-11 11:10:00 | Embassy Baghdad | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PREL PGOV PTER IZ |
| 05BAGHDAD2952 |
FM ZEBARI AND CHARGE DISCUSS ELECTORAL DISTRICTS, [...] (C) Summary. Foreign Minister Zebari told Charge Satterfield on July 11 that Kurdish leaders favor a single national electoral district, but he does not think this position is unmovable. Charge emphasized that the USG favors an outcome in which natural resources belong to the national govern [...] |
2005-07-15 08:50:00 | Embassy Baghdad | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV ECON EPET KDEM IZ |
| 05BAGHDAD2994 |
DEPUTY SECRETARY ZOELLICK'S JULY 12, 2005 MEETING [...] (C/NF) Summary: In a July 12 lunch meeting, President Jalal Talabani was optimistic that the Sunni Arabs in the constitution drafting committee will reach consensus with other committee members. He predicted the next elections will use provincial electoral districts rather than a single natio [...] |
2005-07-19 12:08:00 | Embassy Baghdad | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV MOPS PTER KDEM IZ |
| 05BAGHDAD3007 |
SUNNI CONSTITUTION DRAFTERS COMMITTED TO AUGUST 15 [...] (C) SUMMARY: Two principal members of the newly appointed members to the Constitutional Committee told us July 18 that they are committed to finishing a draft by August 15 if possible but they are opposed to a federalist vision of Iraq. An influential member (who was subsequently murdered on [...] |
2005-07-20 09:40:00 | Embassy Baghdad | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV KDEM IZ |
| 05BAGHDAD3015 |
BUILDING A HOUSE ON SHIFTING SANDS--IRAN'S [...] (S//NF) Summary. Despite the relative spirit of democratic cooperation demonstrated by the Shia parties that dominate the governing coalition in Iraq, some of these parties and the Iranian Revolutionary Guard Corps - Qods Force (IRGC-QF), Iran's vanguard political and unconventional warfare o [...] |
2005-07-20 15:27:00 | Embassy Baghdad | SECRET//NOFORN | PINS PREL MCAP MOPS PGOV IZ IR |
| 05BAGHDAD3036 |
CHARGE DISCUSSES CONSTITUTIONAL ISSUES WITH TNA [...] (C/NF) Summary. TNA Deputy President Hussain al-Shahristani and Charge discussed the state of play of the constitutional debate along with the TNA's progress on key legislative proposals in a July 18 meeting. Shahristani told Charge that eighty percent of the drafting has been completed and [...] |
2005-07-21 14:20:00 | Embassy Baghdad | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PREL PGOV PTER IZ |
| 05BAGHDAD3046 |
SHIA POLITICAL INSIDER QASSIM DAOUD WORRIES ABOUT [...] (C) SUMMARY. Constitutional Committee member Qassim Daoud told NSC Senior Director for Iraq Meghan O'Sullivan on July 15 that he is optimistic about the progress of the committee and believes a draft constitution will be ready by July 31. Daoud felt his attempts to integrate Sunnis into the co [...] |
2005-07-23 03:01:00 | Embassy Baghdad | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL KDEM IZ |
| 05BAGHDAD3068 |
TALABANI PONDERS HOW TO REACH OUT TO SUNNI ARABS, [...] (C) Summary: President Talabani told Ambassador Khalilzad that the Sunni Arabs have to be brought back into the constitution-drafting process, and agreed with the Ambassador's point that the Iraqi Government should provide security for their negotiators to facilitate that return. Talabani no [...] |
2005-07-24 14:58:00 | Embassy Baghdad | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM PREL IZ TU SY |
| 05BAGHDAD3090 |
CONSTITUTION COMMITTEE DEPUTY CHAIRMEN TELL [...] (C) SUMMARY: Constitution Committee Deputy Chairmen Fouad Ma'asum and Adnan al-Janabi told the Ambassador at a July 25 luncheon that they were committed to the August 15 deadline. Janabi confirmed that Sunni Arab representatives will rejoin the meetings. Both men said negotiations at the mo [...] |
2005-07-26 11:07:00 | Embassy Baghdad | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV KDEM IZ |
| 05BAGHDAD3121 |
SISTANI REPRESENTATIVE TAKES DIM VIEW OF U.S. [...] (C/NF) SUMMARY: TNA Constitution Committee member and Ayatollah Ali Sistani's aide Ahmad al-Safi complained about American efforts to secure Iraq and decried what he perceives as needless American suspicions of Iraqi Shia in his July 25 meeting with Poloff. Al-Safi and Poloff vigorously deb [...] |
2005-07-28 12:13:00 | Embassy Baghdad | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PGOV PHUM KISL IR IZ |
| 05BAGHDAD3143 |
TNA FIRST DEPUTY SPEAKER WANTS TO FIX PAST U.S. [...] (C/NF REL GBR AUS) SUMMARY. TNA First Deputy Speaker Dr. Husayn al Shahristani told the Ambassador on July 28 that the U.S. and Iraq must work to fix mistakes made during the CPA era that have led to violence that cannot be controlled by Coalition Forces and Iraqi Security Forces. The insecur [...] |
2005-07-30 05:59:00 | Embassy Baghdad | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV IZ |
| 05BAGHDAD3155 |
GRAND AYATOLLAH SISTANI CALLS FOR U.S. SUPPORT TO [...] (C) SUMMARY. National Security Adviser Ruba'i relayed Grand Ayatollah Sistani's views on the constitution to Ambassador on July 29. Sistani feels only a governorate district proportional representation electoral system will produce a just result. He wants Iraq to adopt the Afghan constituti [...] |
2005-07-30 15:11:00 | Embassy Baghdad | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV KISL PREL IZ |
| 05BAGHDAD3393 |
LEITH KUBBA AND BARHAM SALEH ON BUILDING A VIABLE [...] (C) SUMMARY: Political Advisor to Prime Minister Ja,fari Leith Kubba and Minister of Planning Barham Saleh told POLOFF separately on August 13 that, after the completion of the constitution, building a political center should be the immediate goal of the U.S. Government to ensure that the Dec [...] |
2005-08-17 10:58:00 | Embassy Baghdad | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV KDEM IZ |
| 05BAGHDAD3410 |
CONSTITUTION UPDATE: SHIA AND KURDS TRYING TO [...] (C) Summary: The Embassy is trying to bridge the gaps on an agreed constitution text between the Shia Coalition and Kurdish Alliance that control the National Assembly. The major issues still separating Shia Coalition and the Kurdish Alliance are guarantees about sustained national unity, p [...] |
2005-08-18 19:19:00 | Embassy Baghdad | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM IZ |
| 05BAGHDAD3451 |
DAILY IRAQI WEBSITE MONITORING [...] No summary [...] |
2005-08-23 19:27:00 | Embassy Baghdad | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR KPAO IZ |
| 05BAGHDAD3458 |
MEDIA REACTION: IRAQI GOVERNMENT, CONSTITUTION; [...] No summary [...] |
2005-08-24 13:24:00 | Embassy Baghdad | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR KPAO IZ BAGHDAD |
| 05BAGHDAD3480 |
SADRIST-BADR CORPS CLASH UPDATE [...] (SBU) Post has heard no further reports of Sadrist-Badr Corps violence since the August 24 clashes between the two groups in South and South Central Iraq, as well as Sadr City. The August 24 confrontation began after Sadrists blamed Badr Corps for an apparent arson-caused fire at the building [...] |
2005-08-25 21:19:00 | Embassy Baghdad | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PINS IZ |
| 05BAGHDAD3558 |
SUNNI DEPUTY PM: THIS IS THE BEST POSSIBLE [...] (C) SUMMARY: At an August 29 meeting, Deputy Prime Minister Abid Mutlak Al-Jaburi (a secular Sunni) thanked the Ambassador for the U.S. role in the constitution drafting process. He said that 90 percent of Iraqis would prefer to live in a secular state, and expressed confidence that Sunnis wi [...] |
2005-08-31 12:25:00 | Embassy Baghdad | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM IZ |
| 05BAGHDAD3714 |
IRAQ CONSTITUTION: NO FINAL DEAL YET [...] (C) Summary: Top Shia Coalition official and Deputy Speaker of the Transitional National Assembly Hussein Shahristani told Charge September 10 morning that there is not yet a final deal between the Kurds and the Shia Coalition about the draft constitution text. The key sticking point remai [...] |
2005-09-10 11:39:00 | Embassy Baghdad | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM IZ |
| 05BAGHDAD3750 |
SHI'A AND KURDS CONTINUE DEBATE OVER WATER [...] (C) SUMMARY. Authority over Iraq's water resources has emerged as a temporary stumbling block to concluding the draft constitution. The Kurds want a strong role for regional governments in managing water resources, while the Shi'a insist that the central government have the main authority. [...] |
2005-09-12 11:16:00 | Embassy Baghdad | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM KDEM IZ |
| 05BAGHDAD3819 |
RESPONSES TO ZARQAWI'S CALL FOR JIHAD AGAINST THE [...] No summary [...] |
2005-09-15 13:17:00 | Embassy Baghdad | CONFIDENTIAL | PTER PGOV IZ |
| 05BAGHDAD3929 |
SADRISTS LIKELY TO BACK CONSTITUTION [...] (C) SUMMARY. In conversations earlier this week, Sadrists and affiliates told PolOff that Muqtada al-Sadr will tell his people to vote in favor of the constitution in the October 15 referendum. They dismissed reports that Sadr is opposed to the constitution as rumors spread by Sadr's opponen [...] |
2005-09-22 11:20:00 | Embassy Baghdad | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PINR IZ |
| 05BAGHDAD3931 |
SHIA CONTACTS CONSIDER AYAD ALLAWI [...] (C) Summary. Prominent Shia lamented to EmbOffs the lack of strong moderate Shia presidential candidates and revealed their concerns about supporting Ayad Allawi in the upcoming December 15 elections. These politicians doubted Allawi would be strong enough to defeat the Islamists, citing his [...] |
2005-09-22 11:49:00 | Embassy Baghdad | CONFIDENTIAL | IZ KDEM PGOV PINR |
| 05BAGHDAD3945 |
TOP SHIA CLERGY URGE THE FAITHFUL TO APPROVE [...] (C) Grand Ayatollah Sistani, and other top Shia clerics in Najaf, publicly have urged Iraqis to approve the draft constitution. A member of the Shia Coalition in the National Assembly, Ali Debbagh, told PolCouns that he had met Sistani's son, Mohammed Reda, on 9/22. Mohammed Reda said t [...] |
2005-09-24 05:30:00 | Embassy Baghdad | CONFIDENTIAL | IZ KISL PGOV |
| 05BAGHDAD4004 |
SHIA IMAMS IN FAVOR OF CONSTITUTION, BUT THEIR [...] (C) SUMMARY. In a conversation on September 26 two moderate Shia Imams, both followers of Grand Ayatollah Sistani, told PolOff they would vote in favor of the constitution in the October 15 elections. They said they had set up an organization to tell more Iraqis about the constitution. Some [...] |
2005-09-27 11:16:00 | Embassy Baghdad | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM PINR |
| 05BAGHDAD4033 |
RALLYING SUPPORT FOR CONSTITUTION IN KARBALA AND [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. Shia Coalition members Ali al-Dabagh and Mona Zalzala traveled with PolOff to Karbala and Najaf on 9/22 to rally support for the draft constitution. Their comments were sometimes critical of elements of the text, but they nevertheless supported ratification. We sense the Shia [...] |
2005-09-29 12:57:00 | Embassy Baghdad | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PINR IZ |
| 05BAGHDAD4090 |
NEW TNA INTERPRETATION OF "VOTER" COULD SPARK [...] (C) SUMMARY. Two days before recess, the Transitional National Assembly (TNA) passed a resolution on October 2 that could dim the hopes of Sunni Arabs seeking to vote down the constitution. The resolution inconsistently defines the word nakhabeen, or "voters", as it appears in Article 61 (c) [...] |
2005-10-03 20:22:00 | Embassy Baghdad | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PNAT PHUM KDEM IZ |
| 05BAGHDAD4096 |
MFA DISAPPOINTED WITH LIBYAN VISIT [...] (C) SUMMARY: There were no specific discussions on upgrading diplomatic relations during the Sept 24-25 Libyan delegation visit to Baghdad, much to the disappointment of the Iraqi MFA. The delegation, primarily of Qadhafi relatives, offered condolences to President Talabani, PM Jaafari, and M [...] |
2005-10-04 08:20:00 | Embassy Baghdad | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL LE LY IZ |
| 05BAGHDAD4109 |
CONDITIONAL DEAL TO FIX THE REFERENDUM LAW [...] (C) SUMMARY. DCM, UK Charge, and Acting UN Special Representative of the Secretary General (SRSG) Schulenburg met with Deputy Speaker Shahrastani and VP Adel Abd al-Mahdi October 4 to discuss the TNA's October 2 "double standard" interpretation of the word "nakhabeen" in TAL 61(c) as both act [...] |
2005-10-04 19:07:00 | Embassy Baghdad | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PNAT PHUM IZ |
| 05BAGHDAD4200 |
WATCH SALAH AD-DIN AND NINEWA PROVINCES TO [...] (C) SUMMARY. A last-minute political compromise to elicit Sunni Arab leader public expressions of support for the Constitution could help ensure its passage in the October 15 referendum. That deal apparently is sealed. Were it to fall through, the outcome of the referendum will probably be [...] |
2005-10-11 18:16:00 | Embassy Baghdad | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PNAT PHUM IZ |
| 05BAGHDAD4270 |
ALLAWI ALLY ON FORMER PM'S EFFORT TO BUILD A [...] (C) Summary. With the Conference of Centrists and Moderation underway, Allawi supporter and former Planning Minister Medhi Hafedh has gathered a myriad of Sunni, Shia and Kurds that may possibly form alliances with Ayad Allawi for the December elections. Hafedh reported that Allawi's politica [...] |
2005-10-17 18:07:00 | Embassy Baghdad | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV KDEM IZ |
| 05BAGHDAD4305 |
TNA MEMBER QASSIM DAOUD ON THE REFERENDUM, [...] (C) SUMMARY: Political positioning to build coalitions for the December election has begun in earnest, and fears of significant Sunni Arab or Shia Islamist gains in December may have led to a thaw between former Prime Minister Ayad Allawi and TNA Constitution Committee member and former ally [...] |
2005-10-19 10:04:00 | Embassy Baghdad | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV IZ |
| 05BAGHDAD4344 |
AMRE MUSA AND IRAQIS THINKING OF NOVEMBER MEETING [...] (C) Summary: Arab League Secretary General Amre Musa told Charge October 21 evening that he hopes to hold an initial conference in Cairo in mid-November for Iraqi political factions aimed at facilitating national reconciliation. This initial meeting should lead to a larger meeting in Baghd [...] |
2005-10-21 17:57:00 | Embassy Baghdad | CONFIDENTIAL | IZ PGOV PINS PREL |
| 05BAGHDAD4376 |
ALLAWI AIMING FOR SIZE OVER SUBSTANCE IN [...] (C) SUMMARY AND COMMENT: With coalition negotiations entering their final four days, former Prime Minister Allawi appears to have opted for size over substance in forming his slate. He has pulled together a moderate -- but not clearly liberal -- coalition including Ghazi al-Yawar's party, the [...] |
2005-10-24 12:23:00 | Embassy Baghdad | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV KDEM IZ |
| 05BAGHDAD4378 |
CHALABI PLAN FOR ELECTIONS [...] (C) Summary. One of Ahmad Chalabi's senior advisors indicated to PolOffs willingness to form an alliance with Ayad Allawi to form one liberal, moderate, centrist coalition. If an agreement cannot be reached before the coalition registration deadline -- and we doubt an agreement would be possi [...] |
2005-10-24 12:49:00 | Embassy Baghdad | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV KDEM PNAT KCOR IZ |
| 05BAGHDAD4392 |
MEDIA REACTION: IRAQI GOVERNMENT, CONSTITUTION, [...] No summary [...] |
2005-10-26 03:25:00 | Embassy Baghdad | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR KPAO IZ |
| 05BAGHDAD4435 |
TOP SHIA ISLAMIST LEADER SAYS UNIFIED ELECTION [...] (C) Summary: Senior SCIRI party leader Abdel Mehdi told Charge midday October 28 that the unified Shia Islamist party list for the December elections is nearly ready. The coalition's leaders are rushing to finish the bottom halves of the provincial election slates, and Abdel Mehdi anticipa [...] |
2005-10-28 12:31:00 | Embassy Baghdad | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM IZ |
| 05BAGHDAD4438 |
CANDIDATE LISTS ANOTHER VICTORY FOR IDENTITY [...] (C) Summary: As the October 28 deadline closes for political parties to register electoral alliances and candidate lists, the shape of the December 15 national election is clear. A broad Shia Islamist unity list, a Kurdish unity list and a Sunni Arab unity list will head the political grou [...] |
2005-10-28 18:32:00 | Embassy Baghdad | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PINS IZ |
| 05BAGHDAD4464 |
MEDIA REACTION: IRAQI GOVERNMENT, CONSTITUTION, [...] No summary [...] |
2005-10-31 18:59:00 | Embassy Baghdad | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR KPAO IZ |
| 05BAGHDAD4465 |
SHAHRISTANI AND ZEBARI ON ARAB LEAGUE ENGAGEMENT [...] (C) In an October 30 meeting with the Charge, First Deputy TNA Speaker Husayn al-Shahristani reflected on Amre Moussa's recent visit to Iraq. Shahristani indicated that both ITG officials in Baghdad and Ayatollah Sistani in Najaf pressed the SYG to establish Arab League representation in Iraq [...] |
2005-10-31 19:20:00 | Embassy Baghdad | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL EG IZ |
| 05BAGHDAD4781 |
MEDIA REACTION: IRAQI GOVERNMENT, DECEMBER 15th [...] No summary [...] |
2005-11-29 19:15:00 | Embassy Baghdad | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR KPAO IZ |
| 05BAGHDAD4790 |
FORMER EXILE SAYS REAL TEST TO COME WITH POST- [...] (C) Summary: Former Iraqi exile Saad Saleh Jabr predicted that the Sunni victors in the upcoming elections would ally with Iyad Allawi, providing the Kurds with a king-making position of supporting either Allawi or Adel Abdel Mahdi. He complained about Iranian "control" of key Iraqi faction [...] |
2005-11-30 18:05:00 | Embassy Baghdad | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PNAT PHUM IZ |
| 05BAGHDAD4843 |
SHIA INDEPENDENT ALI AL-DABAGH ON ELECTIONS, SHIA [...] (C) SUMMARY. Poloffs met December 1 with TNA member Ali al-Dabagh, a politician who left the United Iraqi Alliance to form his own party, while maintaining his ties to Ayatollah Sistani. Al-Dabagh accused the Shia Alliance of candidate intimidation as well as inappropriate efforts to convey t [...] |
2005-12-04 22:10:00 | Embassy Baghdad | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV KISL KDEM IZ |
| 05BAGHDAD4846 |
LEADING SUNNI ARAB SLATE REP ON ELECTIONS, U.S. [...] (C) Summary: A leading Sunni Arab coalition representative recounted the Sunni Arab sense of grievance and estrangement from the political transition process, and asserted the solution to the security problem is a "balanced" government (read: more Sunni officials) and "professional" securit [...] |
2005-12-05 08:00:00 | Embassy Baghdad | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL KDEM KISL MOPS IZ |
| 05BAGHDAD4847 |
LEADING SUNNI ARAB SLATE REP ON ELECTIONS, U.S. [...] (C) Summary: A leading Sunni Arab coalition representative recounted the Sunni Arab sense of grievance and estrangement from the political transition process, and asserted the solution to the security problem is a "balanced" government (read: more Sunni officials) and "professional" securit [...] |
2005-12-05 08:03:00 | Embassy Baghdad | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL KDEM KISL MOPS IZ |
| 05BAGHDAD4856 |
DAILY IRAQI WEBSITE MONITORING - December 5, 2005 [...] No summary [...] |
2005-12-05 19:16:00 | Embassy Baghdad | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR KPAO IZ |
| 05BAGHDAD4868 |
MEDIA REACTION: IRAQI GOVERNMENT, DECEMBER 15th [...] No summary [...] |
2005-12-06 18:31:00 | Embassy Baghdad | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR KPAO IZ |
| 05BAGHDAD4869 |
MAYSAN POLITICAL LEADER DISCUSSES SHIA ELECTORAL [...] (C) Summary: A prominent tribal leader from Maysan, who won a TNA seat on the United Iraqi Alliance (UIA) list in January and has decided to join Ali al-Dabbagh's party as a candidate in this month's election, told poloff December 5 that there are no policy differences between the UIA and Da [...] |
2005-12-06 19:18:00 | Embassy Baghdad | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL KDEM IZ |
| 05BAGHDAD4912 |
WHAT CAMPAIGNING IN IRAQ LOOKS LIKE [...] With so much at stake, campaigning for the December 15 elections is intense. The security situation weighs heavily on the campaign, and leaders of the major coalitions make relatively few public appearances. That said, we sense there are more public campaign events than we saw in the Januar [...] |
2005-12-08 21:09:00 | Embassy Baghdad | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PREL IZ |
| 05BAGHDAD4958 |
SHI'A TECHNOCRAT TALKS OF INTIMIDATION AND CABINET [...] (S) Summary. Iraqi Transitional National Assembly (TNA) member and former Minister of Oil Thamir Ghadhban described methods of election intimidation and urged the USG to call on the political parties likely responsible for this intimidation to stop it. He predicted that the United Iraqi All [...] |
2005-12-12 16:15:00 | Embassy Baghdad | SECRET | PREL PHUM KDEM IZ |
| 05BAGHDAD4980 |
IRAQI NATIONAL SECURITY ADVISOR DISCUSSES NEXT [...] (C) SUMMARY: At a private luncheon hosted by the Ambassador at his residence on December 9, Iraqi National Security Advisor Dr. Mowaffak al-Rubaie shared his concerns about USG plans for the future of Iraq, urged the Ambassador to play an active role in assuring the "right" people are chosen t [...] |
2005-12-13 18:15:00 | Embassy Baghdad | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV IZ |
| 05BAGHDAD4982 |
ADIL 'ABD AL-MAHDI ADVISOR SEES UIA GETTING [...] (C) Summary. Vice President 'Adil 'Abd al-Mahdi's adviser Fareed Yasseen said that the UIA would get 110-120 seats in the December 15 election. He hoped 'Abd al-Mahdi would emerge as the UIA nominee for Prime Minister, but acknowledged PM Ja'fari's stubbornness, and could not describe a sce [...] |
2005-12-13 18:35:00 | Embassy Baghdad | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL KDEM IZ |
| 05BAGHDAD4983 |
UNSRSG QAZI ON ELECTION PREPARATIONS [...] (C) UN Special Representative Ashraf Qazi told Ambassador Khalilzad on December 10 that he would not object if the IECI disqualified some candidates charged by the De-Ba'thification Committee, as long as there were not too many disqualifications or the disqualified candidates were not well kno [...] |
2005-12-13 18:53:00 | Embassy Baghdad | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PNAT PTER PHUM IZ UN |
| 05BAGHDAD4996 |
'ABD AL-MAHDI ADVISOR SEES UIA GETTING 110-120 [...] (S) Summary. Vice President 'Adil 'Abd al-Mahdi adviser Fareed Yasseen opined that the UIA would get 110-120 seats in the December 15 election. He hoped 'Abd al-Mahdi would emerge as the UIA nominee for Prime Minister, but acknowledged PM Ja'fari's stubbornness, and could not describe a sce [...] |
2005-12-14 12:11:00 | Embassy Baghdad | SECRET | PREL KDEM IZ |
| 05BAGHDAD5010 |
SHIA PROTEST AL JAZEERA REPORT [...] (U) On December 14 at 2100, Al Jazeera TV broadcast the political talkshow Al Et'jah Al Muakis (The Opposite Direction), hosted by Faisal Al Kasim. Joining him on the show was a former Shia Ba'athist Fadhil Al Rubae and Sistani loyalist Fuad Al Samawi. During the program, Faisal and Fadhil m [...] |
2005-12-15 10:34:00 | Embassy Baghdad | CONFIDENTIAL | KDEM PGOV PINR PINS IZ |
| 05BAGHDAD5012 |
Electoral War Heats up -- Jazeera and Furat [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: In the most notable example of the intensified electoral debate in the media, a candidate's complaints on al-Jazeera about the "meddling of" Shia clergy in Iraqi politics sparked condemnations by Shia Islamist media outlets and provoked demonstrations in Baghdad December 14. [...] |
2005-12-15 11:47:00 | Embassy Baghdad | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | OPRC PGOV KMDR IZ |
| 05BAGHDAD5019 |
ELECTIONS - AROUND IRAQ BIG TURNOUT, LIMITED [...] (C) Summary and Comment: Here follows a review, as of 18:00, of today's events in various parts of Iraq. PRTs and SETs will submit individual analyses as well. Overall, turnout was high across Iraq, including in troubled Anbar province in the West. The election commission extended offici [...] |
2005-12-15 16:43:00 | Embassy Baghdad | CONFIDENTIAL | KDEM KISL PGOV PINR PINS IZ |
| 05BAGHDAD5030 |
ALLAWI BUILDS HIS POST-ELECTION COALITION [...] (S) Summary. Head of the National Iraqi National List (731), former Prime Minister Ayad Allawi, told the Ambassador he believes Iraq needs a national unity government to deal with the challenges ahead. He has begun talks to put together a cross-ethnic, cross- sectarian coalition that would [...] |
2005-12-17 19:22:00 | Embassy Baghdad | SECRET | PGOV PINS IZ |
| 05BAGHDAD5047 |
IRAQI POLITICOS PONDER NEW GOVERNMENT: SHIA [...] (C) Summary: With even the preliminary announcement of most election results still days away, Iraqi political operatives are trying to consolidate alliances. Prime Minister Jafari and Adil Abdel Mehdi, Jafari's rival within the Shia Islamist Coalition (List 555), each are trying to line up [...] |
2005-12-19 13:41:00 | Embassy Baghdad | SECRET | IZ PGOV |
| 05BAGHDAD5070 |
SHIA LEADERS REACT TO ELECTIONS [...] (C) SUMMARY: Sayed Kareem al Bukhati from List 652 Sun of Iraq and Jawad al Bolani of Ahmed Chalabi's List 569 Iraqi National Congress told us December 18 that the elections were conducted well in most places. Bukhati felt there was some electoral fraud, but his party has yet to file any com [...] |
2005-12-20 17:22:00 | Embassy Baghdad | CONFIDENTIAL | KDEM PHUM PGOV PINR IZ |
| 05BAGHDAD5148 |
AMBASSADOR MEETS WITH CHALDEAN PATRIARCH DELLY [...] (C) SUMMARY: In a meeting with Chaldean Patriarch Mar Emmanuel III Delly on December 22, the Ambassador expressed the importance of an inclusive, cross-sectarian Iraqi government to promote national unity. Patriarch Delly agreed that a united government and society were essential to a strong [...] |
2005-12-28 15:16:00 | Embassy Baghdad | CONFIDENTIAL | PNAT PGOV KDEM IZ KREL |
| 05BAGHDAD5160 |
DECEMBER 22 MEETING WITH IRAQI INTERIOR MINISTER [...] (C) On December 22 Iraqi Minister of Interior Baqir Jabr told us that: -- he supported the decision by the police chief of Babil Province to refuse to hire 800 recently nominated police recruits who were Badr Corps militiamen; -- another 650 recruits had been appropriately vetted and sen [...] |
2005-12-30 08:01:00 | Embassy Baghdad | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM PINS PINR IZ |
| 05BAGHDAD6 |
SHIA CLERIC SEPARATES RELIGION FROM POLITICS [...] (C) Summary: We have met twice in the past two weeks with Shia cleric Saayid Ayad Jamal Ad-Din who warns that the forces of ideological and religious extremism will dominate the new National Assembly without Coalition support to educated moderates and liberals such as himself. He claimed that [...] |
2005-01-02 17:01:00 | Embassy Baghdad | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM KDEM KISL IZ |
| 05BASRAH149 |
DESPITE MINOR HICCUPS, SUCCESSFUL ELECTION IN THE SOUTH [...] Summary: December 15 elections in Basrah and the other three southern provinces generally ran smoothly and without many signs of significant fraud or security incidents. Basrah Regional Embassy Office (REO) Iraqi Provincial Action Officers (IPAOs) visited three polling centers in the morning [...] |
2005-12-15 17:19:00 | REO Basrah | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PREL KDEM PHUM IZ |
| 05BASRAH152 |
INFORMAL ELECTION-DAY POLL RESULTS IN THE SOUTH [...] (C) Summary. During the December 15 election REO Basrah partnered with Al-Manarah newspaper, Radio Shinasheel and the AFAQ Media NGO to conduct informal polling of Iraqi voters in the south. These three organizations conducted election-day polling in all four (4) southern provinces, using the [...] |
2005-12-19 13:29:00 | REO Basrah | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL KDEM IZ |
| 05CAIRO8016 |
ARAB LEAGUE SECRETARY GENERAL MOUSSA TO IRAQ: [...] (C) Arab League Secretary General intends to travel to Iraq October 20-22 to spearhead renewed Arab engagement on Iraq's political process (reftel). Moussa requested any technical assistance that Embassy Baghdad or Embassy Cairo was able to offer on travel and other logistics regarding the v [...] |
2005-10-18 11:51:00 | Embassy Cairo | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV EG IZ |
| 05CAIRO8244 |
ARAB LEAGUE SYG MOUSSA ON IRAQ VISIT AND SECURITY [...] (C) During an October 26 meeting with the Ambassador, the Arab League's Moussa briefed on his recent trip to Iraq and described planning for a preparatory meeting in Cairo in mid-to-late November. Moussa intends to invite (plus or minus) 50 Iraqis from all politically significant groups to th [...] |
2005-10-27 07:25:00 | Embassy Cairo | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PTER EG IZ SY LE |
| 05DOHA206 |
Special Media Reaction: Qatari coverage of the [...] SUMMARY: All the Qatari papers from 01/29-02/03/2005 provided front-page coverage for the Iraqi elections. The papers focused on the absence of Sunni Iraqi voters in the Elections, linking the poor participation to the deteriorating security situation. Today, all the papers front-paged the Qat [...] |
2005-02-03 10:12:00 | Embassy Doha | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PREL OPRC QA IZ MEPP |
| 05DUBLIN1216 |
IRISH SHI'A MUSLIMS PLEA FOR U.S. TO STAY IN IRAQ [...] (C) Summary. On September 26, the Ambassador met with five prominent Iraqi Shi'a members of the Irish Islamic community to initiate dialogue and advance post's Muslim Outreach program. The Imam of the Shi'a community, Dr. Ali Al-Saleh, expressed gratitude to the USG for removing Saddam Huss [...] |
2005-10-03 13:48:00 | Embassy Dublin | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PTER PINR |
| 05DUBLIN1264 |
IRISH/IRAQI SHI'A MUSLIMS WELCOME AMBASSADOR TO [...] (C) Summary. On October 8, the Ambassador and two emboffs received a warm welcome at an Iftar celebration at the local Shi'a mosque in Dublin. Dr. Ali A. A. Al-Saleh, the Imam of the predominantly Iraqi Mosque, spoke out publicly in strong support of USG policy, stating that U.S. intervention [...] |
2005-10-14 11:12:00 | Embassy Dublin | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PTER PINR KPAO |
| 05HILLAH366 |
KARBALA UIA/555 CANDIDATE CONFIDENT OF STRONG PERFORMANCE IN [...] (C) SUMMARY: The number two candidate on the United Iraqi Alliance list (UIA, ballot number 555) in Karbala, Mouther Hussein Hassan Al-Hakim, expressed optimism over his coalition's chances in the December 15 national election, stating, "My list is in a good position." Al-Hakim, an independe [...] |
2005-12-12 19:44:00 | REO Hillah | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV KDEM KISL IZ |
| 05HILLAH375 |
549/ISLAMIC COALITION CANDIDATE PREDICTS "HARD COMPETITION" [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The number two candidate in Karbala on the Islamic Coalition list (ballot number 549), Ibrahim Ali Abbas Al-Mutayri, predicted that the electoral contest for Karbala's six seats in the new National Assembly would feature "hard competition" between the Islamic Coalition and the [...] |
2005-12-14 19:14:00 | REO Hillah | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV KDEM KISL IZ |
| 05HILLAH378 |
MOOD SERENE, SECURITY EXTENSIVE AT DOWNTOWN AL-HILLAH [...] Summary: Family trips to polling places, patriotic music and mosque exhortations characterized the activity around one downtown Al-Hillah, Babil Province polling station on December 15. Male and female screeners courteously searched voters as they moved smoothly through the entrance. Policemen [...] |
2005-12-16 19:29:00 | REO Hillah | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV KDEM IZ |
| 05HILLAH380 |
SISTANI, SADR OFFER APPROVAL OF ELECTION PROCESS IN MEETINGS [...] (C) Summary: In separate meetings December 17 with Prime Minister Ibrahim Jaafari, Grand Ayatollah Ali Al-Sistani and Moqtada Sadr each expressed his approval of the December 15 election process. In meetings in Najaf, Sistani reportedly stressed to Jaafari the importance of quickly releasing th [...] |
2005-12-18 17:20:00 | REO Hillah | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV KDEM KISL IZ |
| 05HILLAH382 |
MOSQUE SERMONS DIFFER ON OIL PRICE HIKE [...] No summary [...] |
2005-12-24 13:13:00 | REO Hillah | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL KISL EPET EFIN EAID IZ |
| 05HILLAH384 |
SISTANI-AFFILIATED CLERIC ASSASSINATED IN NAJAF; IRAQI [...] (C) Summary: Unidentified gunmen assassinated Sayyid Fattah Al-Thabhawi, a mid-level Shi'a cleric affiliated with Grand Ayatollah Ali Al-Sistani, on December 26. The cleric, who also was aligned with the Supreme Council for the Islamic Revolution in Iraq (SCIRI), was shot outside his home in th [...] |
2005-12-28 18:05:00 | REO Hillah | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL KISL IZ |
| 05KUWAIT1054 |
(C) DEMARCHE DELIVERED: DISSUADING IRAN FROM [...] (C) During a March 14 meeting, Ambassador raised reftel points with Shaykh Sabah Al-Khaled Al-Sabah, President of Kuwait's National Security Bureau, stressing that formation of the Iraqi Transitional Government should occur free of interference from Iran. Shaykh Sabah Al-Khaled said the GOK [...] |
2005-03-15 07:35:00 | Embassy Kuwait | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV ASEC IZ IR KU |
| 05KUWAIT1071 |
SECURITY BUREAU REPORTS COUNTERTERRORISM [...] (C) Summary: In a March 14 meeting with National Security Bureau President Shaykh Sabah Al-Khaled, the Ambassador expressed appreciation for Kuwait's aggressive response to recent terror activities and stressed the need for Kuwait to sustain momentum in rounding up militants, amending laws [...] |
2005-03-15 12:29:00 | Embassy Kuwait | CONFIDENTIAL | PTER EFIN ETTC PREL PGOV KU |
| 05KUWAIT2173 |
ASSEMBLY SPEAKER SURPRISED BY VOTE ON WOMEN'S [...] (C) Summary: During a May 21 meeting, Speaker of Parliament Al-Khorafi told the Ambassador the May 16 vote on women's political rights was a difficult day and he had not been confident legislation permitting their participation would pass. He named the Prime Minister as the reason for the [...] |
2005-05-22 14:41:00 | Embassy Kuwait | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL KWMN ECON EAID IZ KU EPTE WOMEN POLITICAL RIGHTS NATIONAL ASSEMBLY |
| 05KUWAIT5032 |
HUMANITARIAN OPERATIONS CENTER CHIEF ON IRAQ AND [...] (C) Summary: Lt. General (Ret.) Ali Mohammed Hassan Al Mu'min, head of Kuwait's Humanitarian Operations Center (HOC), met with poloff on November 28 and discussed his candidacy for ambassador to Iraq, the extension of the HOC's mandate until spring 2006, and Sunni-Shi'a relations in Kuwait. [...] |
2005-12-06 15:12:00 | Embassy Kuwait | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PTER PREL KISL OFDP SOCI PINR IZ KU |
| 05KUWAIT5137 |
SHI'A CLERIC FINDS NO LOVE FOR PRESIDENT [...] (C) In a December 8 meeting, Kuwaiti Shi'a cleric Sayed Mohammed Baqer Al-Mohri told Emboffs he met "no one who was happy" with President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad's government during his early-December trip to Iran. Al-Mohri said he met with the head of the Higher Judiciary Council, a former Minis [...] |
2005-12-14 14:47:00 | Embassy Kuwait | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PINR ECON IR KU KUWAIT IRAN RELATIONS |
| 05KUWAIT656 |
ISLAMISTS IN KUWAIT: CONTOURS OF A GROWING, [...] (C) Introduction: The Islamist movement in Kuwait reaches into every aspect and sector of Kuwaiti society. From grass-roots businesses to senior positions in government, Islamists have a strong voice throughout this country. Paradoxically, Islamists lead the national dialogue in calling for d [...] |
2005-02-14 13:29:00 | Embassy Kuwait | CONFIDENTIAL | PTER PGOV PREL KISL KU ISLAMISTS |
| 05KUWAIT991 |
KUWAITI MP SAYS WOMEN WILL VOTE, ARTICLE 98 TO [...] (C) Summary: Kuwaiti MP Mohammed Jassem Al-Sagr, chair of the Foreign Affairs Committee, expressed his tempered optimism that the National Assembly will approve the GOK's bill allowing women's suffrage. He added, however, that the GOK is nervous to pressure undecided MPs. Al-Sagr also predicte [...] |
2005-03-09 13:55:00 | Embassy Kuwait | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV KWMN PARM LE KU WOMEN POLITICAL RIGHTS NATIONAL ASSEMBLY |
| 05MANAMA111 |
THE IRAQ FACTOR: BAHRAIN'S SHIA OPPOSITION [...] (C) Bahraini Shia supporters of participation in the domestic political process have begun to state their views publicly in an environment heavily influenced by Shia political empowerment in Iraq. In early January, the independent Al Wasat newspaper launched a campaign explicitly urging Bahr [...] |
2005-01-25 15:07:00 | Embassy Manama | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL KDEM PHUM BA IZ |
| 05MANAMA1889 |
GENERAL ABIZAID DISCUSSES IRAQ, IRAN WITH CROWN [...] (C) Centcom Commander General Abizaid December 21 met separately with Crown Prince Salman and Defense Minister Shaikh Khalifa and discussed the situation in Iraq, Iranian influence in Iraq, Al Qaida, Afghanistan, and the bilateral military relationship. Regarding Iraq, both the CP and DefMin [...] |
2005-12-23 09:46:00 | Embassy Manama | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL MARR BA IZ IR BILAT OFFICIALS CTR REGION |
| 05MANAMA328 |
CRITIQUE OF SISTANI CREATES DEBATE ON FREEDOM OF [...] (C) Columnist Sameera Rajab's February 16 article on the Iraqi elections that criticized Ayatollah Sistani created an intense debate on freedom of expression. The controversy continues to make headlines almost daily. Rajab, a columnist for Akhbar Al Khaleej, wrote that Sistani was an America [...] |
2005-03-07 14:43:00 | Embassy Manama | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PGOV PREL KPAO BA |
| 05MANAMA347 |
GOB REACTS TO OUTWARD SIGNS OF SHIA ACTIVISM [...] (C) The GOB has launched a public and private campaign complaining of Iranian interference in Bahraini affairs and attempts to sow sectarianism in Bahrain. Interior Minister Shaikh Rashed said publicly that some people spread hate messages during mid-February Shia Ashura celebrations by chan [...] |
2005-03-09 14:51:00 | Embassy Manama | SECRET | PGOV PREL KIRF BA |
| 05MANAMA756 |
AMBASSADOR DISCUSSES FORUM FOR THE FUTURE, KORAN [...] (C) Summary: The Ambassador, during a May 23 meeting with Foreign Minister Shaikh Mohammed bin Mubarak Al Khalifa, discussed the Forum for the Future (FfF), the retracted Newsweek magazine story about Koran desecration at GTMO, Iraq, and the DOD Bahrain School. The Foreign Minister reiterat [...] |
2005-05-29 13:50:00 | Embassy Manama | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL KMPI BA |
| 05MUSCAT196 |
IRAQ ELECTIONS - OMAN KEEPS MUM [...] (C) Omani Minister Responsible for Foreign Affairs, currently on travel in Asia, has rebuffed admonitions for the Omani government to make a public statement welcoming the January 30 elections in Iraq. Despite headline-grabbing news of arrests in the Sultanate (ref A), press attention to the [...] |
2005-02-02 13:11:00 | Embassy Muscat | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL KDEM SOCI IZ MU |
| 05NEWDELHI2992 |
INDIA WAITING FOR NEW IRAQI GOVERNMENT BEFORE [...] (C) Summary: Incoming MEA Joint Secretary (Gulf Division) Sanjay Singh reiterated GOI willingness to support Iraq's democratic transition, but is waiting for the new government in Baghdad to take its seat before committing to action. In a conversation with PolCouns and PolMilOff on April 19 [...] |
2005-04-21 12:46:00 | Embassy New Delhi | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL EAID ENRG IZ IN |
| 05NEWDELHI594 |
INDIA'S SUNNI-SHIA DIVIDE DOMINATES MUSLIM [...] (C) Summary: Indian Shias are excited about the prospect of a Shia government in Iraq, revere Ayatollah Sistani and support the January 30 election. This does not mean, however, that they are pro-American, as they also want US troops to depart Iraq as soon as possible and Iraq and Iran to ha [...] |
2005-01-25 05:04:00 | Embassy New Delhi | CONFIDENTIAL | KISL PGOV PINR PREL PTER SCUL IN IR IZ |
| 05NEWDELHI756 |
INDIA ON IRAQI ELECTIONS: CONGRATULATE AND [...] (C) Summary: Despite the GOI's deliberately low-profile public and material support in the run-up to the Iraqi elections, Indian government, media, and commentators welcomed the completion of Iraq's first election. In a January 31 statement, the Indian MEA called the elections a "noteworthy [...] |
2005-01-31 13:18:00 | Embassy New Delhi | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL KDEM IN IZ |
| 05NEWDELHI940 |
INDIAN REACTIONS TO THE IRAQ ELECTION REFLECT [...] (C) Summary: The reaction of India's political parties and major newspapers to the January 30 election in Iraq predictably reflected their political orientations. The UPA government saw the election as a step forward, but unveiled no new initiatives or specific plans for greater engagement. [...] |
2005-02-07 09:44:00 | Embassy New Delhi | CONFIDENTIAL | KISL PGOV PINR PREL PTER SCUL IN IZ |
| 05PARIS1139 |
CODEL SMITH MEETS CHIRAC, FRENCH OFFICIALS, [...] (C) Summary: During their January 31st stop in Paris, Senators Smith, Biden, Leahy, Chambliss, Shelby and Hatch discussed the status of the bilateral relationship, Iraq, Iran proliferation, Afghanistan, the EU´s arms embargo on China, and anti-Semitism in France in separate meetings with French [...] |
2005-02-23 11:44:00 | Embassy Paris | CONFIDENTIAL | OVIP PREL KNNP MARR IZ AF FR |
| 05PARIS280 |
FRENCH EX-HOSTAGE DISCUSSES "PLANET BIN LADEN" [...] (C) Summary: Georges Malbrunot, one of two French journalists held hostage in Iraq for just over four months and released on December 21, recounted to Emboffs on January 12 his experience in captivity and his surprise that his captors were not focused solely on combating Coalition forces in Ir [...] |
2005-01-14 13:56:00 | Embassy Paris | SECRET | PGOV KPAO PTER IZ FR |
| 05PARIS487 |
VISITING CHALDEAN ARCHBISHOP OF TEHRAN ON [...] (C) Visiting Chaldean Archbishop of Tehran Ramzi Garmou (protect) offered impressions of the difficult situation of Christians in Iran and Iraq during a meeting with poloff January 14. (Note: Garmou had contacted poloff to seek Embassy assistance in applying for a NIV to attend the National P [...] |
2005-01-27 10:13:00 | Embassy Paris | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PHUM IR IZ FR |
| 05PARIS601 |
FRANCE WELCOMES IRAQI ELECTIONS AS VICTORY FOR [...] (C) Summary: Senior French officials publicly welcomed Iraq's election as a victory for the Iraqi people and the international community, while voicing caution on future necessary steps in Iraq's political transition, including an eventual withdrawal of foreign troops. President Chirac told v [...] |
2005-01-31 18:26:00 | Embassy Paris | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL IZ FR |
| 05PARIS7745 |
FRENCH-IRAQI RESEARCHER DESCRIBES RECENT RAMADAN [...] (C) Summary: A local French-Iraqi anthropologist, Hosham Dawod (protect), briefed us on a recent visit to Qom, Iran, reportedly at the invitation of supporters of Ayatollah Sistani. Dawod, who is a former IVLP participant and an expert on Iraqi tribes and Shi'ism, told us he spent 12 days in [...] |
2005-11-14 17:45:00 | Embassy Paris | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PTER PGOV PINR IR IZ FR |
| 05PARIS8654 |
MEDIA REACTION REPORT - Iraq Galileo [...] No summary [...] |
2005-12-27 13:26:00 | Embassy Paris | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR FR |
| 05PARIS904 |
MEDIA REACTION REPORT - IRAQ - ELECTION RESULTS [...] IRAQ - ELECTION RESULTS 2. MUNICH SUMMIT - NATO - IRAN 3. TOGO B) SUMMARY OF COVERAGE: A WIDE VARIETY OF STORIES ARE FEATURED IN TODAY'S EDITORIALS, INCLUDING DEVELOPMENTS IN TOGO (LE FIGARO), BUT THE IRAQI ELECTION RESULTS MAKE THE FRONT PAGE OF RIGHT-OF-CENTER LE FIGARO: "THE SHIITES [...] |
2005-02-14 10:55:00 | Embassy Paris | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR FR |
| 05RIYADH9142 |
SHI'ITE COUNCIL MEMBER PREDICTS SACKING OF SAUDI [...] (C) Shi'a activist Jafar Al-Shayeb described efforts to oust Abdullah Al-Khunaizi, Qatif's Shi'a judge, saying that he was not effective as a representative of the community given "new social forces" gaining strength in Qatif. He said that the Shi'a were pleased with the signals from King Ab [...] |
2005-12-13 06:55:00 | Embassy Riyadh | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PTER KIRF SA |
| 05ROME3763 |
IRAQ: TALABANI IN ROME URGES NO HASTY TROOP MOVES [...] (C) Summary. During his November 7-13 visit to Italy, Iraqi President Talabani discussed current developments in Iraq and Iraqi relations with Syrian, Iran and Turkey with Embassy officials. Talabani received assurances from Italian center-left leaders that they would not withdraw Italian tr [...] |
2005-11-15 10:22:00 | Embassy Rome | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PARM PREL PGOV IZ IT UNSC IRAQI FREEDOM NATO |
| 05ROME4052 |
ITALIANS FOCUS ON LONG-TERM IN IRAQ, SEEK [...] (C) Summary. In meetings with the Deputy Senior Coordinator for Iraq Robert Deutsch, Italian government officials stressed the need for the continued involvement and commitment of the international community in Iraq. The Prime Minister's office suggested a UN Presidential statement would hel [...] |
2005-12-13 15:47:00 | Embassy Rome | CONFIDENTIAL | PARM PREL PGOV IZ IT UNSC IRAQI FREEDOM NATO |
| 05SANAA1037 |
AL-HOUTHI LEADERS FLEE YEMEN, REBELLION NEAR END [...] (C) Summary. The level of conflict between government and rebel forces in the Sa'ada region seems to be decreasing, but clashes continue in isolated areas. The leaders of the uprising are rumored to have fled the country, perhaps under a negotiated agreement. There is considerable risk that [...] |
2005-04-25 14:35:00 | Embassy Sanaa | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PINR PTER YM DOMESTIC POLITICS |
| 05SANAA1723 |
SAADA REBELLION FOCUSES ATTENTION ON YEMEN'S ZAYDI [...] (C) Summary. The on-going Shabab al-Moumineen (Believing Youth) rebellion against the Yemeni regime has brought international attention to Yemen's Zaydi Shia population. The line between Sunni and Shia is blurred in Yemen; Sunnis and Shiites pray in the same mosques, and identity is derived f [...] |
2005-06-21 14:40:00 | Embassy Sanaa | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PTER PINR KISL MOPS YM |
| 05SANAA307 |
YEMENI VIEWS ON ELECTIONS AND THE FUTURE OF IRAQ [...] (SBU) Liberal elites, moderate Islamists, ROYG officials as well as civil society activists and journalists in Yemen are unanimous in considering the recent elections held in Iraq as a step in the right direction. All are equally unanimous, however, in expressing skepticism that these election [...] |
2005-02-14 18:17:00 | Embassy Sanaa | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL KMDR KPAO IZ YM |
| 05TELAVIV2054 |
FM SHALOM TO CODEL DREIER ON THE PALESTINIANS, [...] (C) Summary: Foreign Minister Silvan Shalom told CODEL Dreier that the situation is better than 3-4 months ago because Mahmud Abbas is more moderate than Yasir Arafat. He also opined that "something is happening" in Egypt, Jordan, Libya, and Lebanon, and concluded that these countries want [...] |
2005-04-04 13:01:00 | Embassy Tel Aviv | CONFIDENTIAL | OREP PREL PGOV IS GOI EXTERNAL ISRAELI PALESTINIAN AFFAIRS ISRAEL RELATIONS |
| 06ABUDHABI1724 |
TOWNSEND DISCUSSES REGIONAL STABILITY, [...] (C) Summary. During an April 22 lunch meeting with Frances Fragos Townsend, Assistant to the President for Homeland Security and Counterterrorism (APHSCT), and Abu Dhabi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan (MbZ), Townsend and MbZ discussed counterterrorism cooperation. Townsend stressed [...] |
2006-04-29 12:43:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | CONFIDENTIAL | PTER PINS EPET ETTC MCAP IR AE IQ |
| 06AMMAN1289 |
SHIITE INSIDER DISCUSSES IRAQI POLITICAL [...] (C) London-based Al-Khoei Foundation Director Ghanem Jawad gave Emboff a run-down on past political intrigues and current political ambitions of several prominent Iraqi political figures, including Ahmed Chalabi, Ibrahim Ja'afari, Abdel Aziz al-Hakim, and Jalal Talabani. Jawad Ja'afari's sup [...] |
2006-02-22 07:13:00 | Embassy Amman | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PINR KISL JO IZ |
| 06AMMAN2495 |
JORDAN TO HOST IRAQ CONFERENCE [...] (U) Jordan's official news agency, Petra, announced April 5 that the GoJ will host a conference of "senior Iraqi religious and tribal leaders" in Amman on April 22 under the patronage of King Abdullah. The conference, to be organized in cooperation between Jordan,s Aal al-Bayt Institute and t [...] |
2006-04-09 14:30:00 | Embassy Amman | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL KISL IZ JO |
| 06AMMAN645 |
SENATOR KERRY'S MEETING WITH JORDAN'S INTELLIGENCE [...] ( C ) Summary: Senator John Kerry,s 90-minute meeting with Jordan,s intelligence chief centered on Iraq, and on the intelligence service,s worries about Iran,s role there and throughout the region. They also discussed Syria and security in Jordan. End summary. 2. ( C ) Senator John Ker [...] |
2006-01-27 10:16:00 | Embassy Amman | SECRET//NOFORN | PREL PTER IR IZ IS JO |
| 06BAGHDAD1005 |
SADRIST PARLIAMENTARIAN PREDICTS GOVERNMENT WILL [...] (C) In a March 22 phone conversation with PolFSN, Sadrist Council of Representatives (CoR) member and Kufa University professor Nassar Sagheer al Rubaie predicted a national unity government would be formed by early April. According to Rubaie, the main point of contention, the National Securit [...] |
2006-03-27 11:33:00 | Embassy Baghdad | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV KISL IZ |
| 06BAGHDAD1007 |
IRAQIYYA LIST COR MEMBER DISCUSSES POTENTIAL SISTANI- [...] (C) SUMMARY. Council of Representatives (CoR) and Iraqiyya List member Shaykh Jamal Abd al-Mehdi al-Shemari (Wasit) told PolOff March 26 that the List is trying to arrange a visit by Ayad Allawi to Ayatollah Sistani in Najaf. He also mentioned that he is exploring preliminary talks with the [...] |
2006-03-27 11:51:00 | Embassy Baghdad | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV KDEM IZ |
| 06BAGHDAD1012 |
CAMPAIGNING IN SOUTHERN IRAQ: DIRTY TRICKS, [...] (S) Summary. The number one candidate in Muthanna province for the National Peace List (#635, Laith Kubba's party), Talib Aziz al-Hamdani, acknowledged that his party made strategic mistakes, and that they got fewer than 5,000 votes nationwide, but said that they were also the victim of a c [...] |
2006-03-27 12:43:00 | Embassy Baghdad | SECRET | PREL PGOV PHUM KDEM |
| 06BAGHDAD1050 |
SHIA RELIGIOUS LEADERS SHARPLY CRITICIZE U.S. [...] (U) On March 28,the office of Ayatollah Sadiq al- Husayni al-Shirazi in Karbala issued a statement (ref a) condemning the Iraqi/US raid in the Ur neighborhood as a "heinous crime." Shirazi's statement also warned "the occupation forces" not to clash with the Shia majority to satisfy a Sunni [...] |
2006-03-31 15:50:00 | Embassy Baghdad | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL KISL IZ |
| 06BAGHDAD112 |
SCIRI PARLIAMENTARIAN SAYS SPARE THE ROD, SPOIL [...] (C) SUMMARY: SCIRI TNA member and influential imam Sheikh Jalal al Dien al Sagheer told PolCouns in a January 11 meeting that some Iraqi Shia are contemplating secession from Iraq in frustration over the continued security problems and terror attacks. Others are wondering whether they should [...] |
2006-01-13 14:01:00 | Embassy Baghdad | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL IZ |
| 06BAGHDAD1131 |
BASRA TRIBAL SHAYKH CRITICIZES UR RAID AND [...] (C) SUMMARY. In an introductory meeting March 28, Shia Independent and Council of Representatives (CoR) member Shaykh Haider Subkhi al-Jurani criticized the March 26 Ur raid and said militias should not be confronted until after the insurgency and terrorism are dealt with. He dismissed the i [...] |
2006-04-05 19:49:00 | Embassy Baghdad | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV KDEM IZ |
| 06BAGHDAD1196 |
MCNS TO REVIEW SECURITY PLANS [...] (S//REL GBR AUS) SUMMARY: The Ministerial Committee for National Security (MCNS) convened the morning of April 9 at PM Jafari's residence to follow up on discussions held the previous evening (reftel). The Committee first addressed Operation Scales of Justice, on which there is a difference o [...] |
2006-04-13 02:42:00 | Embassy Baghdad | SECRET | PGOV PINS PREL MOPS IZ |
| 06BAGHDAD1367 |
SALAFIST PARLIAMENT SPEAKER PLEDGES TOLERANCE, [...] (C) Summary: Newly elected Iraqi Parliament Speaker al-Mashadani told us April 26 that he would work closely with the Kurdish and Shia deputy speakers to craft compromises that would reinforce Iraqi unity in the years ahead. Clearly relishing his new post, al-Mashadani said Iraqi Sunni Sal [...] |
2006-04-26 18:24:00 | Embassy Baghdad | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV KISL IZ |
| 06BAGHDAD1369 |
SHIA CLERIC: POOR EDUCATION FEEDS SECTARIANISM [...] (C) In an April 23 meeting with PolOff, Sheikh Ayad al-Ekabi, a local Shia imam, deplored the manner in which religion is misused in Iraqi politics. He attributed the situation to the low level of education of many Iraqis. Despite Grand Ayatollah Sistani's injunction to "follow their minds," [...] |
2006-04-26 19:46:00 | Embassy Baghdad | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PNAT KDEM KISL IZ |
| 06BAGHDAD1379 |
UN SRSG QAZI ON RECENT MEETINGS WITH SISTANI AND [...] (C) SUMMARY: At an April 24 meeting with the Ambassador, Special Representative of the UN Secretary-General (SRSG) Ashraf Qazi said that Grand Ayatollah Sistani told him in an April 19 meeting that he (Sistani) would not weigh in on the prime ministerial selection because he then would be resp [...] |
2006-04-27 14:34:00 | Embassy Baghdad | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PNAT KDEM PREL IZ |
| 06BAGHDAD1441 |
CABINET FORMATION AND PM OFFICE UPDATE [...] (C) Summary. In an April 30 meeting with PolOffs, Shia Coalition independent Sami al-Askari reported that PM-designate Nuri Kamil al-Maliki has named Ahmad al-Saadawi as his private office director. Al-Maliki's inner circle is moving forward with re-organization and expansion plans for the PM [...] |
2006-05-01 22:02:00 | Embassy Baghdad | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PNAT PINR IZ |
| 06BAGHDAD1485 |
SADR CITY LOCAL LEADERS SAY SISTANI STATEMENT WILL [...] (C) Summary: In an April 30 meeting with PolOff, Sadr City District Advisory Council (DAC) members Ali Suadi and Ahmed Hassan said the Jaysh al-Mahdi (JAM) would not disband simply because of Grand Ayatollah al-Sistani's April 27 statement that weapons should only be carried by government for [...] |
2006-05-04 21:09:00 | Embassy Baghdad | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PINR PINS PNAT PTER KDEM KISL IZ |
| 06BAGHDAD1570 |
ANTI-IRANIAN SHIA CLERICS SPEAK OUT [...] (C) Summary: Baghdad Shia imams Sheikh Ayad al-Ekabi and Mahdi al-Shawki told PolOff in a May 7 meeting that some Iraqi Sunnis accuse Iraqi Shia of being pro-Iranian because of their opposition to the previous regime. According to the imams, many Sunni Arabs equate opposition to Saddam Hussei [...] |
2006-05-12 13:57:00 | Embassy Baghdad | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PINR PINS PNAT PREL PTER KDEM KISL IZ |
| 06BAGHDAD1620 |
SISTANI CONFIDANTE URGES HELP FOR PM-DESIGNATE [...] (C) Summary: In a May 11 conversation with PolCouns, Najaf cleric Emad Kalanter told PolCouns that Muqtada al- Sadr sees the benefits of participating in the political process, and will not attack Coalition Forces. Kalanter argued that Shia militias could not be dissolved while the Sunni Ara [...] |
2006-05-16 09:40:00 | Embassy Baghdad | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV KCOR KDEM KISL IZ |
| 06BAGHDAD1641 |
SCIRI POLITBURO MEMBER COMPLAINS ABOUT MALIKI; [...] (C) SCIRI political bureau member Ridha Jawad Taki complained to Poloff May 17 that PM-designate Nuri al-Maliki had failed to keep his word to SCIRI to allow the party to name the Interior Minister, Council of Ministers Secretary-General and advisors on the PM's staff. Taki said SIPDIS al- [...] |
2006-05-17 15:31:00 | Embassy Baghdad | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV KDEM IZ |
| 06BAGHDAD1692 |
MALIKI PUSHING DIPLOMATIC SOLUTION IN BASRA, [...] (C) Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki told the Ambassador in a brief May 22 meeting that he plans to push for urgent action to find a political solution to the deteriorating security situation in Basra. Maliki said that he believes the crux of the problem is a tribal conflict between Muhammad Fala [...] |
2006-05-22 20:06:00 | Embassy Baghdad | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV KDEM IZ |
| 06BAGHDAD1703 |
SENIOR SHIA CLERIC CALLS FOR FOCUS ON SECURITY [...] (C) Summary: Parliamentarian and senior SCIRI cleric Sheikh Jalal al-Din al-Sagheer told PolOff May 22 that the new government's top priority should beimproving security for the country. Al-Sagheer warned that the Najaf clerical establishment (marja'iyah) is rapidly losing patience and migh [...] |
2006-05-23 13:26:00 | Embassy Baghdad | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV IZ |
| 06BAGHDAD1752 |
ARAB LEAGUE PLANS FOR IRAQ NATIONAL ACCORD [...] (C) Arab League Ambassador to Iraq Mokhtar Lamani told Ambassador Khalilzad on May 22 that he intends to hold the Arab League Iraq National Accord Conference in Baghdad on June 20-22. He plans to invite UNSYG Kofi Annan, the Foreign Ministers of the Arab League, Iran, Turkey, the EU and the P5 [...] |
2006-05-25 13:14:00 | Embassy Baghdad | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL IR IZ |
| 06BAGHDAD1843 |
ARAB LEAGUE AMBASSADOR REPORTS SISTANI SUPPORTIVE [...] (C) Arab League Ambassador to Iraq Mukhtar Lamani told Poloff that his May 31 visit to Najaf was successful. During the one day trip, Lamani met separately with Ayatollah Sistani, Fadilah Party Spiritual Leader Muhammad al-Yaqubi, SCIRI leader Abd al-Aziz al-Hakim and Muqtada al-Sadr. Lamani [...] |
2006-06-01 08:07:00 | Embassy Baghdad | SECRET | PREL PGOV PHUM KDEM IZ |
| 06BAGHDAD1924 |
MANDAEANS SAY TARGETING IN IRAQ UNBEARABLE, [...] (C) Summary. On May 31, Sabian Mandaean spiritual leader Shaykh Sattar Jabbar al-Helo and President of Mandaean Associations Union Dr. Akram Arar, told EmbOffs that the situation for Mandaeans in Iraq had become intolerable. They indicated to EmbOffs that their community had experienced an in [...] |
2006-06-07 18:29:00 | Embassy Baghdad | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PREF PREL PNAT KDEM IZ |
| 06BAGHDAD1945 |
ARAB LEAGUE ENVOY MOVES TO IZ FOR SECURITY [...] (C) Summary: Arab League (AL) Ambassador Mokhtar Lamani moved out of his house in the MFA compound on June 6 for the International Zone after reported security incidents. Lamani said he continued to plan for the June 20-22 reconciliation conference but conceded that no Arab Foreign Ministers h [...] |
2006-06-08 13:06:00 | Embassy Baghdad | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PHUM KDEM EG IZ |
| 06BAGHDAD225 |
NSA RUBAI'E TELLS AMBASSADOR THAT SISTANI HAS NO [...] (C) Summary: In a January 24 meeting, Iraqi National Security Advisor Mowaffuk Rubai'e told the Ambassador that it is not clear who will be Iraq's next Prime Minister. Negotiations on this could last for weeks. Deputy President Adel Abd al-Mehdi and Prime Minister Ibrahim Ja'afari are the cu [...] |
2006-01-27 19:11:00 | Embassy Baghdad | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PINR PREL PTER IZ |
| 06BAGHDAD2263 |
TWO SISTANI STUDENTS COMMENT ON MARJAIYA VIEWS [...] (C) Summary: In a June 14 meeting, Sheikh Ahmed al-Dhahabi and Sheikh Ayad al-Ekabi, students of Grand Ayatollah Sistani, told PolOff the political and economic situation in Iraq is steadily improving but more needs to be done to rebuild the country. Al-Dhahabi relayed to PolOff the Marjaiya [...] |
2006-06-27 12:32:00 | Embassy Baghdad | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PINR PNAT KDEM KISL IZ |
| 06BAGHDAD2281 |
PM MALIKI UPBEAT ON REACTION TO RECONCILIATION PLAN [...] (C) Summary: In a June 28 meeting, Prime Minister Maliki said that he is optimistic about his upcoming trip to the Gulf and pleased with Ambassador's readout of his own consultations in Jeddah, in which Ambassador reported that the Saudis are ready to help Maliki with reconciliation and the In [...] |
2006-06-29 10:40:00 | Embassy Baghdad | SECRET | IZ PGOV PREL |
| 06BAGHDAD2591 |
IRAQI REACTION TO ISRAEL-LEBANON SITUATION [...] (S) SUMMARY: Israeli military action in Lebanon has brought strong condemnation from Iraqi officials across the political spectrum. No negative reference has been made to Hezbollah militia actions. Friday prayers were dominated by anti-Israeli rhetoric, and demonstrations against Israel repo [...] |
2006-07-20 02:35:00 | Embassy Baghdad | SECRET | PGOV PTER PDEM KCRM MOPS MARR IZ |
| 06BAGHDAD2627 |
HEAD OF SCIRI OUTLINES FOUR-STEP PLAN TO ADDRESS [...] (C) SUMMARY: Supreme Council for the Revolution in Iraq (SCIRI) leader Abdel Aziz Al Hakim met with the Ambassador on July 20. Al Hakim highlighted growing concerns among the Shia that the USG was taking a political "observer role" in the wake of escalating violence, especially with regard to [...] |
2006-07-22 19:30:00 | Embassy Baghdad | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV MOPS PTER IZ |
| 06BAGHDAD2749 |
IRAQI REACTION TO SISTANI'S SECOND LEBANON [...] (C) Summary. On July 31, Ayatollah Al-Sayyid al-Sistani issued a strongly worded statement condemning Israeli actions in Lebanon following reports of heavy civilian casualties in Qana. The statement was widely and uncritically reported by local news media. Some Shia observers said that Sista [...] |
2006-08-02 02:47:00 | Embassy Baghdad | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PTER KDEM KISL IZ |
| 06BAGHDAD2928 |
AMBASSADOR'S AUGUST 11 MEETING WITH PRIME MINISTER [...] (S) SUMMARY: Ambassador Khalilzad and General Casey met on August 11 with Prime Minister Maliki to review the Baghdad Security Plan. Maliki gave his consent to a revised plan for a more flexible checkpoint system and appeared markedly more forward leaning on operational security cooperation th [...] |
2006-08-12 12:39:00 | Embassy Baghdad | SECRET | PGOV PHUM PREL MOPS IZ |
| 06BAGHDAD2933 |
PM MALIKI REQUESTS USG HELP FACILITATING FUEL [...] (C) Summary and Action Request: Prime Minister Maliki requested the USG approach Iraq's neighbors - Turkey, Saudi Arabia, and Kuwait in particular - to request these countries increase or facilitate fuel exports to Iraq in light of the country's continuing fuel shortage. Gasoline and LPG (coo [...] |
2006-08-13 19:21:00 | Embassy Baghdad | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON EPET ENRG PGOV PREL IZ |
| 06BAGHDAD294 |
GOVERNMENT FORMATION UPDATE: ALLAWI SAYS SCIRI [...] (C) SUMMARY: Allawi told the Ambassador on February 1 that the Shia Coalition is confused, with SCIRI fearing a Sadrist and Fadhila pullout. Allawi claimed that Mohammed Ridha Sistani is exerting efforts to hold the coalition together, but has limited influence over the Fadhila Party. Referri [...] |
2006-02-01 20:12:00 | Embassy Baghdad | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV KDEM IZ |
| 06BAGHDAD2991 |
BAYAN JABR AN POLITICS, AND "BAGHDAD BERMS" [...] (C/REL GBR AUS) Summary: During an August 14 dinner with the Ambassador, Finance Minister Bayan Jabr proposed that MNF-I construct an earthen berm around Baghdad, while gradually expanding the Green Zone walls outward - with the ultimate goal of turning the whole of Baghdad into a green zone - [...] |
2006-08-17 09:27:00 | Embassy Baghdad | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PINS PREL PTER PNAT MOPS IZ |
| 06BAGHDAD3188 |
COMPLAINTS OF SHIA IMAM IN HILLAH [...] (C) Sayed Imam Kazwini, a Shia cleric who is close to secular politician Ayad Allawi and who has been well-disposed to the U.S., said during a meeting in Hillah that: -- Iranian influence in Iraq has become "intolerable." -- U.S. support for the current Iraqi government amounts to support [...] |
2006-08-30 09:23:00 | Embassy Baghdad | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL IR IZ |
| 06BAGHDAD330 |
ABD AL-MAHDI CLAIMS HE IS HIS OWN MAN [...] (C) SUMMARY: At a February 3 dinner hosted by Minister of Planning (and senior Patriotic Union of Kurdistan (PUK) official) Barham Saleh, Deputy President Adel Abd al-Mahdi told the Ambassador that, if chosen to be Prime Minister, he would not be beholden either to SCIRI head Abd al-Aziz al-H [...] |
2006-02-05 16:57:00 | Embassy Baghdad | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PINR PINS PNAT IZ KDEM |
| 06BAGHDAD338 |
ALLAWI SAYS IRAN STRONGER IN IRAQ THAN U.S. [...] (S) At a February 1 dinner with the Ambassador, Dr. Ayad Allawi said that there is "unchecked Iranian involvement in Iraq." Allawi specifically cited the new constitution's provisions on federalism and decentralization as well as Iranian institution-building within the Iraqi Security Forces ( [...] |
2006-02-06 10:46:00 | Embassy Baghdad | SECRET | PNAT PREL IR IZ |
| 06BAGHDAD3512 |
AL-ATTIYA AND SCIRI REPRESENTATIVE DESCRIBE UIC [...] (C) SUMMARY: CoR Deputy Speaker Khalid Al-Attiya and SCIRI MP Ridha Jawad Taqi told PolCouns in separate meetings on September 18 that UIC (with the exception of the Sadrists) was determined to have the first reading of the region formation law on September 19. (Note: It did not take place [...] |
2006-09-19 18:01:00 | Embassy Baghdad | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL KDEM IZ |
| 06BAGHDAD3553 |
SEPTEMBER 17 MEETING OF THE MINISTERIAL COMMITTEE [...] (S/NF) SUMMARY: -- Casualty Figures: The GOI agrees to establish a single point of contact for casualty numbers. -- The PM's Visit to Iran: The Prime Minister reported the he had raised Iranian support for anti-GOI groups during his recent visit to Tehran. Iran agreed to stop providing [...] |
2006-09-24 11:20:00 | Embassy Baghdad | SECRET//NOFORN | IZ PGOV PREL PTER PINS MOPS |
| 06BAGHDAD3555 |
SEPTEMBER 17 MEETING OF THE MINISTERIAL COMMITTEE [...] (S/NF) SUMMARY: -- Casualty Figures: The GOI agrees to establish a single point of contact for casualty numbers. -- The PM's Visit to Iran: The Prime Minister reported the he had raised Iranian support for anti-GOI groups during his recent visit to Tehran. Iran agreed to stop providing [...] |
2006-09-24 12:12:00 | Embassy Baghdad | SECRET//NOFORN | IZ PGOV PREL PTER PINS MOPS |
| 06BAGHDAD3574 |
SISTANI STAYS SILENT BUT REMAINS INFLUENTIAL ON [...] (SBU) As debate over federalism dominates political conversations throughout Iraq, Shia politicians frequently claim that Ayatollah Sistani supports their point of view, even though Sistani has not issued a public statement on the issue. Moqtada al Sadr reportedly has made his support for a la [...] |
2006-09-25 14:07:00 | Embassy Baghdad | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV IZ |
| 06BAGHDAD3610 |
INDEPENDENT IRAQI SHI'A MP DISCUSSES FEDERALISM, [...] (C) SUMMARY: Independent Council of Representatives (CoR) Shia coalition (UIC) member Qassim Daoud told the Charge on September 23 that the role of the central government needed to be strengthened and that region formation should be delayed until the appropriate capacities are in place. He [...] |
2006-09-27 09:12:00 | Embassy Baghdad | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PINS IZ |
| 06BAGHDAD3861 |
IRAQI PARLIAMENTARIAN ON IRAQIYYA PARTY PROBLEMS, [...] (C) SUMMARY: In an October 13 meeting, parliamentarian and secular cross-sectarian Iraqiyya party member Maysoon Al-Damluji told the Ambassador that Hameed Mousa, acting as the head of Iraqiyya, had defied Ayad Allawi's instructions to boycott the key October 11 region formation law vote. The [...] |
2006-10-16 11:43:00 | Embassy Baghdad | CONFIDENTIAL | IZ KWMN PGOV PHUM |
| 06BAGHDAD3863 |
IRAQI SHIITE PARLIAMENTARIAN ON EFFORTS TO EASE [...] (C) SUMMARY: Humam Hamoudi, one of the leading Council of Representatives members from the Shiite Supreme Council for Islamic Revolution in Iraq (SCIRI), told the Ambassador that Sunni Arab leaders in neighboring countries are beginning to understand that the Iraqi Shi'a did not want to divi [...] |
2006-10-16 11:46:00 | Embassy Baghdad | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV IZ |
| 06BAGHDAD4096 |
SCIRI CHAIRMAN HAKIM DISCUSSES MISTAKES, MILITIAS, [...] (C) SUMMARY: In an October 17 meeting with National Security Advisor to the Vice President John Hannah and the Charge, Abdulaziz al-Hakim, leader of the Supreme Council for Islamic Revolution in Iraq (SCIRI), said that Iraq had realized significant achievements in the short time since its libe [...] |
2006-11-01 20:20:00 | Embassy Baghdad | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PINS IZ |
| 06BAGHDAD4104 |
AYATOLLAH HUSSEIN AL-SADR COMMENTS ON IRAQ'S [...] (C) SUMMARY: Ayatollah Hussein Al-Sadr shared his views on the need for the emergence of new, moderate political figures to pull Iraq out of its current political crises and on regional relations at an Iftar with Ambassador Khalilzad on October 22. He discussed three possible options to reorg [...] |
2006-11-02 13:46:00 | Embassy Baghdad | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV IZ |
| 06BAGHDAD4123 |
BADR ORGANIZATION LEADER AND VICE PRESIDENT [...] (C) SUMMARY: Chair of the Council of Representatives Security and Defense Committee and Badr Organization leader Hadi al-Amiri met John Hannah, the National Security Adviser to the Vice President on October 19. Amiri thanked the U.S. for its role in liberating Iraq and helping to build [...] |
2006-11-05 07:53:00 | Embassy Baghdad | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PINS IZ |
| 06BAGHDAD4132 |
FADHILA PARTICIPATES IN SHI'A COALITION "IN NAME [...] (C) Hassan al-Shammari, leading Fadhila member in the Council of Representatives (CoR), told PolCouns November 2 that Fadhila's participation in the Shi'a coalition was "in appearance only." Al-Shammari characterized SCIRI as the major force in the Shi'a coalition because it receives externa [...] |
2006-11-05 11:24:00 | Embassy Baghdad | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV IZ |
| 06BAGHDAD420 |
GOVERNMENT FORMATION UPDATE: MODERATE SHIA [...] (S/REL UK) Summary. In a February 10 meeting, independent moderate Shi'a Islamist Ali al-Dabbagh told Poloffs that the two leading United Iraqi Alliance (UIA) candidates for Prime Minister, Ibrahim Jafari and 'Adil 'Abd al-Madhi, are in a dead heat, with eight or more Alliance members still u [...] |
2006-02-11 13:31:00 | Embassy Baghdad | SECRET | PGOV PNAT KDEM ECON IZ |
| 06BAGHDAD4254 |
LEADING SHIA POLITICIAN SHAYKH HUMAM HAMMOUDI LAYS [...] (C) SUMMARY. Leading SCIRI party member Shaykh Humam Hammoudi laid out a vision on how to achieve democracy in Iraq and gave specific recommendations in the security, political and economic spheres. He highlighted the short-term importance of building Iraqi Security Forces (ISF) committed to [...] |
2006-11-15 17:28:00 | Embassy Baghdad | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PINS IZ |
| 06BAGHDAD432 |
INITIAL REACTION TO JAFARI NOMINATION: MUTED [...] (C) Summary: The Shia Islamist Coalition (List 555) February 12 voted 64-63 to renominate incumbent Ibrahim Jafari as Prime Minister. Jafari was supported by his Dawa Party, Dawa Tanzim, the Sadrists, and some independents in the Coalition. Jafari's challenger, Deputy President Adil Abd al- [...] |
2006-02-13 03:37:00 | Embassy Baghdad | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PNAT KDEM IZ |
| 06BAGHDAD463 |
GOVERNMENT FORMATION UPDATE: HIZBALLAH LEADER [...] (C) Summary: Iraqi politicos are still adjusting to the victory of incumbent Prime Minister Jafari being named again by the Shia Islamist Coalition to be its prime minister nominee. A key element of the Shia Coalition, the SCIRI party, is worried about the rising influence of the rival Sad [...] |
2006-02-14 20:42:00 | Embassy Baghdad | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PNAT IZ |
| 06BAGHDAD4717 |
HAMOUDI ON THE MODERATE FRONT: "WE WILL GET THERE [...] (C) Summary: Sheikh Humam Hamoudi, SCIRI's leader at the Council of Representatives (CoR), told PolCouns December 20 that the Constitutional Review Committee had formed three subcommittees to pursue its work: one would focus on the major political issues, the second on completing unfinished wo [...] |
2006-12-26 16:00:00 | Embassy Baghdad | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PINS IZ |
| 06BAGHDAD4721 |
SHI'A INDEPENDENT ON SISTANI, NEW POLITICAL FRONT, [...] (C) Summary: Khalid al-Attiyah, Shi'a independent and First Deputy Speaker of the Council of Representatives (CoR), gave Charge a readout of his December 23 trip to Najaf. Al-Attiyah and several other Shi'a leaders, primarily from the Dawa party, visited Ayatollah Ali al-Sistani and Muqtada al [...] |
2006-12-27 06:24:00 | Embassy Baghdad | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PINS IZ |
| 06BAGHDAD4748 |
SECURITY OF PALESTINIANS IN BAGHDAD DETERIORATING [...] (C) Summary: Nine Palestinians were killed on December 13 when several mortars hit their housing compound in Baghdad. The hits were likely deliberate, and follow a series of attacks, kidnappings, threats and harassment against Palestinians. Iraqi officials lament this violence and admit th [...] |
2006-12-28 19:24:00 | Embassy Baghdad | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PREF IZ |
| 06BAGHDAD4767 |
KARBALA PROVINCE: THE ISSUES, THE LEADERS, [...] (S) Summary: Karbala, like nearby Najaf, is home to a number of Shi'a religious sites and has become an important tourist destination. Four Shi'a parties control local politics. The JAM is increasing in power. The province recently transferred from CF Control to Provincial Iraqi Control (PI [...] |
2006-12-30 01:35:00 | Embassy Baghdad | SECRET | PGOV PREL PTER PINS ECON EAID PHUM KDEM IZ |
| 06BAGHDAD4773 |
WASIT: THE ISSUES, THE LEADERS, POSSIBLE STEPS [...] (C) Wasit has seen a significant rise in the influence of Sadrist politicians, who are likely to sweep the next provincial elections. Highly dependent on agriculture, the province is plagued by high employment and extreme shortages of all critical goods. An Iraqi-led effort to disarm militi [...] |
2006-12-30 01:35:00 | Embassy Baghdad | SECRET | PGOV PREL PTER PINS ECON EAID PHUM KDEM IZ |
| 06BAGHDAD4775 |
NAJAF PROVINCE: THE ISSUES, THE LEADERS, POSSIBLE [...] (S) Summary: Najaf is dominated by the SCIRI party, which controls half the seats on the PC. As one of the holiest locations in Shi'a Islam, it is also home to the country's top religious leaders. The economy in Najaf continues to flourish as a result of tourism. Security has been relativ [...] |
2006-12-30 01:35:00 | Embassy Baghdad | SECRET//NOFORN | PGOV PREL PTER PINS ECON EAID PHUM KDEM IZ |
| 06BAGHDAD481 |
SCHEMING IN BAGHDAD: SUNNI ARAB DESCRIBES PLAN TO [...] (C) SUMMARY: Allawi allies told us February 15 that the USG should urge Talabani to join with Sunni Arabs and Allawi to form a larger parliamentary bloc than that of the Shia Islamist List 555. Separately, Sunni Arab Tawafuq Front official Mahmoud al-Mashadani speculated that Sunni and Kurdi [...] |
2006-02-16 09:29:00 | Embassy Baghdad | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PNAT KDEM |
| 06BAGHDAD498 |
ZEBARI SAYS JAFARI DOES NOT HAVE LOCK ON [...] (C) SUMMARY FM Zebari told PolCouns February 16 that Jafari does not have a lock on the premiership, although Zebari doubted SCIRI and Fadhila would leave the Shia Coalition as that would be contrary to the wishes of Grand Ayatollah Sistani. SCIRI Chief of Staff Haitham al-Husseini, told Pol [...] |
2006-02-16 21:19:00 | Embassy Baghdad | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PNAT KDEM |
| 06BAGHDAD5 |
SHIA POLITICO: JA'AFARI HAS TO GO [...] (C) Summary: In a meeting on December 31 with Qassim Daoud, a moderate liberal in the Shia Alliance, the Ambassador stated that, while the ultimate decision rested with the Iraqi people, the U.S. Government, as a partner in the new Iraq wished to make its concerns clear. He laid out five mai [...] |
2006-01-02 12:33:00 | Embassy Baghdad | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV IR IZ |
| 06BAGHDAD507 |
HAKIM LOOKING TO UNSEAT JAFARI WITHOUT BREAKING [...] (S) SUMMARY: SCIRI leader Abd al-Aziz al-Hakim told the Ambassador February 17 that he wanted to work to block Ibrahim al-Jafari's nomination without breaking the Shia coalition. Hakim said he had met with Ayatollah Sistani in Najaf February 16 and found that Sistani was unhappy with Jafari's [...] |
2006-02-17 18:03:00 | Embassy Baghdad | SECRET | PGOV KDEM IZ |
| 06BAGHDAD510 |
DECLARED SHIA INDEPENDENT WORRIES ABOUT FRACTIOUS [...] (C) At a February 16 introductory meeting, independent Shia Coalition member Shatha Mosa Sadiq al-Mousawi expressed her strong resentment toward the Embassy for reaching out to Ayad Allawi and Sunni "Ba'thists" and for "ignoring" the Shia. She warned that public perception about Americans is [...] |
2006-02-17 20:14:00 | Embassy Baghdad | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PNAT PINR KWMN IZ |
| 06BAGHDAD516 |
FORMER EXILE IRAQI BUSINESSMAN DESCRIBES [...] (C) Summary. Former exile Iraqi businessman Muhanned Eshaiker, cousin to Prime Minister Ibrahim Jafari, described the challenges of doing business in Baghdad: when and whether to pay bribes, the difficulty of finding qualified, energetic professional workers, and keeping up with the politic [...] |
2006-02-19 04:11:00 | Embassy Baghdad | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL ECON KCOR IZ |
| 06BAGHDAD549 |
MUQTADA SADR DEBUTS ON AL-JAZEERA WITH [...] (SBU) Summary. Influential Iraqi politician Moqtada al- Sadr has emerged from relative media obscurity into the regional limelight with extensive travels and a remarkable interview on al-Jazeera on February 18. During a regional procession that included Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, Iran, Syria and [...] |
2006-02-21 18:00:00 | Embassy Baghdad | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV KPAO KISL OPRC IZ |
| 06BAGHDAD563 |
SECTARIAN NERVES ON EDGE AFTER SAMARRA SHRINE [...] (C) SUMMARY: There are many rumors of attacks on Sunni religious sites and anti-Sunni demonstrations in the wake of the February 22 bombing of the Shia holy mosque in Samarra, but there appears to be much less occurring on the ground. Sunni Arab Iraqi Islamic Party Deputy Secretary-General A [...] |
2006-02-22 17:39:00 | Embassy Baghdad | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PTER PGOV IZ |
| 06BAGHDAD566 |
PM JAFARI AND DEPUTY PRESIDENT ABD AL-MAHDI WARN [...] (U) This is an action message. Please see paragraph 12. 2. (S) Summary: Prime Minister Jafari and Deputy President Abd al-Mahdi emphasized to the Ambassador and General Casey midday on February 22 that the bombing of the Askeri mosque in Samarra had inflamed sectarian tensions and rais [...] |
2006-02-22 20:15:00 | Embassy Baghdad | SECRET | PINS PGOV PREL IZ |
| 06BAGHDAD569 |
POLITICAL UPDATE: SHAWAYS DOUBTS NON-SHIA [...] (S) Summary. The Kurds together with the Sunni Arab bloc and Ayad Allawi's group are writing up a program that they can present as a national salvation front program. They aim to attract Shia Islamists who will split from Prime Minister Jafari. Deputy Prime Minister Shaways told PolOffs Feb [...] |
2006-02-22 20:34:00 | Embassy Baghdad | SECRET | IZ PGOV |
| 06BAGHDAD570 |
GOVERNMENT FORMATION UPDATE, FEBRUARY 22 - [...] (S) The effort to oust Ibrahim Jafari from the Prime Ministry is on two tracks. February 21 and February 22 the Kurdish/Allawi/Sunni Arab group began developing the principles from the meeting a month in Kurdistan into a broader government program. This program would be introduced be the K [...] |
2006-02-22 21:09:00 | Embassy Baghdad | SECRET | PGOV IZ |
| 06BAGHDAD584 |
SISTANI RELATIVE COMMENTS ON SAMARRA ATTACK [...] (S) Summary: Sayed Emad Kelanter (strictly protect), who is related by marriage to both Grand Ayatollah Ali Sistani and Muqtada al-Sadr, told PolOff in a February 23 meeting that Grand Ayatollah Mohammed Said al-Hakim successfully pressured Grand Ayatollah Sistani into inserting tougher langu [...] |
2006-02-23 20:24:00 | Embassy Baghdad | SECRET | PGOV PINR IZ |
| 06BAGHDAD591 |
SUNNI ARAB LEADERS' REACTION TO SAMARA BOMBING [...] (C) Summary: On February 23, Sunni Arab Tawafuq leaders refused to join President Talabani at a gathering of top Iraqi government officials in response to sectarian violence that followed the February 22 bombing of the Golden Mosque in Samara. At an afternoon press conference, Tawafuq leader [...] |
2006-02-24 10:24:00 | Embassy Baghdad | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PTER KDEM IZ |
| 06BAGHDAD610 |
RELATIVE CALM IN BAGHDAD; JAFARI MEETS WITH SISTANI [...] (C) SUMMARY: Incidents of sectarian violence dropped further February 26. There were reports of mortar fire on a mosque in Sadr City and of an IED outside a mosque in Basra. Jafari's Chief of Staff reported that the PM had traveled to Najaf where Grand Ayatollah Sistani "approved" of the pr [...] |
2006-02-26 19:15:00 | Embassy Baghdad | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PINS PNAT KDEM IZ |
| 06BAGHDAD626 |
RELATIVE CALM PREVAILS [...] (C) SUMMARY: The overall security situation in Baghdad is relatively calm and reports of sectarian violence once again decreased overnight. The ban on vehicular movement in Baghdad was lifted at 0600 hrs on February 27, and our contacts appeared to be largely consumed with personal errands f [...] |
2006-02-27 19:27:00 | Embassy Baghdad | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PINS PNAT KDEM IZ |
| 06BAGHDAD629 |
SHIA INDEPENDENT SAYS DO NOT BLAME US FOR JAFARI [...] (C) SUMMARY: Council of Representatives (CoR) member and Shia Independent Mahmoud Muhammad al-Sheikh Radhi told PolOff that Shia Independents were being blamed unfairly for the Jafari victory in the PM race. He downplayed the effect of Sadrist "threats" before the election. Al-Sheikh Radhi [...] |
2006-02-27 20:27:00 | Embassy Baghdad | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV KDEM IZ |
| 06BAGHDAD659 |
MARCH 2 SECURITY MEETING PRODUCES LITTLE [...] (C) SUMMARY. Because of the latest spat with the Kurds, PM Jafari canceled a morning meeting of top political leaders that had been scheduled to discuss the security situation in Iraq. After much pushing from post, the meeting was held the evening of March 2. However, all the participants co [...] |
2006-03-02 20:33:00 | Embassy Baghdad | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PINS PNAT KDEM IZ |
| 06BAGHDAD682 |
SCIRI SIGNALS READINESS TO BE FLEXIBLE ABOUT PM; [...] (S) SUMMARY: SCIRI Chief of Staff Haitham al-Husseini advised us March 4 of a party statement expressing commitment to the UIC 555 nomination of Jafari as PM, but indicating openness to discussions about who would be the best Prime Minister. PUK's Barham Salih welcomed the SCIRI statement and [...] |
2006-03-04 20:20:00 | Embassy Baghdad | SECRET | PREL PGOV PNAT IZ |
| 06BAGHDAD707 |
MIXED SUPPORT FOR JAFARI WITHIN SHIA COALITION AS [...] (C) SUMMARY: The rejection of Shia Prime Minister nominee Ibrahim Jafari by the Kurds, Sunni Arab Tawafuq bloc and the secular Allawi bloc has generated at least initial tough responses from the Shia Islamist Coalition (List 555). There are also hints of flexibility about dumping Jafari. TN [...] |
2006-03-06 12:35:00 | Embassy Baghdad | SECRET | PGOV PHUM IZ |
| 06BAGHDAD733 |
POLITICAL LEADERS MEETING ENDS WITHOUT AGREEMENT [...] (C) SUMMARY: At the close of the day March 7, it appeared that the Shia Islamists were resisting the Talabani call to convene the Council of Representatives March 12. List 555 independent Sami al-Askari told us March 7 that Deputy President Abd al-Mahdi's refusal to sign the convocation with [...] |
2006-03-07 19:07:00 | Embassy Baghdad | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PINS PNAT KDEM IZ |
| 06BAGHDAD79 |
FM ZEBARI: SHIA FAR FROM DECISION ON PM CANDIDATE, [...] (C) SUMMARY: Foreign Minister Hoshyar Zebari told Ambassador on January 9 that the Kurdish Alliance has reached agreement on supporting Talabani for President in the new Iraqi government. The Shia UIA alliance is, in his view, deeply divided over whether to support current PM Ja'afari or curr [...] |
2006-01-09 17:39:00 | Embassy Baghdad | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PNAT PREL IR IZ KRG |
| 06BAGHDAD867 |
IRAQI GOVERNMENT FORMATION: WHO'S IN CHARGE HERE ? [...] (C) Summary: As we watch the political machinations unfolding over national government formation, it seems increasingly clear that there is not one party able to drive the process by itself, particularly in regards to selecting the next Prime Minister. The Shia Coalition, with its 128 seats [...] |
2006-03-17 15:55:00 | Embassy Baghdad | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV IZ |
| 06BAGHDAD95 |
SHIA ISLAMISTS SIGNAL THEIR DISCONTENT WITH US [...] (C) Summary: During the past week many of the Shia political and religious figures in Baghdad have sharpened their tone against Sunni Arab political figures. Their public and private signals of unhappiness with American policy are also stronger now than at any time since the transfer of so [...] |
2006-01-11 10:59:00 | Embassy Baghdad | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV IZ |
| 06BAGHDAD975 |
AL-DABBAGH SAYS MARJA'IYYA UNHAPPY AT DELAY; [...] (S/REL UK) Summary. Independent Shia political figure Ali al-Dabbagh (strictly protect) told us on March 23 after his late March 22 phone call with Mohammed Ridha Sistani that the Shia clerical establishment in Najaf (marja'iyya) was unhappy at the delay in government formation. PM Jafari' [...] |
2006-03-24 14:32:00 | Embassy Baghdad | SECRET | PREL PGOV PHUM KDEM IZ |
| 06BAKU1810 |
AMBASSADOR'S DINNER WITH FOREIGN POLICY ANALYSTS [...] (C) Summary: At a lively December 6 dinner hosted by the Ambassador, six of Azerbaijan's most respected foreign policy analysts argued that Azerbaijan's difficult geographical position forces it to have a cautious foreign policy to balance the divergent foreign influences. They also noted th [...] |
2006-12-12 08:13:00 | Embassy Baku | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PINR IR KDEM PHUM AJ |
| 06BASRAH1 |
SUNNI COMPLAINTS SYMPTOMATIC OF "SORE LOSER SYNDROME" [...] (C) Summary: On December 28, the Basrah Regional Coordinator (RC) met with Hazim Joda, the manager of the Basrah Independent Electoral Commission of Iraq, and discussed allegations of fraud during the December 15 election. Hazim assured the RC that there had been no widespread fraud during [...] |
2006-01-02 08:25:00 | REO Basrah | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM KDEM IZ |
| 06BASRAH138 |
SHAHID AL-MEHRAB EXPLAINS VIEWS, ACTIVITIES [...] (C) Summary. On August 23, the head of the Basrah branch of the Shahid al-Mehrab Islamic organization, Sheikh Diya al-Timimi, hosted the Regional Coordinator and poloff and briefed them about the educational and charitable activities of the group. The sheikh said that Shahid al-Mehrab has 5, [...] |
2006-08-24 16:30:00 | REO Basrah | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL IR IZ |
| 06BASRAH27 |
SITUATION IN BASRAH CALMER, BUT STILL VOLATILE [...] (SBU) Summary: Relative calm reigned in Basrah on February 23 in marked contrast to February 22's violent demonstrations triggered by the destruction of the Golden Mosque in Samarra. Demonstrations of thousands of people continued to take place, but were largely peaceful and without signific [...] |
2006-02-23 16:48:00 | REO Basrah | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PTER KDEM IZ |
| 06BASRAH34 |
SNAPSHOT OF MUTHANNA: POOR, PEACEFUL, AND TRADITIONAL [...] (U) Summary: Located in the far southeast of Iraq, the province of Muthanna is the second largest in Iraq in terms of size, but the poorest and least populated of all of Iraq's provinces. A fairly quiet region with few security concerns, Muthanna's residents call it the "peaceful province." [...] |
2006-03-14 14:11:00 | REO Basrah | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PINR PHUM ECON EAID ELAB KDEM KISL |
| 06BASRAH43 |
GOOD GUYS AND BAD GUYS ON THE BASRAH PROVINCIAL COUNCIL [...] (C) Summary: The current structure of Basrah politics allows religious extremism to flourish. In order to survive in the Basrah political scene today, political figures must portray themselves as devout Shia to the public. A small number of extremists on the Basrah Provincial Council have b [...] |
2006-03-31 11:01:00 | REO Basrah | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL KDEM PINR KISL IZ |
| 06BASRAH49 |
MOVERS AND SHAKERS IN THE BASRAH COMMUNITY [...] (C) Summary: Wielders of power and influence in Basrah outside of the local government can be classified into three general categories: highly respected sheikhs and imams, thugs and militia leaders, and a nebulous third category of individuals in positions of power but whose influence on the [...] |
2006-04-07 11:45:00 | REO Basrah | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM PREL PINR SOCI KISL IZ |
| 06BASRAH65 |
HASSAN AL-RASHID ON SECURITY, THE BASRAH GOVERNMENT AND THE [...] (C) Summary: In a May 3 meeting with Badr Organization chief Hassan al-Rashid, the Regional Coordinator (RC) discussed the threats against the employees of the Regional Embassy Office (REO) in Basrah and suggested that splinter groups could be responsible. Hassan believes that the Basrah Pro [...] |
2006-05-04 16:32:00 | REO Basrah | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL ASEC KDEM IZ |
| 06BASRAH70 |
SNAPSHOT OF DHI QAR: PROVINCE AT A CROSSROADS [...] (C) Summary: The province of Dhi Qar is located about 200 miles southeast of Baghdad and has an estimated population of 1.85 million. More politically moderate and secular than the other Shia-dominated southern provinces, the influence of Shia religious political parties has grown in past mo [...] |
2006-05-07 14:00:00 | REO Basrah | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PREF PINR ECON EAID ELAB KDEM KISL |
| 06DUBAI2300 |
VIEWS FROM IRAN'S CULTURAL SECTOR [...] No summary [...] |
2006-04-23 13:49:00 | Consulate Dubai | SECRET | PGOV PREL IR SOCI |
| 06DUBLIN252 |
IRISH IRAQIS "KEEPING THE FAITH" FOR IRAQI SUCCESS [...] Summary. On March 7, the Ambassador hosted a dinner for Irish Iraqi Shia Muslims and select members of the Irish government and press to assist the Shia community in developing a voice to counter the continued Irish anti-war rhetoric. The Imam of the Shia community, Dr. Ali Al Saleh told th [...] |
2006-03-10 13:59:00 | Embassy Dublin | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PTER PINR KPAO EI |
| 06HILLAH10 |
NAJAF'S ZURFI PLEADS FOR US AID [...] (U) This is a SET Najaf Cable. 2. (C) SUMMARY. On January 21, SET Najaf met with former Najaf Governor and head of the Loyalty to An Najaf party, Adnan Al Zurfi. The meeting covered a wide range of subjects. Zurfi expressed his view that the recent December 15 national election, while n [...] |
2006-01-25 19:07:00 | REO Hillah | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL KDEM IZ |
| 06HILLAH102 |
QADISIYAH PROVINCE: SADR, SCIRI, AND SECURITY [...] (S) SUMMARY: Muqtada al-Sadr's Mahdi Militia (MM) and his political organization, Office of the Martyr Sadr (OMS), increasingly dictate the pace of events in Qadisiyah Province. While the Supreme Council for Islamic Revolution (SCIRI) holds 20 seats out of 41 on the Provincial Council, SCIRI is [...] |
2006-06-12 16:11:00 | REO Hillah | SECRET | PGOV KISL MARR PTER IZ |
| 06HILLAH104 |
RUMBLINGS IN SOUTH CENTRAL PROVINCES [...] (C) SUMMARY: Events in four South Central provinces over the last twenty-four hours indicate that although the incidence of terrorist acts remains low in this seemingly stable region, tensions are increasingly manifesting themselves in public demonstrations, ultimatums to provincial government [...] |
2006-06-14 12:20:00 | |||