Islamic Countries Urge U.N. to Take "central Role" in Iraq

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PUTRAJAYA, Malaysia (AP) - Islamic countries on Thursday urged the United Nations to return to Iraq and take "a central role" in restoring peace and security, citing concerns about heavy civilian casualties and alleged abuses by the U.S.-led occupying forces.
Delegates to a special session of the 57-members Organization of the Islamic Conference urged the U.N. Security Council to pass a new resolution giving the world body the "necessary mandate" to restore peace in Iraq.

They did not give a timetable, saying only that the resolution should come "in due course." Elsewhere, however, the meeting urged the current U.S.-backed administrators to stick to their June 30 deadline to hand power back to Iraqis.

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