tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1953410733493889728.post5898303779969139913..comments2024-02-29T12:38:32.191-08:00Comments on MUSINGS ON IRAQ: Maliki Attempts To Forge New Ruling CoalitionJoel Winghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09611810110771744360noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1953410733493889728.post-24099272809578316472009-03-28T04:11:00.000-07:002009-03-28T04:11:00.000-07:00The Shadid article is listed in the sources and th...The Shadid article is listed in the sources and there was a link to it earlier in the piece.Joel Winghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09611810110771744360noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1953410733493889728.post-70140088950582530152009-03-28T04:02:00.000-07:002009-03-28T04:02:00.000-07:00Here's a report on the SIIC-IIP alliance in Diyala...Here's a report on the SIIC-IIP alliance in Diyala.<BR/><BR/>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/03/19/AR2009031902885_pf.html<BR/><BR/>New Alliances In Iraq Cross Sectarian Lines<BR/>Political Jockeying Suggests An Emerging Axis of Power<BR/><BR/>By Anthony Shadid<BR/>Washington Post Foreign Service<BR/>Friday, March 20, 2009; A01 <BR/><BR/>Mutlak envisioned three main groups competing in the December vote: A list that he led, Maliki's group and an alliance of Kurds and religious parties -- both the Shiite Islamic Supreme Council of Iraq and the Sunni-led Iraqi Islamic Party. One example of the third grouping has emerged in Diyala province, where the Supreme Council agreed to an alliance with the Islamic Party, said Ridha Jawad Taqi, a lawmaker from the Supreme Council.Joel Winghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09611810110771744360noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1953410733493889728.post-63954692723071684052009-03-28T02:43:00.000-07:002009-03-28T02:43:00.000-07:00Question on your comment:"In Diyala for example, t...Question on your comment:<BR/><BR/>"In Diyala for example, the Accordance Front, the Supreme Council, and the Kurdish Alliance have agreed to work together to run the provincial council."<BR/><BR/>The link provided refers to an alliance between the Kurdistan Alliance and the Accordance Front, but does not mention the Supreme Council. There have been a lot of negotiations in Diyala in the month since that article was published, but I haven't seen any references to ISCI joining the Accordance Front and the Kurds (not that it's out of the realm of possibilities).Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com