Iraqi minister blasts Syria on terrorists BAGHDAD, Iraq (CNN) -- Iraq's defense minister criticized Syria on Tuesday for ignoring Iraqi demands "to stop the infiltration of terrorists." The official, Saadoun al-Dulaimi, singled out Iraq's western neighbor as among states that are slack on stopping the flow of militants into his country. "When the lava of the exploding volcano of Iraq overflows, it will first hit Damascus," al-Dulaimi warned during a news conference to discuss an upcoming nationwide security plan. He said militants are coming into Iraq from Syria via three routes, with the intent of targeting the Baghdad region. The first one is in the far north, passing through Tal Afar, south into Baiji and Kirkuk and then into Baghdad. The second route is along the Euphrates River, from the border town of Qaim into Falluja, west of the capital. >From there, fighters proceed to other places -- such as Abu Ghraib on Baghdad's western outskirts and the "Triangle of Death" towns south of the capital -- Yusifiya, Latifiya and Mahmoudiya. The third course is near Iraq's border with Syria and Jordan. Al-Dulaimi said most car bombers use this route, a desert stretch easy to penetrate. Syria insists it is trying to stem the flow of such movements. Ambassador urges compromise The new U.S. ambassador to Iraq on Monday stressed the importance of compromise and strong leadership as Iraqis work to draft a constitution before the August 15 deadline. "If one looks across the cases of successful constitutions, a key commonality was enlightened leadership -- leaders who took the long view and understood that compromise that delivers the benefits of stable and effective governance is more valuable than seeking a maximum outcome at the expense of political unity," said Ambassador Zalmay Khalilzad, who succeeded John Negroponte, now U.S. director of national intelligence Khalilzad -- the former U.S. ambassador to Afghanistan -- said that when the U.S. constitution was being formulated, "there were profound differences between states with large and small populations." "Yet an accommodation was ultimately found -- a bicameral legislative branch with population-based representation in the House of Representatives and equal representation for all states in the Senate." Khalilzad said the issue of establishing powers between national and regional sections of government "is not uncommon even among the more developed countries." Also Monday, the Sunni Arab delegation to the committee drafting the constitution ended its boycott of the proceedings, an aide to the panel's chairman said. Twelve of the 15 members of the Sunni delegation walked out last week following the assassination of fellow member Mijbil Ali Hussein al-Sheikh Issa and one of his advisers. Two other members removed themselves from the delegation following insurgent threats. ( <http://www.cnn.com/2005/WORLD/meast/07/22/iraq.main/index.html> Full story) The members demanded the Iraqi government provide them with better security and that an independent investigation of the killings be conducted. President Jalal Talabani said security would be provided to the delegation and his government would explore the possibility of an international probe. Other developments * Twelve Iraqi workers were killed Tuesday and another 22 wounded when insurgents shot at their minibuses as they were leaving an iron factory in Abu Ghraib, an Iraqi police official said. In violence Monday, 14 Iraqis died in two separate suicide car bombings in Baghdad, police officials and the Iraqi Ministry of Defense reported. A car bomb detonated at a checkpoint, killing 12 people and wounding 16. A second such blast killed two Iraqi police officers and wounded 11. * An Internet statement posted Tuesday in the name of al Qaeda in Iraq claimed the group had issued death sentences against two Algerian envoys kidnapped last week in Baghdad. The statement -- published by several Islamic Web sites -- could not be immediately authenticated. Algeria has withdrawn its diplomats and their families from the country after the abductions, Foreign Minister Mohammed Bedjaoui told Algerian television Monday. The kidnapping was the latest in a series of attacks targeting diplomats from Arab and Muslim countries. ( <http://www.cnn.com/2005/WORLD/meast/07/21/iraq.main/index.html> Full story) * Polish Prime Minister Marek Belka arrived Tuesday in Baghdad for a meeting with Iraqi Prime Minister Ibrahim al-Jaafari, a Polish spokeswoman said. * A study by the U.S. State and Defense departments found that insurgents and other criminals have infiltrated Iraqi police ranks due to poor screening procedures by American forces. ( <http://www.cnn.com/2005/WORLD/meast/07/25/iraq.police/index.html> Full story) CNN's Enes Dulami and Cal Perry contributed to this report. <http://images.clickability.com/pti/spacer.gif> Find this article at: http://www.cnn.com/2005/WORLD/meast/07/26/iraq.main/index.html All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed. FAIR USE NOTICE: All original content and/or articles and graphics in this message are copyrighted, unless specifically noted otherwise. All rights to these copyrighted items are reserved. 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