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	Leader of Iraq's Governing Council Assasinated in Car Bomb Attack
		Saleem was killed in a car bombing as he waited in a convoy to enter the coalition headquarters in Baghdad Monday, May 17, 2004 Iraqi officials said.
		Saleem, the name he went by most frequently, was a Shiite and leader of the Islamic Dawa Movement in the southern city of Basra.
		Saleem was in a convoy of five vehicles, and the car carrying the bomb was adjacent to the council chief's car when it exploded, witness Mohammed Laith said.
	www.commondreams.org /headlines04/0517-03.htm (579 words)

	Finance24 : Empowering Financial Decisions (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		Saleem was born in 1940 in the southern port city of Basra.
		Saleem was imprisoned by Saddam from 1974-78, said Harith Ibrahim, a former Iraqi opposition figure still in exile in Britain who knew Saleem.
		Saleem was a well-known Islamic writer who 30 years ago was awarded a prize by clerics in the Iraqi holy city of Najaf for his book about Muhammad's daughter, said al-Mehri, adding he last saw Saleem six years ago when he visited Kuwait.
	www.finance24.com /articles/email_article.asp?articleid=2-10-1460_1528306 (714 words)

	Council leader in Iraq killed by suicide bombers - The Washington Times: World - May 18, 2004 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		Head of the Iraqi Governing Council Izzadine Saleem was killed in a car bombing as he waited in a convoy to enter the coalition headquarters in Baghdad yesterday.
		Izzadine Saleem, president of the U.S.-appointed Iraqi Governing Council, died along with at least six others as his convoy waited to enter the U.S.-protected compound in central Baghdad.
		Saleem was the second member of the 25-member council to be assassinated.
	www.washtimes.com /world/20040518-120214-3846r.htm (715 words)

	Printable Version
		Abdel-Zahraa Othman, also known as Izzadine Saleem, was the second and highest-ranking member of the U.S.-appointed council to be assassinated.
		Saleem's death occurred about six weeks before the United States plans to transfer power to Iraqis and underscores the risks facing those perceived as owing their positions to the Americans.
		Saleem was a Shiite who led the Islamic Dawa Movement in the southern city of Basra.
	www.daily-chronicle.com /articles/2004/05/17/news/news01.prt (1157 words)

	Slaying won't halt transfer, Bush says \| The San Diego Union-Tribune
		Izzadine Saleem, also known as Abdel-Zahraa Othman, was waiting in a Governing Council convoy at a U.S. checkpoint along a tree-lined street, preparing to enter the Green Zone, when the bomb was detonated.
		Saleem was born in Basra, a largely Shiite Muslim city.
		At about the same time as the attack that killed Saleem, a driver rammed his bomb-laden car into a truck in a large convoy just west of Baghdad, along a section of road where there are frequent attacks.
	www.signonsandiego.com /uniontrib/20040518/news_1n18iraq.html (916 words)

	Boston.com / News / World / Middle East / Suicide car bomb kills Iraqi leader
		As Saleem passed by at about 9:55 a.m., the explosion ripped through the vehicle, sending a huge ball of fire into the air, scattering burnt human remains, and leaving a deep crater in the street.
		Saleem, a moderate Shi'ite, had been exiled in Kuwait and Iran until Hussein's ouster last year.
		In an interview with a Globe reporter last week, Saleem said he was growing anxious about the monthlong rebellion by Shi'ite militia in southern Iraq, who owe allegiance to the radical cleric Moqtada al-Sadr.
	www.boston.com /news/world/middleeast/articles/2004/05/18/suicide_car_bomb_kills_iraqi_leader?pg=full (1174 words)

	CBS News \| Deadly Iraq Bombing A Blow To U.S. \| May 18, 2004 06:59:37
		Izzadine Saleem is seen in this image taken from TV taped in May 2004.
		Saleem was the second member of the U.S.-appointed council to be assassinated.
		As the current council president, a rotating position, Saleem was the highest-ranking Iraqi official killed during the U.S.-run occupation.
	www.cbsnews.com /stories/2004/05/18/iraq/main618027.shtml (1259 words)

	The California Aggie
		Saleem was the leader of the al-Dawa Party, which represents many Shiites (the majority religious sect in Iraq) and has been influential in supporting U.S. aims in Iraq.
		Saleem was the second IGC member to be killed since the council was formed in July 2003.
		Saleem wasn't the only key to Iraq's future, but one of many that will hopefully lead us to stability and peace.
	www.californiaaggie.com /article?id=4336 (583 words)

	CNN.com - Transcripts
		Izzadine Saleem is the second member of the Governing Council to be killed.
		They've got people like Izzadine Saleem at the center of this Governing Council, moderates trying to pull all the people of Iraq together to form a new government that will be an entity that is worth handing over, if you know what I mean, the whole question of what a handover means.
		Izzadine Saleem was near the coalition's Green Zone when the attack occurred.
	cnnstudentnews.cnn.com /TRANSCRIPTS/0405/17/lad.03.html (3487 words)

	Daimnation!: Governing council head killed
		Abdel-Zahraa Othman, more commonly known as Izzadine Saleem, was among four Iraqis killed in the explosion outside coalition headquarters in central Baghdad, council member Nasier al Jaderji said.
		Saleem was a Shiite and leader of the Islamic Dawa Movement in the southern city of Basra.
		Hamid al-Bayati, spokesman of SCIRI, said Saleem was trying to enter the Green Zone when the blast occurred and "he was killed." Al-Bayati did not know whether the bomb was triggered by a homicide driver or detonated in some other fashion.
	www.damianpenny.com /archived/002684.html (317 words)

	The Scotsman - Top Stories - Car bomb carnage and now the spectre of more chemical attacks (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		Mr Saleem, also known as Abdul Zahra Othman Mohammad, was sitting in the last of five cars in a Governing Council convoy passing through, when the red Volkswagen next to his vehicle exploded.
		Mr Saleem’s death stunned a country already reeling from a sharp upsurge in violence as the 30 June date for the transfer of power approaches.
		Mr Saleem was at the heart of the talks with UN envoy Lakhdar Brahimi on the formation of the interim government and was scheduled to head Iraq’s delegation to an Arab summit in Tunisia on 22 and 23 May.
	thescotsman.scotsman.com /index.cfm?id=565032004 (1255 words)

	.:: THE BANGLADESH OBSERVER - Net Edition ::. (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		Iraqi security forces in desert camouflage carried Saleem's coffin, which was draped with the Iraqi flag, from the hall after the service.
		Saleem, also known as Abdel-Zahraa Othman, was waiting in a Governing Council convoy at a US checkpoint along a tree-lined street preparing to enter the Green Zone when the bomb was detonated.
		Saleem, a Shiite Muslim in his 60s, held the rotating presidency of the 25-member Governing Council for May. He was the second council member slain since their appointment last July; Aquila al-Hashimi was mortally wounded by gunmen in September.
	www.bangladeshobserveronline.com /new/2004/05/19/foreign.htm (2876 words)

	RedNova News - General - Suicide Bomb Kills Head of Iraq Governing Council (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		Izzadine Saleem was among four Iraqis killed in the blast.
		As council president, a rotating position, Saleem was the highest-ranking Iraqi official killed during the occupation.
		It was unclear if Saleem had been targeted, or was the victim of a random attack, he said.
	www.rednova.com /news/stories/6/2004/05/17/story001.html (1346 words)

	Pentagon stops payments to Iraq’s Chalabi - Conflict in Iraq - MSNBC.com
		He said he was asking U.S. authorities whether Saleem may have been delayed or turned away at the checkpoint where he died because he lacked the authorized pass to get in, and that this may have contributed to his death.
		Iraqi security forces in desert camouflage carried Saleem’s coffin, which was draped with the Iraqi flag, from the hall after the service. Bremer and other dignitaries, including new Governing Council chief Ghazi Mashal Ajil al-Yawer, a Sunni Muslim civil engineer from Mosul, kissed and shook hands with Saleem’s grieving relatives.
		Saleem’s body was later flown in a military plane to his southern hometown of Basra, where British troops delivered the coffin to Iraqi police ahead of a ceremony at a mosque.
	www.msnbc.msn.com /id/5003986 (1748 words)

	Region Articles
		UN Secretary General Kofi Annan said he was shocked by the killing of the Governing Council leader Izzadine Saleem in a Baghdad car bombing but that efforts to stabilise the country will continue.
		Izzadine Saleem was among nine Iraqis, including an attacker killed yesterday in the car bombing near a US checkpoint.
		Saleem, a Shiite and leader of the Islamic Dawa Movement in the southern city of Basra, was in a convoy of five vehicles at a US checkpoint when the car next to his exploded.
	www.gulf-news.com /Articles/Region2.asp?ArticleID=121326 (421 words)

	Car bomb attack outside coalition Hq in Baghdad: Governing Council Chief killed (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		The head of the Iraqi Governing Council was killed in a suicide car bombing near a checkpoint outside the coalition headquarters in central Baghdad on Monday, dealing a blow to U.S. efforts to stabilize Iraq ahead of a handover of sovereignty on June 30.
		Saleem, the name he went by most frequently, was a Shiite who led the Islamic Dawa Movement in the southern city of Basra.
		Aquila al-Hashimi, another Shiite and one of three women on the 25-member Governing Council, was mortally wounded Sept. 20 when gunmen in a pickup truck ambushed her car as she drove near her Baghdad home.
	nation.ittefaq.com /artman/publish/article_9180.shtml (1380 words)

	USATODAY.com - Sorrow, anger over Iraqi Governing Council president (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		Izzadine Saleem, also known as Abdel-Zahraa Othman, was among six Iraqis killed Monday in a car bombing near a U.S. checkpoint.
		Saleem, a Shiite Muslim and leader of the Islamic Dawa Movement in the southern Iraqi city of Basra, was current council president, a rotating position.
		Saleem had lived in exile, mostly in Iran, for nearly 25 years before returning to Iraq.
	www.usatoday.com /news/world/iraq/2004-05-17-saleem-world-view_x.htm (748 words)

	Bomb Kills Head of Iraqi Governing Council (phillyBurbs.com)
		BAGHDAD, Iraq - The head of the Iraqi Governing Council was killed in a suicide car bombing near a checkpoint outside the coalition headquarters in central Baghdad on Monday, dealing a blow to U.S. efforts to stabilize Iraq ahead of a handover of sovereignty on June 30.
		Saleem died working to build a free, democratic and prosperous Iraq," said presidential spokesman Scott McClellan.
		Saleem - on his way to a daily council meeting - was in a convoy of five vehicles, and the car carrying the bomb was adjacent to the council chief's car when it exploded, witness Mohammed Laith said.
	www.phillyburbs.com /pb-dyn/news/93-05172004-301487.html (1354 words)

	Hammorabi (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		Izzadine Saleem the President of the interim IGC is another victim who was murdered with other Iraqis by a suicidal terrorist attack on Monday.
		Our condolences are to the family and friends of Izzadine Saleem.
		The terrorist shall be brought to justice sooner or latter.
	hammorabi.blogspot.com /2004/05/izzadine-saleem-izzadine-saleem.html (174 words)

	deseretnews.com \| US says Iraq bombing will not deter handover of power
		Saleem died pursuing a vision of a democratic, prosperous and free nation, the White House said, and "the Iraqi people will work to insure that this vision becomes a reality."
		Saleem's death will not affect the June 30 deadline for the transfer of power from the U.S.-led coalition to an interim Iraqi authority, officials said.
		Saleem was killed in a suicide car bombing near a checkpoint outside the coalition headquarters in central Baghdad.
	deseretnews.com /dn/view/0,1249,595063831,00.html (264 words)

	Sorrow, anger over killing of Saleem (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		Izzadine Saleem, also known as Abdel-Zahraa Othman, was among nine Iraqis including an attacker killed yesterday in a car bombing near a U.S. checkpoint.
		Bremer said in a statement that Saleem "strove for the downfall of the former regime and the birth of a democratic Iraq."
		Saleem, a Shiite Muslim and leader of the Islamic Dawa Movement in the southern Iraqi city of Basra, was in a convoy of five vehicles at a US checkpoint when the car next to his exploded.
	www.namibian.com.na /2004/may/world/0441B18EC3.html (794 words)

	Columbia Newsblaster: World reacts with sorrow, anger over killing of Iraqi leader Izzadine Saleem (summary comparison) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		(article 1) Izzadine Saleem, also known as Abdel-Zahraa Othman, was among nine Iraqis including an attacker who was killed Monday in a car bombing near a U.S. checkpoint.
		(article 1) Bremer said in a statement that Saleem " strove for the downfall of the former regime and the birth of a democratic Iraq.
		(article 1) Saleem, a Shiite Muslim and leader of the Islamic Dawa Movement in the southern Iraqi city of Basra, was in a convoy of five vehicles at a U.S. checkpoint when the car next to his exploded.
	newsblaster.cs.columbia.edu /dev/archives/2004-05-19-12-42-23/web/summaries/2004-05-19-12-42-23-12-comp-10.html (474 words)

	Guardian Unlimited \| Special reports \| Car bomb kills head of Iraq ruling council
		Mr Saleem was the second member of the council to be assassinated since its establishment last July.
		Mr Saleem, a name he took while previously in exile, was a writer, philosopher and political activist who served as editor of several newspapers and magazines.
		Five of the dead were from Mr Saleem's entourage, while two were members of the Iraqi security forces, according to an official at the Iraqi health ministry.
	www.guardian.co.uk /Iraq/Story/0,2763,1218532,00.html (952 words)

	SignOnSanDiego.com > In Iraq -- Suicide car bomb kills head of Iraqi Governing Council
		It was believed to be the first confirmed finding of any of the banned weapons upon which the United States based its case for the war against Saddam Hussein.
		Blair, whose country is the second-largest troop contributor in Iraq, said Saleem's assassination underscored the need for countries to remain in the country.
		Saleem – on his way to a daily council meeting – was in a convoy of five vehicles, and the car carrying the bomb was adjacent to the council chief's car when it exploded, witness Mohammed Laith said.
	www.signonsandiego.com /news/world/iraq/20040517-1010-iraq.html (1394 words)

	Arianna Online Forums - View Single Post - looks like the "quick handoff"(Iraq) will be a Bus (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		Izzadine Saleem was among four Iraqis killed in the blast at the entrance to the main coalition compound.
		Izzadine Saleem was a Shiite and the leader of the Islamic Dawa Movement.
		BAGHDAD, Iraq (AP) -- The head of Iraqi Governing Council was killed Monday in a car bombing near a U.S. checkpoint in central Baghdad, an Iraqi official said.
	www.ariannaonline.com /forums/showpost.php?p=46499&postcount=1 (439 words)

	Jedi Council Forums - Abdel-Zahraa Othman, also known as Izzadine Saleem, has been assassinated.
		Saleem was the head of the Iraqi Governing Council, which was to take over power of Iraq in June.
		Saleem was to take the reins of power over Iraq from that U.S. governer.
		Saleem's time as chairman was a rotating one anyway.
	boards.theforce.net /Your_Jedi_Council_Community/b10008/15892514/p1 (2471 words)

	Back to Iraq 3.0: Current IGC president killed (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		Saleem's death is a major blow to the Coalition and its plans to turn over power on June 30.
		Saleem was a Shi'a and the leader of the Islamic Dawa Movement in Basra (Hizb al Dawa al Islamiyah).
		He choose the name of Izzadine Saleem, the name he preferred to his birth-name, to throw these assassins off his trail over the years.
	www.back-to-iraq.com /archives/2004/05/current_igc_pre.php (2617 words)

	The Scotsman - Top Stories - Iraqi council chief assassinated in suicide attack at Baghdad checkpoint
		Abdel-Zahraa Othman, also known as Izzadine Saleem, was among eight Iraqis who died in the bombing, Iraqi officials said.
		Although not one of the better known of the council members, Mr Saleem was said to be playing a key role liaising with the United Nations ahead of the proposed handover of sovereignty to a new Iraqi government on 30 June.
		Speaking in Brussels, the Foreign Secretary, Jack Straw, said Mr Saleem’s death should not deter the transfer of power.
	thescotsman.scotsman.com /index.cfm?id=564722004 (591 words)

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