News Digest
Maliki
Iraqi panel finds former PM Maliki responsible for fall of Mosul to IS
An Iraqi parliamentary panel has held former prime minister Nuri al-Maliki and dozens of military leaders directly responsible for the fall of the country’s...
Not a ‘combat boots on the ground operation’: U.S. sends 130 personnel to Iraq
Another 130 U.S. military advisers have arrived in Iraq on what the Pentagon described as a temporary mission to assess the scope of the humanitarian crisis...
Constitutional crisis: Power struggle as Iraq PM is replaced but refuses to go
Embattled Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki rejected a transition to Haidar al-Abadi as his successor, escalating political tensions in Baghdad amid...
Iraqi Prime Minister to sue new president for ‘constitutional violation’
Iraq’s embattled Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki says he will file a legal complaint against the new president, Fouad Massoum, for committing “clear...
Iraq’s top cleric calls for deal on Prime Minister by Tuesday
Iraq’s leading Shiite cleric has called on the nation’s political blocs to agree on the next prime minister before the newly elected parliament...
Embattled Iraqi PM Maliki rejects calls to form unity government
Iraq’s prime minister has called on his nation’s political blocs to close ranks in the face of Sunni militants—but gave no concrete promise...
Under pressure: Growing chorus of calls for Iraq PM Maliki to step down
President Barack Obama came under pressure from U.S. lawmakers on Wednesday to persuade Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki to step down over what they...
1