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Archives for April 2003

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Shiite Expatriate Group Supreme Council

Shiite Expatriate Group Supreme Council

Juan Cole

*The Shiite expatriate group, the Supreme Council for Islamic Revolution in Iraq in Tehran, has condemned the Baath regime of Iraq for putting its soldiers into the mosque complex at the shrine of Imam `Ali in Najaf. This was a ploy to trick the US into shelling the shrine, in a bid to turn the […]

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Us Troops Have Entered Southern Reaches

Us Troops Have Entered Southern Reaches

Juan Cole

*US troops have entered the southern reaches of the Shiite holy city of Najaf and are receiving a relatively warm reception from the 560,000 largely Shiite locals. They have been engaged in a fierce battle with Republican Guards for the city, which is on a key strategic route linking the south of Iraq with Baghdad. […]

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Killing Of Some 7 Iraqi Civilians By Us

Killing Of Some 7 Iraqi Civilians By Us

Juan Cole

*The killing of some 7 Iraqi civilians by US troops because their vehicle refused to stop at a checkpoint demonstrates the kind of public relations difficulties the US is being drawn into during the Iraq War. The suicide bomber who earlier took advantage of the troops at that checkpoint did more than kill four of […]

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