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Iraqi Foreign Minister Hoshyar Zebari holds a press conference ...

(AFP) — Thu, 08 Jul 2010 17:51:18 GMT

(AFP) - Iraqi Foreign Minister Hoshyar Zebari holds a press conference in the Kurdish city of Arbil, 320 kms (200 miles) north of Baghdad. Iraq's parliament will reconvene on July 13, the last day before a constitutional deadline, the country's foreign minister said on Thursday, in a rare sign of forward political momentum.(AFP/Safin Hamed)

A member of the Iraqi anti-terrorism forces stands guard as ...

(AFP) — Thu, 08 Jul 2010 17:30:17 GMT

(AFP) - A member of the Iraqi anti-terrorism forces stands guard as Shiite Muslim pilgrims walk to Kadhimiyah. A string of attacks against Shiite pilgrims in the past three days killed 70 people in Baghdad, security officials said on Thursday, exposing the continued ability of insurgents to inflict bloodshed.(AFP/Ahmad al-Rubaye)

Iraqi police check Shiite pilgrims as they arrive at the Imam ...

(AFP) — Thu, 08 Jul 2010 17:30:17 GMT

(AFP) - Iraqi police check Shiite pilgrims as they arrive at the Imam Musa al-Kadhim Mosque in the Kadhimiya district of northern Baghdad, to mark the death of the eighth century Imam. A string of attacks against Shiite pilgrims in the past three days killed 70 people in Baghdad, security officials said on Thursday, exposing the continued ability of insurgents to inflict bloodshed.(AFP/Ahmad al-Rubaye)

Iraqi anti-terrorism forces stand guard as Shiite Muslim pilgrims ...

(AFP) — Thu, 08 Jul 2010 17:30:17 GMT

(AFP) - Iraqi anti-terrorism forces stand guard as Shiite Muslim pilgrims walk to Kadhimiyah. A string of attacks against Shiite pilgrims in the past three days killed 70 people in Baghdad, security officials said on Thursday, exposing the continued ability of insurgents to inflict bloodshed.(AFP/Ahmad al-Rubaye)

Iraqi Shiite pilgrims mourn over a symbolic coffin at the Imam ...

(AFP) — Thu, 08 Jul 2010 17:30:17 GMT

(AFP) - Iraqi Shiite pilgrims mourn over a symbolic coffin at the Imam Musa al-Kadhim Mosque in the Kadhimiya district of northern Baghdad, as they mark the death of the eighth century Imam. A string of attacks against Shiite pilgrims in the past three days killed 70 people in Baghdad, security officials said, exposing the continued ability of insurgents to inflict bloodshed.(AFP/Ahmad al-Rubaye)

Mourners carry the coffins of Raja Abdul Razak and her daughters ...

(AP) — Thu, 08 Jul 2010 17:00:42 GMT

(AP) - Mourners carry the coffins of Raja Abdul Razak and her daughters Zahra, 4, and Yasmeen, 6, for burial in the Shiite city of Najaf, 100 miles (160 kilometers) south of Baghdad, Iraq, Thursday, July 8, 2010. The family was killed Wednesday in a suicide attack on Shiite pilgrims as the faithful crossed through a Sunni area of Baghdad. Several people were killed Thursday by bombs targeting the hundreds of thousands of pilgrims who defied violence to take part in the final day of a Shiite religious holiday, officials said. The deaths came one day after scores were killed in attacks in and around the Iraqi capital, most of them by a suicide bomber who targeted pilgrims heading to a mosque in northern Baghdad to mark the anniversary of the death of a revered Shiite figure. (AP Photo/Alaa al-Marjani)¦

Pray over the coffins of Raja Abdul Razak and her daughters ...

(AP) — Thu, 08 Jul 2010 16:59:40 GMT

(AP) - Pray over the coffins of Raja Abdul Razak and her daughters Zahra, 4, and Yasmeen, 6, before burial in the Shiite city of Najaf, 100 miles (160 kilometers) south of Baghdad, Iraq, Thursday, July 8, 2010. The family was killed Wednesday in a suicide attack on Shiite pilgrims as the faithful crossed through a Sunni area of Baghdad. Several people were killed Thursday by bombs targeting the hundreds of thousands of pilgrims who defied violence to take part in the final day of a Shiite religious holiday, officials said. The deaths came one day after scores were killed in attacks in and around the Iraqi capital, most of them by a suicide bomber who targeted pilgrims heading to a mosque in northern Baghdad to mark the anniversary of the death of a revered Shiite figure. (AP Photo/Alaa al-Marjani)¦

An Iraqi Shi'ite woman screams during the funeral of her ...

(Reuters) — Thu, 08 Jul 2010 15:43:24 GMT

(Reuters) - An Iraqi Shi'ite woman screams during the funeral of her husband, who was killed in the Baghdad bombings, in Najaf, 160 km (100 miles) south of Baghdad July 8, 2010. A suicide bomber killed at least 30 Iraqi Shi'ite pilgrims on Wednesday en route to a shrine and wounded 75, while a roadside bomb killed another six despite heavy security during a religious rite, security sources said. REUTERS/Ali Abu Shish (IRAQ - Tags: RELIGION CIVIL UNREST)

Iraqi President Jalal Talabani (centre, R) meets with Kurdish ...

(Reuters) — Thu, 08 Jul 2010 15:42:16 GMT

(Reuters) - Iraqi President Jalal Talabani (centre, R) meets with Kurdish President Masoud Barzani (centre, L) in Arbil, 310 km (190 miles) north of Baghdad, July 8, 2010. REUTERS/Azad Lashkari (IRAQ - Tags: POLITICS)

Kenyan Foreign Affairs Minister, Moses Wetangula, seen during ...

(AP) — Thu, 08 Jul 2010 14:20:52 GMT

(AP) - Kenyan Foreign Affairs Minister, Moses Wetangula, seen during an interview with the Associated Press in Nairobi, Kenya, on Thursday July 8, 2010, saying that Kenya's intelligence reports show that Afghans, Pakistanis and other fighters from Middle Eastern countries have joined Somali militants. Wetangula said fighters from Iraq, Afghanistan and Pakistan are relocating to what he called a 'safehaven' in the failed state of Somalia, and said during the interview that countries in East Africa are more vulnerable to terrorist attack because of an increase in Somalia's militant activity.(AP Photo/Khalil Senosi)

Kenyan Foreign Affairs Minister, Moses Wetangula, seen during ...

(AP) — Thu, 08 Jul 2010 14:19:35 GMT

Residents lift the coffin of a victim who was killed in one ...

(Reuters) — Thu, 08 Jul 2010 13:28:10 GMT

(Reuters) - Residents lift the coffin of a victim who was killed in one of Wednesday's bomb attacks that targeted Shi'ite pilgrims in Baghdad, before his burial at a cemetery in Najaf, 160 km (100 miles) south of Baghdad, July 8, 2010. A suicide bomber killed at least 30 Iraqi Shi'ite pilgrims on Wednesday en route to a shrine and wounded 75, while a roadside bomb killed another six despite heavy security during a religious rite, security sources said. REUTERS/Ali Abu Shish (IRAQ - Tags: RELIGION CONFLICT)

Shi'ite pilgrims gather at Imam Moussa al-Kadhim shrine ...

(Reuters) — Thu, 08 Jul 2010 13:02:49 GMT

(Reuters) - Shi'ite pilgrims gather at Imam Moussa al-Kadhim shrine to mark his death anniversary in Baghdad's Kadhimiya district July 8, 2010. A suicide bomber killed at least 30 Iraqi Shi'ite pilgrims on Wednesday en route to a shrine and wounded 75, while a roadside bomb killed another six despite heavy security during a religious rite, security sources said. REUTERS/Saad Shalash (IRAQ - Tags: RELIGION)

Residents carry the coffin of a victim who was killed in one ...

(Reuters) — Thu, 08 Jul 2010 12:57:07 GMT

(Reuters) - Residents carry the coffin of a victim who was killed in one of Wednesday's bomb attacks that targeted Shi'ite pilgrims in Baghdad, before his burial at a cemetery in Najaf, 160 km (100 miles) south of Baghdad July 8, 2010. A suicide bomber killed at least 30 Iraqi Shi'ite pilgrims on Wednesday en route to a shrine and wounded 75, while a roadside bomb killed another six despite heavy security during a religious rite, security sources said. REUTERS/Ali Abu Shish (IRAQ - Tags: RELIGION CIVIL UNREST OBITUARY)

Mourners carry the coffin of Emory Taha for burial in the Shiite ...

(AP) — Thu, 08 Jul 2010 12:49:19 GMT

(AP) - Mourners carry the coffin of Emory Taha for burial in the Shiite city of Najaf, 100 miles (160 kilometers) south of Baghdad, Iraq, Thursday, July 8, 2010. The man was killed Wednesday in a suicide attack on Shiite pilgrims as the faithful crossed through a Sunni area of Baghdad. Several people were killed Thursday by bombs targeting the hundreds of thousands of pilgrims who defied violence to take part in the final day of a Shiite religious holiday, officials said. The deaths came one day after scores were killed in attacks in and around the Iraqi capital, most of them by a suicide bomber who targeted pilgrims heading to a mosque in northern Baghdad to mark the anniversary of the death of a revered Shiite figure. (AP Photo/Alaa al-Marjani)

Shiite Muslim pilgrim begin to gather at the Imam Musa al-Kadhim ...

(AFP) — Thu, 08 Jul 2010 12:42:48 GMT

(AFP) - Shiite Muslim pilgrim begin to gather at the Imam Musa al-Kadhim Mosque in the Kadhimiya district of northern Baghdad. A suicide bomber wearing an explosives-filled belt targeted Shiite pilgrims and murdered 28 people in Baghdad on Wednesday while 11 more were killed in bomb attacks, security officials told AFP.(AFP/Ahmad al-Rubaye)

Shiite Muslim pilgrim make their way through Baghdad streets ...

(AFP) — Thu, 08 Jul 2010 12:42:48 GMT

(AFP) - Shiite Muslim pilgrim make their way through Baghdad streets to the Imam Musa al-Kadhim Mosque in the Kadhimiya district of northern Baghdad. A suicide bomber wearing an explosives-filled belt targeted Shiite pilgrims and murdered 28 people in Baghdad on Wednesday while 11 more were killed in bomb attacks, security officials told AFP.(AFP/Ali al-Saadi)

Iraqi men looks at a destroyed house, targeted in a bomb attacK ...

(AFP) — Thu, 08 Jul 2010 12:42:48 GMT

(AFP) - Iraqi men looks at a destroyed house, targeted in a bomb attacK in western Ramadi, 100km (60 miles) west of Baghdad. A string of attacks against Shiite pilgrims in the past three days killed 70 people in Baghdad, security officials said, exposing the continued ability of insurgents to inflict bloodshed.(AFP/Azher Shallal)

Shi'ite pilgrims gather at Imam Moussa al-Kadhim shrine ...

(Reuters) — Thu, 08 Jul 2010 12:40:16 GMT

(Reuters) - Shi'ite pilgrims gather at Imam Moussa al-Kadhim shrine to mark his death anniversary in Baghdad's Kadhimiya district July 8, 2010. A suicide bomber killed at least 30 Iraqi Shi'ite pilgrims on Wednesday en route to the shrine and wounded 75, while a roadside bomb killed another six despite heavy security during a religious rite, security sources said. REUTERS/Saad Shalash (IRAQ - Tags: RELIGION ANNIVERSARY IMAGES OF THE DAY)

A Shiite pilgrim returns after concluding his visit to the Kazimiyah ...

(AP) — Thu, 08 Jul 2010 12:35:54 GMT

(AP) - A Shiite pilgrim returns after concluding his visit to the Kazimiyah shrine to mark the date of Imam Moussa al- Kadim's death in Baghdad, Iraq, Thursday, July 8, 2010. At least 12 people were killed Thursday by bombs targeting the hundreds of thousands of pilgrims who defied violence to take part in the final day of a Shiite religious holiday, officials said. The deaths came one day after nearly 60 people were killed in attacks in and around the Iraqi capital, most of them by a suicide bomber who targeted pilgrims heading to a mosque in northern Baghdad to mark the anniversary of the death of a revered Shiite figure. (AP Photo/Khalid Mohammed)

Shi'ite pilgrims gather at Imam Moussa al-Kadhim shrine ...

(Reuters) — Thu, 08 Jul 2010 12:33:41 GMT

Shiite pilgrims walk across a bridge between Sunni and Shiite ...

(AP) — Thu, 08 Jul 2010 12:29:34 GMT

(AP) - Shiite pilgrims walk across a bridge between Sunni and Shiite neighborhoods after concluding their visit to the Kazimiyah shrine, to mark the date of Imam Moussa al- Kadim's death in Baghdad, Iraq, Thursday, July 8, 2010. Iraqi officials say a handful of have been killed by bombs targeting pilgrims taking part in the final day of the Shiite religious holiday, a day after scores of pilgrims were killed Wednesday in a suicide attack. (AP Photo/Karim Kadim)

Shiite pilgrims ride atop a truck after concluding their visit ...

(AP) — Thu, 08 Jul 2010 12:01:05 GMT

(AP) - Shiite pilgrims ride atop a truck after concluding their visit to the Kazimiyah shrine to mark the date of Imam Moussa al- Kadim's death in Baghdad, Iraq, Thursday, July 8, 2010. Iraqi officials say a handful of have been killed by bombs targeting pilgrims taking part in the final day of the Shiite religious holiday, a day after scores of pilgrims were killed Wednesday in a suicide attack. (AP Photo/Khalid Mohammed)

In this photo released by Lebanon's official government photographer ...

(AP) — Thu, 08 Jul 2010 11:56:29 GMT

(AP) - In this photo released by Lebanon's official government photographer Dalati Nohra, Lebanese President Michel Suleiman, right, meets with Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki, left, at the Presidential Palace in Baabda, east of Beirut, Lebanon, Thursday, July 8, 2010. Al-Maliki is in Beirut to pay his respects for Lebanon's top Shiite cleric, the late Grand Ayatollah Mohammed Hussein Fadlallah who is considered to be one of the founders of al-Maliki's governing Dawa Party and was believed to be the party's religious guide until his death Sunday after a long illness. (AP Photo/Dalati Nohra, HO) ** EDITORIAL USE ONLY, NO SALES **

Iraq's Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki pays condolences to ...

(Reuters) — Thu, 08 Jul 2010 11:54:53 GMT

(Reuters) - Iraq's Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki pays condolences to Sayyed Ali Fadlallah, the eldest son of Grand Ayatollah Fadlallah, at a mosque in Beirut's suburbs, July 8, 2010. Lebanon's Grand Ayatollah Sayyed Mohammed Hussein Fadlallah was buried on Tuesday, mourned by hundreds of thousands who paid homage to one of Shi'ite Islam's highest authorities. REUTERS/Mohammed Amro/Handout (LEBANON - Tags: OBITUARY RELIGION POLITICS)

Iraq's Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki prays at the grave ...

(Reuters) — Thu, 08 Jul 2010 11:53:48 GMT

(Reuters) - Iraq's Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki prays at the grave of Grand Ayatollah Sayyed Mohammed Hussein Fadlallah at a mosque in Beirut's suburbs, July 8, 2010. Lebanon's Grand Ayatollah Sayyed Mohammed Hussein Fadlallah was buried on Tuesday, mourned by hundreds of thousands who paid homage to one of Shi'ite Islam's highest authorities. REUTERS/Mohammed Amro/Handout (LEBANON - Tags: OBITUARY RELIGION POLITICS)

Iraq's former Prime Minister and head of the Iraqiya coalition ...

(Reuters) — Thu, 08 Jul 2010 11:53:44 GMT

(Reuters) - Iraq's former Prime Minister and head of the Iraqiya coalition Iyad Allawi (R) pays condolences to Sayyed Ali Fadlallah, the eldest son of Grand Ayatollah Fadlallah, at a mosque in Beirut's suburbs, July 8, 2010. Lebanon's Grand Ayatollah Sayyed Mohammed Hussein Fadlallah was buried on Tuesday, mourned by hundreds of thousands who paid homage to one of Shi'ite Islam's highest authorities. REUTERS/Mohammed Amro/Handout (LEBANON - Tags: OBITUARY RELIGION POLITICS)

Lebanese Prime Minister Saad Hariri, center, receives Iraqi ...

(AP) — Thu, 08 Jul 2010 11:51:39 GMT

(AP) - Lebanese Prime Minister Saad Hariri, center, receives Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki, center left, upon his arrival at the Government House, in Beirut, Lebanon, Thursday, July 8, 2010. Al-Maliki is in Beirut to pay his respects for Lebanon's top Shiite cleric, the late Grand Ayatollah Mohammed Hussein Fadlallah who is considered to be one of the founders of al-Maliki's governing Dawa Party and was believed to be the party's religious guide until his death Sunday after a long illness. (AP Photo/Bilal Hussein)

Shiite pilgrims ride atop buses after concluding their visit ...

(AP) — Thu, 08 Jul 2010 11:50:29 GMT

(AP) - Shiite pilgrims ride atop buses after concluding their visit to the Kazimiyah shrine to mark the date of Imam Moussa al- Kadim's death in Baghdad, Iraq, Thursday, July 8, 2010. Iraqi officials say some bombs have targeted pilgrims taking part in the final day of the Shiite religious holiday, a day after scores of pilgrims were killed Wednesday in a suicide attack. (AP Photo/Khalid Mohammed)

Residents search through the debris of a destroyed house after ...

(Reuters) — Thu, 08 Jul 2010 11:42:40 GMT

(Reuters) - Residents search through the debris of a destroyed house after a bomb attack in Ramadi, 100 km (60 miles) west of Baghdad, July 8, 2010. Four policemen were killed and six wounded in western Ramadi, after bombs planted near the houses of local policemen went off, followed by a roadside bomb when security forces arrived at the blast scene, police said. REUTERS/Ali al-Mashhdani (IRAQ - Tags: CONFLICT)

Residents search through the debris of a destroyed house after ...

(Reuters) — Thu, 08 Jul 2010 11:40:25 GMT

Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki speaks during a press conference ...

(AP) — Thu, 08 Jul 2010 11:38:53 GMT

(AP) - Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki speaks during a press conference after meeting with Lebanese Prime Minister Saad Hariri at the Government House, in Beirut, Lebanon, Thursday, July 8, 2010. Al-Maliki is in Beirut to pay his respects for Lebanon's top Shiite cleric, the late Grand Ayatollah Mohammed Hussein Fadlallah who is considered to be one of the founders of al-Maliki's governing Dawa Party and was believed to be the party's religious guide until his death Sunday after a long illness. (AP Photo/Bilal Hussein)

Lebanese Prime Minister Saad Hariri, right, shakes hands with ...

(AP) — Thu, 08 Jul 2010 11:36:19 GMT

(AP) - Lebanese Prime Minister Saad Hariri, right, shakes hands with Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki, left, at the Government House, in Beirut, Lebanon, Thursday, July 8, 2010. Al-Maliki is in Beirut to pay his respects for Lebanon's top Shiite cleric, the late Grand Ayatollah Mohammed Hussein Fadlallah who is considered to be one of the founders of al-Maliki's governing Dawa Party and was believed to be the party's religious guide until his death Sunday after a long illness. (AP Photo/Bilal Hussein)

An Iraqi police man stands guard as Shiite pilgrims ride on ...

(AP) — Thu, 08 Jul 2010 11:30:02 GMT

(AP) - An Iraqi police man stands guard as Shiite pilgrims ride on the roof of a van after concluding their visit to the Kazimiyah shrine to mark the date of Imam Moussa al- Kadim's death in Baghdad, Iraq, Thursday, July 8, 2010. Iraqi officials say a handful of have been killed by bombs targeting pilgrims taking part in the final day of the Shiite religious holiday, a day after scores of pilgrims were killed Wednesday in a suicide attack. (AP Photo/Khalid Mohammed)

Lebanese Prime Minister Saad Hariri, right, receives Iraqi Prime ...

(AP) — Thu, 08 Jul 2010 11:24:51 GMT

(AP) - Lebanese Prime Minister Saad Hariri, right, receives Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki, left, upon his arrival at the Government House, in Beirut, Lebanon, Thursday, July 8, 2010. Al-Maliki is in Beirut to pay his respects for Lebanon's top Shiite cleric, the late Grand Ayatollah Mohammed Hussein Fadlallah who is considered to be one of the founders of al-Maliki's governing Dawa Party and was believed to be the party's religious guide until his death Sunday after a long illness. (AP Photo/Bilal Hussein)

Lebanese Prime Minister Saad Hariri, right, meets with Iraqi ...

(AP) — Thu, 08 Jul 2010 11:24:18 GMT

(AP) - Lebanese Prime Minister Saad Hariri, right, meets with Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki, left, at the Government House, in Beirut, Lebanon, Thursday, July 8, 2010. Al-Maliki is in Beirut to pay his respects for Lebanon's top Shiite cleric, the late Grand Ayatollah Mohammed Hussein Fadlallah who is considered to be one of the founders of al-Maliki's governing Dawa Party and was believed to be the party's religious guide until his death Sunday after a long illness. (AP Photo/Bilal Hussein)

Lebanon's President Michel Suleiman (R) meets with Iraq's ...

(Reuters) — Thu, 08 Jul 2010 11:16:02 GMT

(Reuters) - Lebanon's President Michel Suleiman (R) meets with Iraq's Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki at the presidential palace in Baabda, near Beirut, July 8, 2010. REUTERS/Dalati Nohra/Handout (LEBANON - Tags: POLITICS) FOR EDITORIAL USE ONLY. NOT FOR SALE FOR MARKETING OR ADVERTISING CAMPAIGNS

Lebanon's President Michel Suleiman (R) welcomes Iraq's ...

(Reuters) — Thu, 08 Jul 2010 11:11:32 GMT

(Reuters) - Lebanon's President Michel Suleiman (R) welcomes Iraq's Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki upon his arrival at the presidential palace in Baabda, near Beirut, July 8, 2010. REUTERS/Dalati Nohra /Handout (LEBANON - Tags: POLITICS) FOR EDITORIAL USE ONLY. NOT FOR SALE FOR MARKETING OR ADVERTISING CAMPAIGNS

Lebanon's Prime Minister Saad al-Hariri (R) and Iraq's ...

(Reuters) — Thu, 08 Jul 2010 11:08:13 GMT

(Reuters) - Lebanon's Prime Minister Saad al-Hariri (R) and Iraq's Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki review an honor guard at the government palace in Beirut, July 8, 2010. REUTERS/Sharif Karim (LEBANON - Tags: POLITICS)

Lebanon's Prime Minister Saad al-Hariri (R) welcomes Iraq's ...

(Reuters) — Thu, 08 Jul 2010 11:05:59 GMT

(Reuters) - Lebanon's Prime Minister Saad al-Hariri (R) welcomes Iraq's Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki upon his arrival at the government palace in Beirut, July 8, 2010. REUTERS/Sharif Karim (LEBANON - Tags: POLITICS)

Lebanon's Prime Minister Saad al-Hariri (R) shakes hands ...

(Reuters) — Thu, 08 Jul 2010 11:00:39 GMT

(Reuters) - Lebanon's Prime Minister Saad al-Hariri (R) shakes hands with Iraq's Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki at the government palace in Beirut, July 8, 2010. REUTERS/Sharif Karim (LEBANON - Tags: POLITICS)

Shiite Muslim pilgrim begin to gather at the Imam Musa al-Kadhim ...

(AFP) — Thu, 08 Jul 2010 10:48:01 GMT

An Iraqi soldier searches a Shiite Muslims pilgrim walking towards ...

(AFP) — Thu, 08 Jul 2010 10:48:01 GMT

(AFP) - An Iraqi soldier searches a Shiite Muslims pilgrim walking towards the Imam Musa al-Kadhim Mosque in the Kadhimiya district of northern Baghdad. A suicide bomber wearing an explosives-filled belt targeted Shiite pilgrims and murdered 28 people in Baghdad on Wednesday while 11 more were killed in bomb attacks, security officials told AFP.(AFP/Ali al-Saadi)

Lebanese Cabinet Minister Ali Abdullah, right, receives Iraqi ...

(AP) — Thu, 08 Jul 2010 10:38:08 GMT

(AP) - Lebanese Cabinet Minister Ali Abdullah, right, receives Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki, left, upon his arrival at Beirut International Airport, Lebanon, Thursday, July 8, 2010. Al-Maliki is in Beirut to pay his respects for Lebanon's top Shiite cleric, the late Grand Ayatollah Mohammed Hussein Fadlallah who is considered to be one of the founders of al-Maliki's governing Dawa Party and was believed to be the party's religious guide until his death Sunday after a long illness. (AP Photo/Bilal Hussein)

Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki, center, writes in the ...

(AP) — Thu, 08 Jul 2010 10:29:19 GMT

(AP) - Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki, center, writes in the book of condolences as he arrives to pay respect at the grave of Lebanon's top Shiite cleric, the late Grand Ayatollah Mohammed Hussein Fadlallah, at a mosque south of Beirut, Lebanon, Thursday, July 8, 2010. Fadlallah is considered to be one of the founders of Nouri al-Maliki's governing Dawa Party and was believed to be the party's religious guide until his death Sunday after a long illness. (AP Photo/Bilal Hussein)

Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki, center, gives condolences ...

(AP) — Thu, 08 Jul 2010 09:55:56 GMT

(AP) - Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki, center, gives condolences to Sheik Ali Fadlallah, left, the son of Lebanon's top Shiite cleric, the late Grand Ayatollah Mohammed Hussein Fadlallah, and to his brother Mohammed Ali Fadlallah, right, at a mosque south of Beirut, Lebanon, Thursday, July 8, 2010. Fadlallah is considered to be one of the founders of Nouri al-Maliki's governing Dawa Party and was believed to be the party's religious guide until his death Sunday after a long illness. (AP Photo/Bilal Hussein)

Shiite pilgrims walk across a bridge between Sunni and Shiite ...

(AP) — Thu, 08 Jul 2010 09:53:28 GMT

(AP) - Shiite pilgrims walk across a bridge between Sunni and Shiite neighborhoods after concluding their visit to the Kazimiyah shrine to mark the date of Imam Moussa al- Kadim's death in Baghdad, Iraq, Thursday, July 8, 2010. Iraqi officials say a handful of have been killed by bombs targeting pilgrims taking part in the final day of the Shiite religious holiday, a day after scores of pilgrims were killed Wednesday in a suicide attack. (AP Photo/Karim Kadim)

Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki, kneeling center right, ...

(AP) — Thu, 08 Jul 2010 09:49:01 GMT

(AP) - Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki, kneeling center right, prays at the grave of Lebanon's top Shiite cleric, the late Grand Ayatollah Mohammed Hussein Fadlallah, at a mosque south of Beirut, Lebanon, Thursday, July 8, 2010. Fadlallah is considered to be one of the founders of Nouri al-Maliki's governing Dawa Party and was believed to be the party's religious guide until his death Sunday after a long illness. (AP Photo/Bilal Hussein)

Residents inspect their damaged vehicles after a bomb attack ...

(Reuters) — Thu, 08 Jul 2010 09:10:17 GMT

(Reuters) - Residents inspect their damaged vehicles after a bomb attack that targeted Shi'ite pilgrims in Baghdad's Ilaam district July 8, 2010. Thousands of Iraqi Shi'ite pilgrims trudged resolutely through blood-spattered streets on Thursday, determined to pay homage to a medieval holy man despite suicide and roadside bombs that killed dozens. REUTERS/Ahmed Malik (IRAQ - Tags: RELIGION CIVIL UNREST)

Shi'ite pilgrims walk past the site of a bomb attack near ...

(Reuters) — Thu, 08 Jul 2010 08:10:28 GMT

(Reuters) - Shi'ite pilgrims walk past the site of a bomb attack near Abu Hanifa mosque, after completing a ritual commemorating the death anniversary of Imam Moussa al-Kadhim, in Baghdad's Adhamiya district July 8, 2010. A suicide bomber killed at least 30 Iraqi Shi'ite pilgrims on Wednesday en route to a shrine and wounded 75, while a roadside bomb killed another six despite heavy security during a religious rite, security sources said. REUTERS/Saad Shalash (IRAQ - Tags: RELIGION CIVIL UNREST)