London, Sept.17: The massive movements of troops through battle-scarred Iraq is damaging that country’s valuable historic past, a report in The Independent has claimed.
The near total destruction of Iraq's historic past – the very cradle of human civilisation – has emerged as one of the most shameful symbols of the U.S.-led operation, say archaeologists.
Fierce gun battles have terminate a major spiritual festival in Iraq that had pinched hundreds of thousands of Shia pilgrims to the sacred city of Karbala.
Police told that the fights have left over 50 dead and 200 wounded. Troop reinforcements have been fetched and worshippers ordered to leave the city.
Baghdad: The Iraqi prime minister and president declared a new coalition of moderate Shias and Kurds, alleging Sunni moderates defied to join but the door remained open to them.
Prime Minister Nouri Al-Maliki articulated the contract was the initial step to unfreeze political stagnancy that has gripped his Shia-led governance since it first accepted control in May 2006.