Iraqi Prime Minister Ibrahim Jaafari speaks in Baghdad on Sept. 10, 2005. As U.S. and Iraqi troops continue to sweep into the insurgent stronghold of Tal Afar, Al-Jaafari told a news conference the insurgents had been trying to "to isolate Tal Afar from the political process as we are preparing for the referendum on the draft constitution ... . So our duty is to protect the country and the people and spare no effort in helping all Iraqi people regardless to their backgrounds."
Associated Press
Published September 13, 2005
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