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Nouri al-Maliki stories: 168 news summaries

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Maliki's Power Grabs Stir Fears of 'Shiite Saddam'

US security deal may strengthen central government; some see 'benevolent Shiite Saddam'

Nov 24, 08 10:18 AM CST
(Newser) - Ratification this week of a deal that would put an expiration date on the US deployment in Iraq stands to boost the prestige of PM Nouri al-Maliki, who in recent months has consolidated his power in moves that echo previous authoritarian regimes. As one Western observer tells the Los Angeles ... More »

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Iraq • Saddam Hussein • Sunni • Shiite • Nouri al-Maliki • Iraq security • Iraq war


 Iraq Firing 
 Corruption 
 Watchdogs 



Up to 17 officials dismissed as cost of fraud hits $13B

Nov 18, 08 6:00 AM CST
(Newser) - After the invasion of Iraq, the American transitional administration installed dozens of anticorruption officials to bring order to the nation's bureaucracy. But in recent months the Iraqi government has systematically fired these inspectors without making any public announcement, reports the New York Times. Only recently a senior Iraqi official testified... More »

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Iraq • Nouri al-Maliki • corruption • Iraqi government

Maliki, US
Reach Deal
on Troops

Breakthrough sets stage for vote to have Americans out in 2011

Nov 15, 08 1:30 PM CST
(Newser) - Nouri al-Maliki has thrown his support behind the latest version of a proposed US-Iraqi security pact and will urge his Cabinet members to do the same, the Los Angeles Times reports. The Iraqi prime minister’s support represents a huge step in the contentious negotiations to replace an expiring UN... More »

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Nouri al-Maliki • Iraq exit strategy • Status of Forces Agreement • security pact

 US, Iraq Close to 
 2011 Pullout Pact 

Deal would also allow Iraq prosecutions of US soldiers who commit rape, murder

Oct 13, 08 1:56 AM CDT
(Newser) - The US and Iraq are close to clinching a new security agreement which would include a targeted 2011 date for troop withdrawal—and a provision to allow US troops to be prosecuted in Iraqi courts. The US military has enjoyed blanket immunity from criminal prosecution, but under the new agreement... More »

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Iraq • United Nations • Nouri al-Maliki • immunity • security agreement • criminal prosecution • Mohammed al-Haj Humood • Ali al-Sistani

 Maliki Is US Pawn No Longer 

Iraqi drifts away from US—and toward Iran

Sep 16, 08 1:20 PM CDT
(Newser) - With just four months left on America’s UN mandate to police Iraq, Nouri al-Maliki is playing hardball. Once seen as an embattled US puppet, the Iraqi PM has consolidated his power, and is turning visibly away from his former backers in Washington, the Los Angeles Times reports. He’s... More »

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Iraq • Iran • Sunni • Shiite • Nouri al-Maliki • Awakening Councils • Status of Forces Agreement

Petraeus Hands Over Command of Iraq

Praises successor Odierno as 'perfect man for the job'

Sep 16, 08 2:56 AM CDT
(Newser) - Citing a "long struggle" in Iraq despite his successes, Gen. David Petraeus handed over his command of the country, reports the BBC, amid a smattering of violence that served as a reminder of reversible gains. Defense Secretary Robert Gates praised security gains made on Petraeus' watch as authority was... More »

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Iraq • insurgents • Robert Gates • Nouri al-Maliki • David Petraeus • car bomb • Iraq security • Gen. Ray Odierno

 US 'Spied on Iraqi Leaders'

Woodward book reveals finds 'detached' Bush 'often failed to lead' on Iraq

Sep 5, 08 4:21 AM CDT
(Newser) - The Bush administration conducted an extensive spying operation on Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki and other Iraqi leaders even while seeking to win their trust, according to a new book from the Washington Post's Bob Woodward. The book portrays an administration hamstrung by indecision as its Iraq strategy fell apart in... More »

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Iraq • Bush administration • Donald Rumsfeld • Nouri al-Maliki • Bob Woodward • spying • Gen. George Casey • Iraq war

US Will Be Out
of Iraq by 2011,
PM Says

Maliki firm on 'fixed date,' though US says deal isn't finalized

Aug 25, 08 11:19 AM CDT
(Newser) - The US has agreed to a timeline that forces all foreign troops out of Iraq by 2011 as part of a proposed pact, Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki said today. "There is an agreement actually reached, reached between the two parties on a fixed date, which is the end... More »

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Iraq • Nouri al-Maliki • Condoleezza Rice • US military • troop withdrawal • deal • military agreement • security pact

Rice Arrives in Baghdad for Troop Deal Talks

In surprise visit, secretary seeks new mandate for US military

Aug 21, 08 6:19 AM CDT
(Newser) - Condoleezza Rice has arrived in Iraq on an unannounced trip, where she will meet with PM Nouri al-Maliki and other top officials to continue talks to keep American troops in the country after their UN mandate expires. While sources in both the US and Iraq have said that an agreement... More »

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Iraq • Nouri al-Maliki • Condoleezza Rice • timetable • UN mandate • troop levels • Iraq exit strategy

Iraq Security Deal Has US Troops Out of Cities By July

Legal immunity remains sticking point in pact yet to be approved by either side

Aug 20, 08 2:48 PM CDT
(Newser) - Negotiators for the US and Iraq have completed a draft security agreement that plans to have US forces out of Iraqi cities by June 30, and out of the country completely by the end of 2011, the AP reports. Negotiators also reached accord on the contentious issue of legal immunity... More »

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Iraq • Nouri al-Maliki • US military • troop withdrawal • deal • immunity • peace deal

 Jordan's King
 Pledges Iraq Support

First visit by Arab head of state big boost for Iraqi government

Aug 12, 08 2:10 AM CDT
(Newser) - In a key sign of returning stability in Iraq, King Abdullah of Jordan paid a surprise visit to Baghdad yesterday, becoming the first Arab head of state to travel to the nation since the overthrow of Saddam Hussein by the US military. The trip, postponed from last month after a... More »

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Iraq • Jordan • King Abdullah • Nouri al-Maliki • United Arab Emirates • Bahrain

Deal Would Set Oct. 2010 for US Pullout: Iraqi Official

Legal immunity for troops remains stumbling block in talks

Aug 7, 08 1:40 PM CDT
(Newser) - Significant progress has been made on the security agreement being negotiated between Iraq and the US, the AP reports, with two Iraqi officials saying that the deal sets October 2010 as the deadline for a near-complete withdrawal. Legal immunity for troops remains an issue, and contributed to a “very... More »

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Iraq • Nouri al-Maliki • Condoleezza Rice • US troops • timetable • US Army • negotiations • Iraq security • Iraqi government • Iraq war


 Despite Progress,
 Iraqi Politics
 Remain Stalled  

Parliement must use calm to implement necessary reforms

Aug 1, 08 4:09 PM CDT
(Newser) - Violence in Iraq is hitting unprecedented lows, and Iraqi forces are gradually assuming command over parts of the country previously controlled by American troops. But with the summer break and Ramadan looming, politicians aren’t taking advantage of the lull in violence to pass much-needed legislation, and PM Nouri al-Maliki... More »

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Iraq • Nouri al-Maliki • Iraq war

Political Turf War Threatens Stability at Iraqi Oil Giant

Government wants to oust director of South Oil, but he's resisting

Jul 30, 08 3:44 PM CDT
(Newser) - The central government in Iraq is trying reassert its control over a huge state-owned oil company by forcing out its maverick—but highly effective—chief, the Wall Street Journal reports. He's refusing to go, however, and the resulting turf war could have huge implications not only for Iraq but the... More »

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Iraq • oil • Nouri al-Maliki • Iraq government • political factions • Hussain al Shahristani • Iraqi elections • South Oil • Jabber el-Leaby

opinion

Mac: Maliki's 'Pretty Good Timetable' Beats Obama's

Blogosphere up in arms at candidate's parsing of Iraq plans—both for 16 months

Jul 25, 08 5:00 PM CDT
(Newser) - In an interview with CNN today, John McCain called Nouri al-Maliki’s troop withdrawal plan a “pretty good timetable”—leading Josh Marshall, on Talking Points Memo, to call foul. So “Barack Obama's 16 month timetable is a catastrophe,” Marshall says, the difference being that the Iraqi... More »

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Barack Obama • John McCain • Nouri al-Maliki • troop withdrawal • timetable • Iraq exit strategy

Bush Hand: Maliki Nod 'Incredibly Damaging' to Mac

Iraqi PM's virtual endorsement of Obama plan may be 'game-changing event'

Jul 25, 08 3:47 PM CDT
(Newser) - President Bush’s former communications director is decidedly off GOP message in a new interview, Politico reports, with Dan Bartlett, now in the private sector, saying, “Time will tell, but the al-Maliki comments about a timetable is very close to a game-changing event. That was incredibly damaging [to McCain],... More »

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Barack Obama • John McCain • Nouri al-Maliki • Dan Bartlett • troop withdrawal • timetable • Iraq exit strategy • George W. Bush

OPINION

Maliki Pegs Obama as the Most Pliant: Krauthammer

Iraq PM thinks Dem can be manipulated, writes Krauthammer

Jul 25, 08 8:48 AM CDT
(Newser) - Nouri al-Maliki's endorsement of Barack Obama's timetable for withdrawal from Iraq this week was "the earliest and most ostentatious absentee ballot of this presidential election," writes Charles Krauthammer. The Washington Post columnist thinks that the Iraqi PM gave Obama an electorial assist for a clear reason: between him... More »

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Iraq • Barack Obama • John McCain • Nouri al-Maliki • US military • troop withdrawal • timetable • Election 2008 • Iraq exit strategy

Opinion

Best Iraq Policy Would Mix Mac, Obama Plans

Friedman: Timetable is a political must, but with a little wiggle room

Jul 23, 08 10:08 AM CDT
(Newser) - John McCain was right about the surge, so it’s natural he’s eager to talk about it. But thanks to that very success, Barack Obama finds himself, by luck or cunning, positioned perfectly, Thomas Friedman writes in the New York Times. As security improves, Iraqis want Americans to leave.... More »

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Iraq • Barack Obama • John McCain • Nouri al-Maliki • Election 2008 • Iraq exit strategy

OPINION

McCain's Long-Shot Status Slips Into No-Shot Territory

In a change year, odds looks stacked too heavily against Republican

Jul 22, 08 3:35 PM CDT
(Newser) - The presidential race has broken so hard in Barack Obama’s direction that Michael Grunwald asks “the question the horse-race-loving media are never supposed to ask” in Time: “Is McCain a no-shot?” The Republican is in dire straits, having lost advantage on Iran (Bush is moving toward negotiation),... More »

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Iraq • Iran • Barack Obama • John McCain • Nouri al-Maliki • economy • change election

In Jordan, Obama Urges Iraq-to-Afghanistan Shift

With security improved, US must focus on fighting terror, Dem says

Jul 22, 08 11:29 AM CDT
(AP) - Barack Obama said today that, with improved security in Iraq, the US should turn its attention to Afghanistan. “There is security progress, but now we need a political solution” in Iraq, Obama said in Amman, Jordan—in his first news conference abroad, the AP reports. Afghanistan, the “central... More »

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Afghanistan • Barack Obama • Jordan • Nouri al-Maliki • David Petraeus • troop withdrawal • Iraq exit strategy • George W. Bush

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