US Presses Iraq on SOFA as Support Dries Up

In a speech in Baghdad, US Ambassador Ryan Crocker defended the latest draft of the Status of Forces Agreement (SOFA) as "an important agreement that fully restores Iraq's sovereignty." But massive public opposition to the agreement has scared away political support...

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Iraqi Ruling Coalition to Seek SOFA Amendments

Yesterday, Iraqi Foreign Minister Hoshyar Zebari said that reopening the terms of the Status of Forces Agreement (SOFA) with the United States would be difficult and that it was time for parliament to either ratify or reject the deal as it presently stands. This is...

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At Least 50,000 Iraqis Mass for Anti-SOFA Protest

Updated 10/19 6:50 PM EST At least 50,000 Iraqis joined a protest in the streets of Baghdad today, organized by followers of Shi'ite cleric Moqtada al-Sadr, chanting anti-US and anti-occupation slogans and waving banners opposing the controversial Status of Forces...

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Iraqi Clerics Speak Out Against SOFA

There aren't many things that a confidant of Ayatollah Ali al-Sistani, a council of Iraqi Sunni religious leaders and the followers of firebrand Shi'ite cleric Moqtada al-Sadr can all agree on, but they seem to have found common ground on one thing: they all oppose...

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