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  NameTraq | Last Name: Abad   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
Florencio Abad of Batanes, the principal author of a bill seeking to convene the Con-con as a mode of introducing revisions in the Constitution.
Florencio Abad and party leaders that he is wary being surrounded by politicians with whom he is not familiar and who may have a self-serving or sinister agenda...
The three were cycling near Nosrat Abad, on the road between the ancient city of Bam and Zahedan near the border with Pakistan, when were abducted by the...
www.nametraq.org /Jan04/A/Abad.shtml   (1595 words)

  
 Fallen: Roberto Abad, Marine corporal | The San Diego Union-Tribune
Abad was a mortarman assigned to the 1st Battalion, 4th Marine Regiment, 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit (Special Operations Capable), based at Camp Pendleton.
Another of Abad's sons, Diego, 19, the next oldest, recently graduated from Marine boot camp and is based at Camp Pendleton.
Diego Abad was given leave to attend his older brother's funeral, which was held at St. Gertrude's Catholic Church in Bell Gardens on Aug. 13.
www.signonsandiego.com /uniontrib/20040910/news_1m10abad.html   (304 words)

  
 Marine Corps News -> 11th MEU 'brothers' separated but 'not for long'
Abad died while fighting in the Wadi Al Salam cemetery during combat operations in An Najaf, Iraq, on Aug. 6.
Corporals Robert Abad, left, and Jose M. Cueva, both mortarmen, 81mm Mortar Platoon, Battalion Landing Team 1st Battalion, 4th Marine Regiment, 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit (Special Operations Capable), in their barracks room on Camp Pendleton, Calif. Abad died during combat operations in the Wadi Salam Cemetery in An Najaf, Iraq, on Aug. 6.
Abad died during combat operations in the Wadi Salam Cemetery in An Najaf, Iraq, on Aug. 6.
www.usmc.mil /marinelink/mcn2000.nsf/lookupstoryref/2004101763731   (1091 words)

  
 The Iraq Page - Roberto Abad   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
Cpl. Roberto Abad, 22, of Los Angeles County's Bell Gardens, was buried Saturday in Calvary Cemetery in Whittier.
Abad, who died Aug. 6 in Iraq's Najaf province, had been assigned to Battalion Landing Team 1/4, 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit, I Marine Expeditionary Force.
Although proud of his service, Roberto Abad also looked ahead to life after the military and planned to become a firefighter, attend college and marry his girlfriend, who is pregnant, his family said.
www.pigstye.net /iraq/article.php/20040816111258111   (468 words)

  
 Kaffah.Com   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
NAJAF, kota yang ramai dengan dentuman bom, letusan senjata dan desingan peluru.
Penduduk Najaf menikmati kelebihan kota itu sebagai tempat wisata relijius.
Najaf adalah satu contoh, ancaman terhadap kejayaan dan kesucian Islam selalu ibarat pintu yang terbuka lebar.
www.kaffah.com /berita/detail.php?id=57   (877 words)

  
 Iraq News : Ld-Writethru,2892 Adv00 Capsules of U.S. Troops Who Have Died While Serving in Iraq and Kuwait, ( Breaking ...   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
Iraq News, When Roberto Abad learned he would be deployed to Iraq for a second time, he decided it was time to father a child.
Although proud of his service, Abad also looked ahead to life after the military and planned to become a firefighter, attend college and marry his girlfriend, his family said.
Abad is survived by his girlfriend, Tania Valazquez, who was expecting their child.
www.keralanext.com /news/indexread.asp?id=215690   (938 words)

  
 Najaf Abad - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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 Al-Sadr urges more fighting - PittsburghLIVE.com
Explosions and gunfire have resounded since Thursday near the shrine where the remains of Ali, son-in-law of the prophet Muhammad, are buried, and at the enormous cemetery nearby.
The governor of Najaf, Adnan Zaurufi, declared a 24-hour cease-fire in the city, but a spokesman for al-Sadr rejected it and clashes continued yesterday night.
Ghalib Jazaeri, the police chief of Najaf, said in a telephone interview yesterday that "300 members of the Mahdi Army" had been arrested, most of them from the southern town of Nasiriyah.
www.pittsburghlive.com /x/tribune-review/specialreports/iraq/s_207408.html   (1175 words)

  
 Townships , Isfahan   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
In its eastern direction, are the townships of Naein, Ardestan, Natanz and Kashan, and to the west are the townships of Golpayegan, Najaf Abad, Khomeini Shahr, Falavarjan and Shahreza.
Abbasi Jame' Mosque (Imam Mosque) and Naqsh-e-Jahan Square This city was the capital in the Parthian era, and in the Sassanide period came under the influence of the seven large influential families of Iran or the Espoharan.
In its western direction is the province of Lurestan, to the south stands the province of Chahar Mahal and Bakhtiyari and to its east it is limited to the township of Najaf Abad.
www.bhowco.com /TownshipsIsfahan.htm   (1726 words)

  
 Boston.com / News / World / Shi'ites' uprising grows
The militia fighters have been using Najaf’s sprawling cemetery as a base.
BAGHDAD -- Defiant Shi'ite Muslim cleric Moqtada al-Sadr yesterday rejected an appeal by Iraq's prime minister to end fighting in Najaf, rallying his supporters to fight with him to "the last drop of my blood" as US and Iraqi forces encircled a shrine in the Shi'ite holy city.
Explosions and gunfire have resounded since Thursday near the shrine where the remains of Ali, son-in-law of the Prophet Mohammed, are buried, and at the enormous cemetery nearby.
www.boston.com /news/world/articles/2004/08/10/shiites_uprising_grows   (452 words)

  
 Georgian in Iran. Who is Georgian in Iran? What is Georgian in Iran? Where is Georgian in Iran? Definition of Georgian ...
The center of Georgians in Iran is a small city to the west of Isfahan, Iran's second largest city, named Fereydoon Shahr.
In many other places such as Najaf Abad, Rahmat Abad (near Isfahan) and Orji Mahalle in northern Iran, there are ethnic Georgians, but they do not speak the Georgian language.
The Georgian alphabet is also known in Fereydoon Shahr.
www.knowledgerush.com /kr/encyclopedia/Georgian_in_Iran   (103 words)

  
 In memoriam - Reynoso
Twenty-two-year-old Marine Corporal Roberto Abad was one month shy of completing his second tour of duty in Iraq and returning to his Bell Gardens home --- and the arrival of his first child --- when he was killed in combat in Najaf province on Aug. 6.
The oldest brother among seven siblings, Abad joined the Marines at 18 after graduating from high school.
For his parents Roberto and Maria Elena Abad, the loss of their firstborn son has been difficult.
www.corpsstories.com /memoriam-Abad.htm   (639 words)

  
 Fallen Heroes Memorial: Marine Cpl. Roberto Abad
Abad died due to enemy action in An Najaf Province, Iraq.
Leave a message in memory of this soldier, and/or to the loved ones left behind.
He is missed as well as Roberto Abad.
www.fallenheroesmemorial.com /oif/profiles/abadroberto.html   (1536 words)

  
 Occultation   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
1-2, Tabriz, Qumm, 1381/1961, and vols.1-3, Najaf, 1965.
Al-Nu’man, al-Irshad, Najaf, 1972; English translation, Balagha Books, 1981.
Al-Muntazam — Ibn al-Jawzi, ‘Abd al-Rahman, al-Muntazam fi Tarikh al-Muluk wa-l-Umam, Baydar Abad, 1357/1939, and Beirut, 1974.
www.yamahdi.com /books/occultation/bibliography.htm   (1643 words)

  
 Sadr Urges Followers to Fight U.S. Forces (washingtonpost.com)
It was the first time Sadr has spoken in public since fighting broke out in Najaf on Thursday and spread to three other southern cities, as well as Sadr City, the large Shiite slum in Baghdad.
The fighting also prompted officials to stop the flow of oil from fields in the southern sections of the country to the port in Basra, the Associated Press reported.
Two Marines had been reported killed in Najaf last week, and U.S. officials identified them as Sgt. Yadir G. Reynoso, 27, of Wapato, Wash., and Cpl. Roberto Abad, 22, of Los Angeles.
www.washingtonpost.com /wp-dyn/articles/A51236-2004Aug9.html   (815 words)

  
 Honor the fallen: Marine Cpl. Roberto Abad
When Roberto Abad learned he would be deployed to Iraq for a second time, he decided it was time to father a child.
He was stationed at Camp Pendleton, Calif. Although proud of his service, Abad also looked ahead to life after the military and planned to become a firefighter, attend college and marry his girlfriend, his family said.
"He would tell me to never give up on anything you believe in." Abad is survived by his girlfriend, Tania Valazquez, who was expecting their child.
www.militarycity.com /valor/297315.html   (219 words)

  
 Shah Abdu'llah and the Baha'is of Abadeh
Calling themselves the Caliphs, they based their activities in the town of Husayn Abad located 14km outside of Abadeh and gathered in a local shrine known as Imamzadeh Ahmar.
Followed by his male and female followers, he set out towards Husayn Abad and camped outside the gate of the shrine and confirmed the utterings of the Caliphs.
He was a senior believer from the locality of Vazir Abad aged about 80 and worked in a farm.
www.bahai-library.org /histories/abdullah.abadeh.html   (1997 words)

  
 Guardian Unlimited | Special reports | Prominent Iraqi clerics
Caught up in the wave of violence in Najaf which led to the murder of another Shia cleric, Abdul Majid al-Khoei, who had just returned to Iraq from exile in London.
Denies that he is set on ridding Najaf of Iranian-backed clerics.
His underground group, former after his father and brothers were murdered, only emerged into the open 10 days ago as US forces captured Najaf.
www.guardian.co.uk /Iraq/Story/0,2763,937632,00.html   (385 words)

  
 Payvand News Of Iran - Archive
A peace deal to end clashes in Najaf appears to be holding, as Shia rebels leave the Iraqi city's Imam Ali mosque and US forces pull back.
Since the battle of Najaf suddenly erupted about two weeks ago, with fierce fighting raging between followers of Shi'ite maverick cleric Moqtada al-Sadr and the U.S. military, the question often arose as to why this battle was taking place.
U.S. and Iraqi forces launched a renewed assault Sunday on Shiite Muslim militiamen in the southern holy city of Najaf in a risky campaign that was marred from the onset by an outcry from Iraqi politicians and the desertion of dozens of Iraqi troops who refused to fight their countrymen.
www.payvand.com /news/archive/8-04.html   (15508 words)

  
 Naqsh,E,Jahan-Pars/Projects
The main concept of the master plan of Pouladshahr is to organize the buildings within small blocks with transportation and service facilities, green areas and etc.
Block A4, This block being located between block A6 (located in the north of the district), central zone of district A (in south east), the urban roadway of Pouladshahr (in the west) and the Pouladshahr-Najaf abad transportation road, has a prominent unique geographic position.
The central zone of the district A that is separated from the block A4 via a water channel is about 13 hectares in area and will embody facilities such as high schools, a sport complex, a commercial center and green landscape.
www.njp-arch.com /projects/p_A/A_05.htm   (230 words)

  
 Iranian Alert -- May 15, 2004 [EST]-- IRAN LIVE THREAD -- "Americans for Regime Change in Iran"   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
"We are concerned at the intensification of the fighting in Iraq especially in Najaf and Karbala, and we condemn the killing of innocent Iraqis," said Iranian foreign ministry spokesman Hamid Reza Asefi.
The heaviest fighting occurred in and around Najaf’s cemetery, considered sacred ground by Shiite Muslims who form the majority in Iraq and neighbouring Iran.
And American tanks blocked off roads between Najaf and the nearby holy city of Kufa, in an apparent attempt to prevent Mr Sadr from reaching Kufa for his habitual Friday prayers.
www.freerepublic.com /focus/f-news/1136026/posts   (8546 words)

  
 Iranian Alert -- September 3, 2003 -- LIVE THREAD PING LIST   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
For the world’s 300 million Shia Muslims, Najaf, a dusty city in central Iraq, is the gateway to paradise: to be buried there is a privilege.
Hakim’s death in a terrorist attack in Najaf last Friday is a major loss for the Shias, who comprise 60 per cent of the Iraqi population.
Mr Khomeini left Iran, and is now in Najaf, Iraq, which has once again become the most prominent Shi’ite theological center, relegating the Iranian holy city of Qom to a secondary rôle.
www.freerepublic.com /focus/news/975010/posts   (16236 words)

  
 Gunny G's Old Salt Marines Tavern
Marine Cpl. Roberto Abad: When Abad learned he would be deployed to Iraq for a second time, he decided it was time to father a child.
Reynoso, 27, of Wapato, Wash., died Aug. 5 in a firefight with Iraqi insurgents in Najaf.
Tarlavsky, 30, of Passaic, N.J., was killed Aug. 12 during a raid in Najaf.
www.network54.com /Forum/message?forumid=135069&messageid=1094425579   (8981 words)

  
 Iran Caravan - Golpayegan   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
To the south are the townships of Khansar, Faridan and Najaf Abad.
In the eastern direction it lies within the limits of Najaf Abad and Esfahan.
Golpayegan can be said to be yet another ancient city of the country, and was known as Golbadegan, Jorbadegan or Golabadegan.
www.irancaravan.com /GOLPAY.htm   (112 words)

  
 Townships, Esfahan   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
His successors were liable for the construction of palaces, and gardens of Sa'dat Abad and Farah Abad.
After the decline of the Safavid dynasty and the fall of Esfahan by Mahmood Afqan, the city turned into shambles, thriving once more during the Afshar period.
Chahar Mahal and Bakhtiyari and to its east it is limited to the township of Najaf Abad.
www.irancaravan.com /ITown.htm   (1662 words)

  
 Menarjonban (Shaking Minarets)
One of the stunning historical buildings in Isfahan is Menarjonban which is located 6 kilometers west of the city of Isfahan, on the way to Najaf Abad in a village called Karlatan.
The architectural style here belongs to the 14th century (Mongol style) complemented with dark blue tiles in the form of stars decorating two arches and the sides of the portico.
This situation, according to experts has occurred gradually with the passage of time.
www.kelisa.org /IRAN/places/Menarjonban%20(Shaking%20Minarets).htm   (112 words)

  
 Idaho State Fraternal Order of Eagles Website   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
If you have any pictures or links to news about these brave soldiers who died protecting the freedom of others please let us know by emailing us.
Ballard died in Najaf, Iraq, during a firefight with insurgents.
Died as a result of wounds received from a non-combat weapon discharge near An Najaf, Iraq.
www.foe.com /idaho/fallensoldiers.htm   (13104 words)

  
 Iran Classmates   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
Ba arze salam va khaste nabasheed omidvaram betooneed az daneshgahe najaf abad be khooby bahre bebareed
my name saeid daneshjoye doreye kardaneye barghe ghodrat najaf abad hastam khoshal mesham ba daneshjohaye najaf abad beshtar ashna besham be omid dedare hamateoon farda meyam daneshghah
My dear friend:Could you hear me?if you know a bout her could you please say him to contact me? Yours.
www.iranclassmates.com /student.php?id=1884&cid=88   (430 words)

  
 North County Times - North San Diego and Southwest Riverside County columnists
Yadir Reynoso, 27, of Wapato, Wash., was killed on Aug. 5 and Cpl. Roberto Abad, 22, of Los Angeles was killed in action on Aug. 6, according to the Department of Defense.
The unit is stationed around Najaf, south of Baghdad.
Reynoso and Abad were among several Marines who have died since fighting erupted in Najaf last week, just days after the Marines replaced Polish peacekeepers and U.S. Army soldiers there.
www.nctimes.com /articles/2004/08/10/military/20_25_118_9_04.txt   (465 words)

  
 Darwan Tour and Travel Co. Ltd. - Iranian Tour and Travel
As a matter of respect for the temple, the pilgrims stop the very moment they see the slight of Pir-e- Sabz and then continue the remaining distance to the temple on foot.
Day 9: Shiraz- Firooz Abad, after breakfast, drive to Firooz Abad to visit fire temple (Pomp-e-Atashkadeh), Castle of daughter (Ghal-e- dokhtar), and Ardeshir Castle (Ghal-e- Ardeshir), drive back to Shiraz.
Day 10: Isfahan - Najaf Abad- Tehran, after breakfast, drive to Najaf Abad road in west of Isfahan to visit Atashgah, lunch, return to Isfahan.
www.darwantour.com /ZoroastrianTour.htm   (669 words)

  
 ulama   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
He has written many books and has done research on many social and maritial issues.
He was born in 1925 in Najaf Abad (a province in Isfahan), where he also finished primary school.
In 1942 he entered the Islamic Seminary of Isfahan to begin his religious studies.
www.al-shia.com /html/eng/ser/ulama/ola-amini_h.htm   (198 words)

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