Iraq

Iraq

Iraq’s Maliki finally steps aside, paving way for new government

Reuters: Nuri al-Maliki finally bowed to pressure within Iraq and beyond on Thursday and stepped down as prime minister, paving the way for a...
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Maliki plans to carry bid for power to Iraq courts

New York Times: Nuri Kamal al-Maliki said Wednesday that he would press ahead in the Iraqi courts with his increasingly unlikely bid to retain power,...
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Iraq

Maliki seems to back away from using military force to retain power

New York Times: After two days of defiant speeches and special security units deployed in the Iraqi capital, raising the specter of a coup, Prime...
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Iraq

Power struggle on Baghdad streets as Maliki replaced but refuses to go

Reuters: Iraq's president named a new prime minister to end Nuri al-Maliki's eight-year rule on Monday, but the veteran leader refused to go after...
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Iraq

Iraqi president names Haider al-Abadi new prime minister, defying Maliki

Washington Post: Iraq’s president on Monday asked a veteran Shiite politician, Haider al-Abadi, to form a new government, setting the stage for a vicious...
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U.S. airstrikes target Islamic State militants in northern Iraq

Washington Post: U.S. military aircraft carried out airstrikes on Islamist militants besieging Kurdish forces in northern Iraq, the Pentagon announced Friday. The airstrikes targeted artillery being...
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Obama authorizes possible airstrikes against Iraq

Washington Post: President Obama has authorized airstrikes against Sunni Muslim extremists who punctured Kurdish defenses in a powerful offensive in northern Iraq on Thursday, and...
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Iran seeks alternative to Maliki – sources

Reuters: Regional power broker Iran believes Iraqi Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki is no longer able to hold his country together and is looking for...
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