Unity Government Takes Reins of Power in Iraq ; Promises to Fight the Insurgency
The Record, Bergen County, NJ › May 22, 2006
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BAGHDAD, Iraq After five months of often bitter wrangling over Cabinet posts, Iraq's unity government took office Saturday and vowed to fight the insurgency, restore stability and set the stage for the eventual withdrawal of U.S. and other foreign troops.
The new permanent government resulting from December's elections in which 12 million Iraqis participated has been portrayed by Western officials as the best hope for changing the dynamics of violence in Iraq. But it must expand control and persuade insurgents, assassins and militias to stand down, with no guarantee of success.See the full content of this document
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Unity Government Takes Reins of Power in Iraq ; Promises to Fight the Insurgency
As the Cabinet was sworn in, at least 33 people were killed in a series of attacks across Iraq, and police found the bodies of 22 Iraqis who apparently had been kidnapped and tortured by death squads that plague the capital and other areas.
Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki and the others on the 40-member Cabin...See the full content of this document
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