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Word: sheikhli (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 2000-2009
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...violence, many Sunni Arab patrol members fear retribution from the government; and indeed, some government officials consider the SOIs as little more than thugs and murderers. And as is so often the case in Iraq, the U.S is being blamed - this time by Sunni allies, such as tribal leader Sheikh Saleh al-A'ghayde, who accuse the Americans of abandoning them...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Disbanding the Sunni Patrols: A Backlash Brewing? | 9/30/2008 | See Source »

...Dora, a predominantly Sunni neighborhood of Baghdad where al-Qaeda had banned barbershops and outlawed alcohol. He had 422 men, but about 50 fled, fearing arrest by the government. The district, which is hemmed in by high concrete T-walls, was a byword for terror before locals like the sheikh joined with U.S. forces to rout the extremists...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Disbanding the Sunni Patrols: A Backlash Brewing? | 9/30/2008 | See Source »

...that will be incorporated into the security forces can at least protect themselves, but what about the 80%?" the sheikh asks. "How are they going to protect themselves against al-Qaeda, against the terrorists...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Disbanding the Sunni Patrols: A Backlash Brewing? | 9/30/2008 | See Source »

...caretaker government was installed by the military in January, 2007, after the last round of pre-election violence between Prime Minister Khaleda Zia's Bangladesh Nationalist Party and opposition leader Sheikh Hasina's Awami League. That election was suspended, and Ahmed, a former central banker with a reputation for clean hands, was appointed to run the country with wide-ranging emergency powers. Despite his ambiguous title of "chief adviser" to the government, Ahmed has effectively been Prime Minister...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Q&A: Bangladesh's Leader Fakhruddin Ahmed | 9/25/2008 | See Source »

...Will Khaleda Zia and Sheikh Hasina be allowed to stand for the elections...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Q&A: Bangladesh's Leader Fakhruddin Ahmed | 9/25/2008 | See Source »

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