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| Iraq |
| 13 Missan provincial council's members suspend membership |
| 2008-07-09 |
| (VOI) -- 13 of Missan's provincial council members on Tuesday suspended their membership, protesting the arrest of three of the council's members, in addition to the raid on the governor's house and the arrest of 30 of his guards, said the council's deputy head. '13 of Missan's provincial council members, who belong to Muntada al-Fikr al-Husseini (The Husseini Ideology Forum) list, suspended their membership, protesting the arrests that targeted many of their list's members,' Ali Abdul-Kadhom told Aswat al-Iraq -- Voices of Iraq -- (VOI). The list represents the Sadr movement in Missan, and occupies 15 out of 41 seats in the province's council, and the two major positions of the council's head and governor. Since June 19, 2008, Iraqi security forces have been conducting a wide-scale operation in Missan, called Operation Bashaer al-Salam (Promise of Peace), aiming at eliminating gunmen and imposing law throughout the province. |
| Posted by:Fred |