...Bakir Hakim. Assassinated by a car bomb in August 2003, Hakim was the leader of the Supreme Council. His younger brother, Abdul Aziz al-Hakim, one of Iraq's most powerful politicians, now heads the party. Six months ago, Supreme Council loyalists sought to...
...Sunni areas must submit to government authority and include a broader sectarian mix. The comments by the political leader, Abdul Aziz al-Hakim, head of the Supreme Islamic Iraqi Council, reflected growing resistance among many Shiites to the neighborhood groups,...
...that the groups had helped improve security and should be continued. In a speech in the Shiite holy city of Najaf, Abdul Aziz al-Hakim, leader of the political party that has long been the backbone of the dominant Shiite political alliance, said a main reason...
...(SCIRI) - which, post-transformation, became the Islamic Supreme Council of Iraq (ISCI). Roggio stated at the time: Abdul-Aziz al-Hakim, the leader of the powerful Supreme Islamic Iraqi Council (SIIC), is under observation overseas for cancerous tumors in...
...movement, backed by the Mahdi Army, in favor of his new ally, the Islamic Supreme Council of Iraq (ISCI), headed by Abdul Aziz al-Hakim. Al-Hakim's movement is more middle and upper class and more tied to Iran, while the Sadrists are working class or poor...
...a Shi'ite leader extols the virtues of Sunni fighters. But that is what happened just a few days ago, on Dec. 21, when Abdul-Aziz al-Hakim, the leader of Iraq's largest Shi'ite political party, offered some praise for the mostly Sunni volunteers who have been...
...one piece of legislation Washington wants the most - a convention codifying Americaâs long-term presence in that nation. âAbdul-Aziz Al-Hakim, the leader of the majority in Council of Representatives, said in a statement that âthere is a national consensus...
...States -- Mr. Sadr considers the Americans occupiers -- but most of their criticism was aimed at Mr. Maliki and Abdul Aziz al-Hakim. Mr. Hakim leads the Islamic Supreme Council of Iraq, which has emerged as a rival political force to Mr. Sadrâs Mahdi Army...
...tour to Germany, Italy and Vatican was the axis of the meeting in Baghdad between Prime Minister Nuri Al Maliki and Abdul-Aziz al-Hakim, leader of the Islamic Supreme Council of Iraq (ISCI). A statement issued by Al-Hakimâs office said that the Leader of Unified...
...my parents and some relatives for a much needed break. On Saturday I saw my uncle, who is married to a relative of Abdul Aziz al Hakim. In addition to telling some very funny jokes, my father and uncle discussed the current situation in Iraq. My uncle believes...