01.06.2005 - Source: Institute for War and Peace Reporting

Basra: Police Controlled By Militias ("original document (English)") [ID 10698]

"Basra Police Controlled By Militias
(Baghdad) Basra police Brigadier General Hasan al-Sada said he has lost control of 75 percent of his staff, adding that the sectarian militias have infiltrated the police. Al-Sada said militias are the dominating power in Basra and complained about the weakness of the government that was hindering his efforts to clean up his police staff.
(Baghdad is a daily newspaper issued by the Iraqi National Accord.)"

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24.11.2004 - Source: Institute for War and Peace Reporting

Kirkuk: Tribal leaders in Kirkuk province ready to kill armed groups ("original document") [ID 10699]

"TRIBAL LEADERS IN KIRKUK PROVINCE VOW FIGHT AGAINST INFILTRATORS (Azzaman) - Tribal leaders in the Haweeja district of Kirkuk province have decided to kill those armed groups trying to infiltrate the district for any reason. More than 100 tribal leaders and notables decided to end the armed scenes in the cities, asking the multilateral forces to stay away from the city lest they provoke the residents. They guarantee to settle security, stability and to start rebuilding the city.
(London-based Azzaman is issued daily by Saad al-Bazaz.)"

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29.10.2004 - Source: Institute for War and Peace Reporting

Southern Iraqi tribes launched a search to hunt down perpetrators ("original document") [ID 10700]

"SOUTHERN IRAQI TRIBES VOW TO AVENGE KILLING OF NATIONAL GUARDSMEN. Iraq's southern tribes have vowed to avenge the 23 October killing of some 49 national guardsmen who were taken from buses and killed execution-style by militants, the Shi'ite news agency (http://www.ebaa.net) reported on 26 October. Sources told the website that members of the Al-Nasiriyah, Al-Amarah, and Al-Basrah tribes have launched a search to hunt down the perpetrators. Sources also said that the killing of the guardsmen has led to increased cooperation between citizens and Iraqi security forces towards eliminating terrorism. Diyala Province Deputy Governor Aqil al-Adili said that he suspects that persons working at the National Guard Training Center fed information to militants about the route that the guardsmen were to take. (Kathleen Ridolfo)"

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15.09.2004 - Source: Institute for War and Peace Reporting

Wasit: TRIBES AGREE TO SUPPORT GOVERNMENT ("original document") [ID 10702]

"(Al-Sabah) - Tribal leaders in Wasit have vowed to aid the security forces and the government efforts to impose law and order. They agreed to charge any of the tribes' elements a sum of 40 million Iraqi dinars for the killing of a policeman or a national guardsman. The Zubeid and Juhaish tribes agreed not to ask for compensation for the killing of looters and saboteurs. The tribes also have started to transfer wounded people to Baghdad hospitals in collaboration with the human rights organization there.
(Al-Sabah is a daily independent publicly owned newspaper.)"

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25.06.2004 - Source: Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty

Tribal force to fight crime, protect transport routes ("original document") [ID 10703]

"TRIBAL LEADERS VOW TO FIGHT CRIME, PROTECT TRANSPORT ROUTES. Thamir al-Dulaymi, secretary-general of the Iraqi National League of Tribal Chiefs, has issued a statement stating the league's intention to work to reduce incidents of crime and robbery -- particularly along transportation routes -- and to prevent hostage taking, Baghdad's "Al-Ta'akhi" reported on 17 June. Al-Dulaymi said that the force, to be manned by the member tribes, has been welcomed by the U.S.-led coalition forces. Al-Dulaymi reportedly denied, however, that U.S. forces would fund the force. The Iraqi National League of Tribal Chiefs is a 16,000-member organization comprising tribal elders and dignitaries, according to "Al-Ta'akhi.""

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19.11.2003 - Source: Integrated Regional Information Network

Al-Garamsha tribe secure power stations in Basra ("original source") [ID 10704]

"Basra is home to many Iraqi tribes, which are very influential in the
southern region, particularly following the end of the war and the
toppling of Saddam. Some 1,000 men from the populous Al-Garamsha tribe have offered to help secure the power stations and lines."

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