Nuri al-Maliki
U.S. Accuses Iran of Trying to Influence Iraq's Election
U.S. Defense Secretary Jim Mattis accused Iran on Thursday of "mucking around" in Iraq's May parliamentary election, in which Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi is seeking another term after a successful, U.S.-backed war against Islamic State militants, Reuters reported.
One Iraqi police officer killed, seven wounded due to clash during protest in Iraq
An Iraqi police officer was killed and seven others wounded in clashes on Feb. 11 with protesters loyal to prominent Shi'ite cleric Moqtada al-Sadr in central Baghdad, an interior ministry spokesman said.
Iraq's top Shi'ite cleric suspends weekly political sermons
Iraq's top Shi'ite cleric said on Feb. 5 he would no longer deliver regular weekly sermons about political affairs, which for years have been a source of guidance for Iraqi politicians and his millions of followers.
Iraqi Kurdistan's cash crisis hits banks
Iraqi Kurdistan's cash-strapped government has seized billions of dollars in deposits at two branches of Iraq's Central Bank since 2014, bankers said, calling into question the region's image as a business-friendly paradise in the Middle East.
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Turkey retaliates against Maliki, protests Iraqi report
Former Iraqi Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki’s charges against Turkey for lending support to militants of the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) have found a bitter response from Ankara, who said al-Maliki was among the leading actors in the fall of Mosul to jihadists.
Iraq's Maliki dismisses Mosul fall report as 'worthless'
Former Iraqi premier Nuri al-Maliki on August 18 dismissed as "worthless" a parliamentary report blaming him and others for the jihadist takeover of second city Mosul last year.
Iraqi parliament refers Mosul report to prosecutor, Abadi
Iraq's parliament on Aug. 17 referred to the judiciary a report calling for the trial of former Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki and dozens of other top officials in connection with the fall of Mosul to Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) last year, two lawmakers said.
Iraq PM scraps third of cabinet posts in reform drive
Iraqi Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi announced the removal of 11 of 33 cabinet posts on August 16, the first concrete step in a reform drive to curb corruption and streamline the government.
Iraqi panel 'finds Maliki, others responsible for fall of Mosul'
An Iraqi parliamentary panel called yesterday for dozens of security and political officials, including former Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki, to be referred to court in connection with the fall of the northern city of Mosul to Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL).
Iraq expects F-16s in July to boost ISIL fight
Iraq will at long last be getting the first batch of F-16 fighter jets it ordered four years ago, its air force commander said April 23, a shipment that is expected to boost Iraq's capabilities in battling the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) group.
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