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	Iraqi Government Takes Control in Dhi Qar - DefendAmerica News Article
		Dhi Qar is the second of Iraq’s 18 provinces transferred to provincial Iraqi control.
		The responsibility for Dhi Qar’s transfer was mostly handled by the Italian contingent there, led by Brig.
		Dhi Qar is especially important to archeologists, historians and tourists.
	www.defendamerica.mil /articles/sept2006/a092106pc1.html (741 words)

	Dhi Qar - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Dhi Qar (Arabic: ذي قار) is a governorate in Iraq with an area of 12,900 km².
		In 2003 the estimated population of the governorate was 1,454,200 people.
		A proposal to join Dhi Qar with the governorates of Basra and Maysan to form a southeastern state in an eventual Iraqi federation is currently in the talking stages.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Dhi_Qar (99 words)

	Ministry of Foreign Affairs - Close up (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		This was the goal the Foreign Affairs Minister had in mind with the carrying out of a training course in Italy for a delegation of local government representatives from the Iraqi province of Dhi Qar (where the Italian military contingent is deployed).
		The province's Deputy Governor repeated that there is an "excellent collaborative relationship" between the province and the Italian forces present in Iraq, and he expressed the wish that Dhi Qar province become a model for the whole of Iraq, also thanks to Italy's commitment.
		The training course followed by Dhi Qar's local administrators was promoted by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs' Iraq Task force and is one of many initiatives undertaken by the Italian Government in the field of training a new Iraqi managerial and administrative class.
	www.esteri.it /MAE/eng/0_1_01.asp?id=485 (383 words)

	Instapundit.com -
		In the Shia province of Dhi Qar, a couple hundred miles southeast of Baghdad, 16 of the biggest 20 cities plus many smaller towns will have elected councils by June.
		These were the first free elections in Dhi Qar's history and ''in almost every case, secular independents and representatives of nonreligious parties did better than the Islamists.'' That assessment is from the anti-war anti-Bush anti-Blair Euro-lefties at the Guardian, by the way.
		If one were to cast the situation in rough British terms, the Kurdish areas are broadly analogous to Scotland, Dhi Qar and other Shia provinces are Wales, and the Sunni Triangle is Northern Ireland.
	www.instapundit.com /archives/015733.php (386 words)

	British, Italian Forces Hand Over Dhi Qar to Iraqis - DefendAmerica News
		CAMP UR, Iraq, Sept. 22, 2006 — With a flourish of his pen, Dhi Qar governor Aziz Kadum Alwan Al Ogheli officially took over governmental and security responsibility for Iraq’s southern Dhi Qar province from British and Italian forces in an elaborate ceremony at an Iraqi Army training base near Tallil Sept. 21.
		Iraqi Police march in a parade celebrating the handover of Dhi Qar province to Iraqi Security Forces at Camp Ur, Iraq Sept. 21.
		Dhi Qar, with 1.8 million residents, has three times the population of Muthana.
	www.defendamerica.mil /articles/sept2006/a092206td1.html (482 words)

	Dhi Qar < province < Iraq < Middle East < Region < : news (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		The majority Shiite provinces of Basra, Dhi Qar, Karbala, Misan, Najaf and Wasit all voted massively in favor of the charter, Ayyar said.
		In the eight Shiite provinces Basra, Dhi Qar, Karbala, Misan, Najaf, Muthanna and Wasit in excess of 95 percent of voters approved the constitution, and in the...
		The area of Iraq that we call MND (SE) covers the four Provinces of Basrah, Muthanna, Dhi Qar and Maysan, with borders to Iran, Kuwait and Saudi Arabia.
	tinyurl.com /5pvk9 (483 words)

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	www.sublet.com /city_rentals/DhiQar_Rentals.asp (216 words)

	Defence Internet \| Defence News \| Defence Secretary welcomes handover of Dhi Qar Province in Iraq (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		Dhi Qar is the second province (after Al Muthanna) to be handed over to Iraqi control; the Governor and other elected local authorities in Dhi Qar will now take over responsibility for security.
		Dhi Qar is the second province, after Al-Muthanna in July, to be handed over to Iraqi control.
		Dhi Qar has satisfied conditions required for handover as assessed by Iraqi and Coalition senior figures.
	www.mod.uk /DefenceInternet/DefenceNews/DefencePolicyAndBusiness/DefenceSecretaryWelcomesHandoverOfDhiQarProvinceInIraq.htm (823 words)

	washingtonpost.com: In Iraqi Towns, Electoral Experiment Finds Some Success
		In the province of Dhi Qar, about 230 miles southeast of Baghdad and a backwater even by Iraq's standards, residents voting as families will have elected city councils in 16 of the 20 biggest cities by next month.
		But in Dhi Qar province, which is overwhelmingly Shiite Muslim, it has proved the surest way to ensure the councils that run the towns are viewed as legitimate -- unlike many U.S.-appointed councils elsewhere in Iraq.
		An undercurrent in the conversations was that, given the success in Dhi Qar, the U.S. administration had less of an excuse to refuse to allow a vote soon.
	www.washingtonpost.com /ac2/wp-dyn/A44553-2004Feb15?language=printer (2419 words)

	BBC NEWS \| World \| Middle East \| Security struggle in Iraq's south
		Dhi Qar, in the British sector, was among the first Iraqi provinces to assume control of its own security.
		Dhi Qar and its neighbour Muthana were the first two provinces to get control of their own security from the British, last year.
		This was the good news story in Dhi Qar the Army was so anxious for us to see.
	news.bbc.co.uk /1/hi/world/middle_east/6471105.stm (839 words)

	BBC NEWS \| World \| Middle East \| Power handover in Iraqi province
		Dhi Qar is one of the country's less troubled provinces, and has been in the British area of control since 2003.
		The continued violence means the handover in Dhi Qar is not being seen as a signal for a reduction in the overall levels of US-led coalition troops in Iraq.
		The official handover in Dhi Qar took place to the sound of trumpet and drum, the BBC's Ian Pannell in Nasiriya reports.
	news.bbc.co.uk /1/hi/world/middle_east/5366270.stm (541 words)

	IRAQ: BRIDGE BUILT BY ITALIAN TROOPS INAUGURATED (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		Baghdad, 5 July (AKI) - An inauguration ceremony has been held to open a bridge built by the Italian contingent in the Dhi Qar governorate in the south of Iraq where the force is based.
		Ahmad al-Shaykh, the vice governor of Dhi Qar, told Adnkronos International (AKI) at the inauguration ceremony, which was also attended by the commander of the Italian force in Iraq, that "the bridge, built in a remote agricultural area, responds to the needs of farmers, by making it easier for them to sell their produce."
		The Italian contingent in Iraq has also offered to pay for a green belt of trees which will be planted around the new Dhi Qar University, which is to be built in the western part of Nassiriya.
	www.adnki.com /index_2Level.php?cat=Security&loid=8.0.183727658&par=0 (400 words)

	DefenseLINK News: Iraqi Forces Thwart Kidnapping, Capture Hijackers (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		Multinational forces announced March 12 that Iraqi highway patrol officers in Dhi Qar recently thwarted a kidnapping and, in two separate incidents, captured hijackers in Dhi Qar and Basra.
		While attempting to make a traffic stop, Dhi Qar highway patrol officers shot the back tires of a vehicle that would not stop when it was signaled to pull over.
		The patrol found two men and a boy, who turned out to be the son of the mayor of Nasiriyah, in the vehicle.
	www.defenselink.mil /news/Mar2005/20050314_173.html (471 words)

	THE BELGRAVIA DISPATCH: Getting To Know You
		In last January's election, it took the governorships in the pro-vinces of Dhi Qar and Muthanna as well as half the seats on the provincial council in Basra.
		In Dhi Qar, the Fadhile faction in the council has suggested rejecting all development assistance from the coalition.
		In the neighbouring province of Dhi Qar, the police were powerless, officials corrupt, beatings and rape commonplace and services faltering.
	www.belgraviadispatch.com /archives/004816.html (3860 words)

	Guardian \| Iraqi polls bring secular success
		Shatra is where the party was founded 70 years ago, and the offices were still full of posters celebrating that event, along with photographs of dozens of members executed by the former regime.
		Although the American government insisted that national elections could not be held in Iraq before the transfer of sovereignty on June 30, in Dhi Qar they went ahead using the ration card system - a method which could have been used nationally, according to many Iraqis.
		In the Dhi Qar elections the card allowed a husband and wife to vote if they also brought their identity documents.
	www.guardian.co.uk /print/0,3858,4895010-103550,00.html (743 words)

	Primary Healthcare Clinics in Southern Iraq Scheduled for Completion by June
		Mike Osborne, Dhi Qar resident engineer (right), examines the mortar on the skeletal structure of a primary healthcare center in Nasiriyah recently.
		Dhi Qar and Muthanna have 12 PHCs that fall under the purview of the Adder Area Office of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Gulf Region South District.
		Both have been built by the same contractor and will be finished in the next 30 days." Johnson said that despite the challenges of building the facilities, he reaps personal rewards from knowing that GRS has provided the community with something that is "uniquely good.
	www.prnewswire.com /cgi-bin/stories.pl?ACCT=104&STORY=/www/story/12-27-2006/0004497016&EDATE= (897 words)

	Dhi Qar (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		newly appointed provincial council of Dhi Qar province in southern Iraq.
		southern provinces of Basra, Dhi- Qar Najaf, Muthana and Misan...
		Dhi Qar (en árabe: ذي قار) es una provincia de Iraq, con un área de 12.900 km
	enciclopedia.cc /Dhi_Qar (268 words)

	Iraqi Military Takes Charge of Dhi Qar Province
		In a September 21 ceremony, the responsibility for safeguarding the people of Dhi Qar was returned to the Iraqi government and its civilian-controlled security forces.
		Home to the ancient Mesopotamian city of Ur, Dhi Qar is especially significant to archeologists, historians and tourists. Among its landmarks is the Sumerian Ziggurat, an ancient temple built in 2000 B.C. It also is purported to be the birthplace of Abraham, who figures prominently in Judaism, Christianity and Islam.
		Dhi Qar is the second southern Iraqi province in which Iraq forces have taken full control of security.
	usinfo.state.gov /xarchives/display.html?p=washfile-english&y=2006&m=September&x=20060921162244idybeekcm0.8472101 (599 words)

	Iraq takes over security in S Dhi Qar province - World - News Brief - Newsgd (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		Italian troops in Iraq handed over security for the southern Dhi Qar province on Thursday to Iraqis in the second such transfer of an entire province.
		"The start was in Muthanna province and now Dhi Qar to crown this victory and there would be more provinces to crown further victories until we reach the goal of full responsibility in our country," Maliki said.
		Dhi Qar, 375 km south of Baghdad, has been relatively peaceful region compared to other southern and central Iraq provinces.
	www.newsgd.com /news/world1/200609220039.htm (454 words)

	Iraq takes over security in second province
		Romanian soldier patrols in Nasiriyah, the capital of Dhi Qar.
		With the handover agreement, Dhi Qar's governor Aziz Kadhim Alwan will enforce security with provincial police and can call for help from the central government, which remains in command of the army and national police in the province.
		Dhi Qar, a province of about 1.5 million people, has been a relatively peaceful region compared to the main southern city of Basra or Sunni-majority provinces north and west of Baghdad.
	www.turkishpress.com /news.asp?id=143136 (592 words)

	Southern PHCs Scheduled for Completion by June
		Dhi Qar and Muthanna have 12 PHCs that fall under the purview of the Adder Area Office, GRS.
		Blackanthem Military News, DHI QAR, Iraq - Twelve primary healthcare centers (PHC), designed to provide essential medical care to people in underdeveloped urban and rural areas in the Dhi Qar and Muthanna provinces, will open by June 2007, according to Gulf Region South (GRS) District officials.
		Construction on 55 facilities in the nine southern provinces halted when the primary contractor, Parson’s Corp., was terminated last year, but GRS re-awarded the contracts six months ago, according to Mike Osborne, Dhi Qar resident engineer.
	www.blackanthem.com /News/U_S_Military_19/Southern_PHCs_Scheduled_for_Completion_by_June3183.shtml (974 words)

	Iraq takes over security in second province
		With the handover, Dhi Qar governor Aziz Kadhim Alwan will enforce security with provincial police and can call for help from the central government, which remains in command of the army and national police in the province.
		Dhi Qar, a province of about 1.5 million people, has been relatively peaceful compared with the main southern city of Basra, the Sunni-majority provinces north and west of Baghdad and Baghdad itself.
		Following the transfer of power, the Italian and Romanian troops in Dhi Qar are to return to bases and offer training to Iraqi forces, adopting what is called an "overwatch" position.
	www.turkishpress.com /news.asp?id=143189 (848 words)

	JOINT STATEMENT BY AMBASSADOR ZALMAY KHALILZAD AND GEN. GEORGE W. CASEY JR. ON THE TRANSFER OF DHI QAR PROVINCE (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		BAGHDAD – “Today’s transfer of security responsibility in Dhi Qar province from the Multi National Force–Iraq (MNF-I) to the Government of Iraq and civilian controlled Iraqi Security Forces (ISF) is another sign of progress toward a stable and secure Iraq.
		Dhi Qar is the second of 18 Provinces to be transitioned.
		Additionally, Dhi Qar’s provincial leadership has demonstrated the ability to take the lead in managing its own security and governance duties at the provincial level.
	www.militaryconnection.com /events/centcom/dhi-qar-transfer.html (317 words)

	Iraqi forces take control of second province \| 24dash.com - Central Government
		Defence Secretary Des Browne today welcomed the handover of a second Iraqi province to the control of local authorities and said he hoped the process would be extended to further areas in the coming months.
		Romania also has a battalion of about 400 soldiers in Dhi Qar, who are due to go home as the Iraqi military takes over control.
		This does not mean there are no security challenges in Dhi Qar - but it does mean that Iraq's Security Forces are now in a position to take the lead.
	www.24dash.com /content/news/viewNews.php?navID=57&newsID=10738 (452 words)

	Maliki: Iraq takes control in Dhi Qar province, but "challenges" still lay ahead
		Dhi Qar is slated to be transferred to provincial Iraqi control later this month.
		Al Muthanna, a neighboring province, was the first of Iraq's 18 provinces to achieve this status in July.
		BAGHDAD -- The Government of Iraq took control of the southern province of Dhi Qar on Thursday in a move Coalition officials called ‘another sign of progress toward a stable and secure Iraq,’ placing the country one step closer to full self governance.
	www.freerepublic.com /focus/f-news/1705979/posts (981 words)

	Archaeologists mourn plunder of Iraq -DAWN - International; 06 April, 2004
		"It is a crime, it is a crime against humanity," said Abdul Amir Hamdani, director of antiquities for Iraq's Dhi Qar province, as he inspected fresh looting at Dubrum, an ancient Sumerian settlement near the village of Dhahir.
		Italy, one of the closest US allies in Iraq and a country with a history of fighting organized crime, has sent units of its Carabinieri paramilitary force to lead the battle to protect sites in a large swath of southern Iraq.
		With several hundred sites to monitor in Dhi Qar alone the task appears far beyond the capacity of a force that numbers in the hundreds.
	www.dawn.com /2004/04/06/int3.htm (840 words)

	Iraq denies acts of violence in al-Nasereyah
		The governor of the Iraqi province of Dhi Qar, Lt. Gen.
		Ahmad Abdullah Saleh, has denied reports of acts of violence and arrests in al-Nasereyah city, which is situated in Dhi Qar.
		Saleh added in a statement to AFP that the city is surviving naturally, despite the bombardment of the no-fly zone areas.
	www.arabicnews.com /ansub/Daily/Day/990224/1999022408.html (172 words)

	Dhi Qar - Encyclopedia, History, Geography and Biography (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
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