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  • n  a city of central Iraq to the south of Baghdad; a holy city for Shiite Muslims because it is the site of the tomb of Mohammed's grandson who was killed there in 680
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  • Nouri al-Maliki in Reuters
    Maysan ...... will be followed by the three Kurdistan provinces, a month from now,Maliki said. "After that Kerbala and Wasit (provinces). Then it will be province by province until we achieve (this transfer) before the end of the year."
  • Ryan Crocker in guardian.co.uk
    Iraqi security forces in Kerbala have been successfully operating independently, maintaining their own security for the past three months,General David Petraeus and Ryan Crocker said in a joint statement.
  • Hassan Nasrallah in Ynetnews
    We do not want to attack anyone and will not allow anyone to attack Lebanon; but if anyone, anyone, thinks of disarming the resistance we will fight them like the martyrs of Kerbala,Nasrallah said, referring to a battle in Islamic history...

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