Iraq’s PM Rejects Pressure to Step Down
Iraqi Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki has rejected Western powers calls to step down, and seeks a third term in office amidst threats of Sunni jihadists.
Oil Refinery Seized; Iraqi Convoy Attacked Just 20 Miles from Baghdad
The Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIS) struck a convoy just 20 miles from the center of Baghdad, leaving at least 81 people dead.
Kerry Meets Iraq’s PM; New Iraq Gov’t by July 1
U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry met with Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki for nearly two hours on Monday. Kerry received commitments from Maliki to begin the process of forming a new national government in Baghdad by July 1, The Wall Street Journal reported.
Obama Wants New Iraq Government, Without Maliki
The White House is convinced that Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki, a Shiite, is unable to reconcile the Islamic factions in the country and wants to see a new government installed without Maliki, The Wall Street Journal reported.
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