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...Sunday Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki hailed a "remarkable" decline in violence, saying the country may have finally moved beyond the Sunni-Shi'a sectarian conflict. While that level of optimism may be premature, the security situation has improved dramatically in recent months...
...escalation of the simmering battle among Shi'ites for control of southern Iraq. In Najaf, the spiritual center of Shi'ite Iraq, public displays of respect and cooperation mask an often violent competition between rival factions. Since shortly after the American invasion The Supreme Islamic Iraqi Council (SIIC) - known until May 2007 as the Supreme Council for the Islamic Revolution in Iraq, or SCIRI - has clashed, often violently, with followers of the Shi'ite cleric Moqtada al-Sadr. This summer Sadr announced a "freeze" in the activities of his Mahdi Army militia and the two sides have reached an uneasy...
Most captives transferred to tented U.S. detention camps can expect to be there roughly 35 days before their case file is viewed by the Combined Review and Release Board, a panel of U.S. and Iraqi officials. Detainees are allowed to offer a written statement to the panel, but they do not appear in person before it. After a reading of a detainee's file, the panel then recommends whether to continue holding the person or not, though final release authority rests with the U.S. commander of detention operations, Major General Douglas Stone...
Detainees who remain in U.S. custody can try again for release in six months by going in person before the Multi-National Force Review Committee, a panel of U.S. officials who sometimes consult with Iraqi authorities on cases. This panel can offer a recommendation as well, but Stone still has the final say. Any detainee considered likely to take part in violence continues to be held, with an opportunity to appeal the decision every six months...
Those detainees eventually okayed for release by U.S. officials sign a pledge saying they will not get involved in violence against Iraqi forces or U.S.-led coalition troops. The pledge, usually co-signed by a relative of the detainee, is presented to an Iraqi judge. The matter is then considered closed by the Americans and the Iraqi authorities, and the detainee is free...