But Malek Suwadi al-Mohamadawi, a tribal sheik who helped draft the proclamation, made clear that violators would be pursued and harsh punishments meted out.
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Qassimi, of the Central Council of Iraqi Tribal Sheiks, had convinced local leaders to help guard high-tension electric lines stretching 33 miles south from Baghdad.
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A delegation of tribal sheiks from the insurgent stronghold of Fallujah continued meeting on Sunday with officials from the Iraqi government to try to hammer out a peace agreement.
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"We expect him to do a lot of good, " said Issam al-Shamany, a tribal sheik waiting to meet the new man.
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Dulaymi, a tribal sheik from Ramadi, who said he was involved in the release of several hostages, said there were some complications involving the seven truck drivers.
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Tribal sheiks and clerics in the insurgent stronghold of Fallujah met Thursday to discuss reopening negotiations with the interim Iraqi government to forestall an expected U . S . invasion.
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In Samarra, the Army enlisted tribal sheiks to help broker an uneasy truce that has let U . S . troops enter the city, drastically reducing insurgent attacks.
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In August, insurgents executed a tribal sheik who was encouraging his kinsmen to join the Iraqi police and prevented his body from being buried in accordance with Islamic laws.
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Aherdan responded by accusing the Polisario of violations in the voter identification process, in which each applicant is judged by a panel of tribal sheiks and officials from both sides.
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"We have been marginalized for 14 centuries, " a speaker told Thursday's reconstruction gathering, which brought together some 200 tribal sheiks and professionals from Sadr City.
