As we saw TAL envisaged a "transfer of sovereignty" to an
Iraqi Interim Government (IIG) and eventually an Iraqi Transitional Government (ITG) to oversee free elections.
The Foreign Office said the potential imposition of a state of emergency was a "matter for the
Iraqi interim government".
Iraqi interim government spokesman Thair al-Naqeeb revealed many of the remaining fighters have asked to surrender and the authorities "will extend amnesty" to those who have not committed major crimes".
The Council reiterated its strong support for the political process in Iraq and the
Iraqi Interim Government, and assured the Prime Minister that the EU "will continue to support the brave and difficult course the people of Iraq are steering towards the restoration of security, democracy and the rule of law".
Rumsfeld accused the network of lying the day before the
Iraqi interim government closed the network's office.
Iraq, however, will technically be sovereign, leaving the UN in a mere advisory role with actual control in the hands of the very
Iraqi interim government whose legitimacy the vote was designed to test.
Under the burden of increased levels of fighting on the streets of Baghdad, the new
Iraqi interim government began a five-day gun amnesty in October in the insurgent-controlled district of Baghdad, Sadr City.
Asia Times also reported that the Coalition Provisional Authority, shortly before its transfer of power to the
Iraqi interim government, negotiated contracts for six C-130 Hercules military transport aircraft, 16 Iroquois helicopters and a squadron of 16 low-flying, light reconnaissance aircraft, to be delivered by April 2005.
Al Sistani was flown to the United Kingdom just days before the
Iraqi interim government decided to send troops (mostly US marines) to clean up the holy city of Najaf of the few thousands of Al Sadr's followers who had taken over the Shrine of Ali.
Mr Blair also said he would find it "personally unacceptable" if the killers of the Red Caps were pardoned in an amnesty of insurgents proposed by the
Iraqi interim government.
WASHINGTON - The World Bank on Tuesday officially recognized the
Iraqi interim government, to which sovereignty was transferred on Monday from the U.S.-led occupation authority, officials of the bank said.
Al-Zarqawi, a Jordanian militant said to be connected to al-Qaeda, is believed to be behind a series of coordinated attacks on police and security forces that killed 100 people only days before US forces handed over power to an
Iraqi interim government.