Iraqi Shiite fighters' role in Syria grows more prominent, raising sectarian tensions at home BAGHDAD †The Iraqi Shiite fighter's family is urging him to stop risking his life by traveling to Syria, saying he's done his part defending the holy shrine of Sayida Zeinab outside Damascus. Abu Mohammed al-Moussawi isn't listening.
June 10, 2013 - Minneapolis-St. Paul Star Tribune
President Bush in International Herald Tribune And it's not up to the politicians in Washington, DC, to say whether he will remain in his position,Bush said. "It is up to the Iraqi people who now live in a democracy and not a dictatorship."
Nouri al-Maliki in International Herald Tribune It is an Iraqi affair dealing with Iraqis,Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki told AP on a return flight to Baghdad from New York where he appeared at the UN General Assembly. "Iraqis are eager for Iraq's unity. ...... Dividing Iraq is a...