Although the violence has subsided, the southern cities of Osh and Jalal-Abad are still tense.
The face of one of the chief Kurdish leaders, Jalal Talibani, had been paraded through the town.
Jalal Talabani, a Kurd, who was re-elected president by the parliament, asked Al-Maliki to form an administration.
Iraqi President Jalal Talabani has arrived in Germany for further treatment after a reported stroke, Berlin says.
President Jalal Talabani, a Kurd, and the US ambassador to Iraq, Christopher Hill, voiced support for the amended version.
Iraqi President Jalal Talabani will be meeting with his Iranian counterpart, Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, in Tehran to discuss bilateral relations.
The bill, known as the Justice and Accountability law, must be signed by Iraqi President Jalal Talabani before it can take effect.
The report by Iraqiya TV said the office of President Jalal Talabani announced Bashir's intention to attend the summit on March 29.
Belfast Crown Court heard that Jalal Uddin, from Darlett Street in the city, had attacked his former partner in front of their young son.
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On Thursday, Vice President Joe Biden called Iraqi President Jalal Talabani to offer support for his efforts to foster dialogue, the White House said.
Aides said that included Iraqi Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki and President Jalal Talabani as well as Iraq's vice presidents and other key political leaders.
Jalal Talabani, the Kurdish leader, has led a campaign to force the Alliance to rescind its decision to re-nominate Ibrahim al-Jaafari as prime minister.
Jalal Sharafi, second secretary at Iran's embassy, was traveling through downtown Baghdad when armed men stopped his car, took him at gunpoint and sped away.
Iraqi President Jalal Talabani must sign the law before it takes effect, and Petraeus and Crocker said its impact will depend on how it's implemented.
El anuncio lo hizo el nuevo presidente de Irak, Jalal Talabani.
Jalal Sharafi, deputy secretary of the Iranian Embassy in Baghdad, arrived in Tehran a few hours after his release, according to Iran's semi-official FARS news agency.
Also Saturday, Deputy U.S. Secretary of State John Negroponte met with Iraqi President Jalal Talabani at his residence in northern Iraq, about 100 kilometers west of Kirkuk.
Iraqi President Jalal Talibani, a Kurd who's opposed to the death penalty, has refused to sign the execution orders, amid calls from Sunnis to spare Hashim's life.
Dr. HILTERMAN: Well, Tariq Al-Hashimi, one of the two vice presidents of Iraq, did not show up for the lunch on Tuesday that President Jalal Talabani had organized.
The president of Iraq, though, Jalal Talabani, who, incidentally, is a Kurd and a rival to Barzani, stepped in to try to finesse the situation and calm the furor.
Jalal Talabani, the Kurd who is Iraq's (mostly figurehead) president, says that he will not support Mr Jaafari unless he brings into the government the Iraqi National List (INL).
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Likewise they flock to the mausoleum of Jalal-ud-din Rumi, one of Islam's most venerated mystics, ignoring on their way the secular mausoleums erected en masse by their Seljuk ancestors.
It might have been a different story but for an unbelievable first-half save from Shwan Jalal, who clawed a Jacques Maghoma on to the post and out for a corner.
The leaders of the two Kurdish factions, Jalal Talabani and Massoud Barzani, would be expected to take part in an Iraqi power-sharing government despite their long and often violent rivalry.
The compromise virtually assures the security agreement's ratification by Iraq's presidency council, which consists of Kurdish President Jalal Talabani, Shiite Vice President Adel Abdul Mehdi and Sunni Vice President Tariq al-Hashimi.
Iraqi President Jalal Talabani on Wednesday backed al-Maliki's call.
It was a start that warranted a goal but Burton gradually began to establish a foothold in midfield and started to threaten Jalal's goal, with Maghoma and Shaun Harrad both shooting wide.
And the strategy of Mr Barzani and his old rival, Jalal Talabani, who leads the Patriotic Union for Kurdistan, is to remain at the heart of the action, in the Iraqi capital.
Earlier this month, Iraqi President Jalal Talabani told state television that an investigator who questioned Saddam told him he had extracted important confessions from him and that the ousted leader had signed them.
President Jalal Talabani met with U.S. Ambassador to Iraq Ryan Crocker on Sunday to discuss security, and Vice President Tariq al-Hashemi held a press conference with a group of local priests and bishops.
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