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President Barack Obama renewed his vow Tuesday to have all U.S. combat troops out of Iraq by next August, while nudging Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki to see that his parliament quickly passes a critical election law essential to a nationwide vote in January.
Abandoned by his fellow Shiites, Iraq's prime minister must turn to new allies and work twice as hard to form a broad-based alliance if he is to keep his job after January's parliamentary elections.
The prime minister of Iraq, Nouri al-Maliki, says an Iraqi officer was wrong to order American soldiers detained after they killed three Iraqis while going after insurgents.
Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki said Saturday his country plans to send up to 10,000 Iraqi students per year to colleges in the United States, United Kingdom, Canada and Australia over the next five years as a part of a new scholarship program.
President Barack Obama said he pressed Iraq's prime minister on Wednesday to make room in his government and security forces for all ethnic and religious groups to prevent a resurgence of the violence and turmoil that took the country to the verge of civil war.
Parliament's approval of a security pact with the U.S. has propelled Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki into a position of strength unsurpassed among Iraqi political leaders since the fall of Saddam Hussein.
Excerpts of Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki's interview Monday with The Associated Press on the status of a deal being negotiated to set the terms to continue a U.S. military presence in Iraq:
Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki said Monday that the government is ready to compromise to reach a security accord with the United States because Iraq still needs American troops despite the drop in violence.
Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki says U.S. troops should leave Iraq "as soon as possible," according to a magazine report, and he called presidential candidate Barack Obama's suggestion of 16 months "the right timeframe for a withdrawal."
After two years in office, Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki has managed only in the past two months to stamp a semblance of authority in this unwieldy nation with bold crackdowns on Shiite militias and Sunni insurgents in Baghdad, Basra and the north.
Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki's faltering crackdown on Shiite militants has won the backing of Sunni Arab and Kurdish parties that fear both the powerful sectarian militias and the effects of failure on Iraq's fragile government.
Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki said Thursday he planned to launch more security crackdowns like the one in Basra against "criminal gangs" in Baghdad.
Iraqi soldiers rolled through a Shiite militia stronghold in Basra on Wednesday, drawing scattered bombs and bullets that wounded a camera operator for a U.S.-funded TV station and narrowly missed the commander of government troops in the city.
The widening clashes between Iraqi forces and Shiite militiamen mean more than a showdown on the streets: it could be a defining moment for U.S.-backed Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki.
In the depths of a strangely cold winter in the Middle East, Iraqis complain that the lights are not on, the kerosene heaters are without fuel and the water doesn't flow — and they blame the government.
Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki flew to London Saturday for what one of his advisers described as a regularly scheduled medical checkup.
Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki walked a fine line Sunday: confronting his American backers over what he sees as violations of Iraq's sovereignty while stressing that his relations are rock solid with the country on whose support he still relies.
Iraq Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki was supposed to be the Bush administration's ticket out of Iraq — a strong leader who could rap knuckles among the country's squabbling factions and speed the day when an independent Iraq could fend for itself.
Iraq's prime minister said Saturday he will reshuffle his Cabinet within two weeks and pursue criminal charges against political figures linked to extremists as a sign of his government's resolve to restore stability during the U.S.-led security crackdown in Baghdad.
President Bush called a crackdown on militias critical to success in Iraq, but Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki has been noticeably silent — perhaps because the plan would mean confronting the same violent radicals who have been helping Shiites expand their political dominance.
The incoming prime minister told neighboring nations in an interview televised Tuesday not to interfere in Iraq, while expressing gratitude to them for sheltering dissidents during Saddam Hussein's rule.
The U.S. needs to teach Hamid Karzai a thing or twoHamid Karzai begins another term as Afghanistan's president with a long to-do list. The Obama administration has made clear to him that he must crack down on corruption, install a team of technocrats to run the country and weed out warlords and narco-traffickers.
Maliki vs Iraqi Law - Maliki Ultimate Test; Ashraf Residents Dying 36 HostagesIt is ironical that Maliki has announced a collation of "Law" while in deeds is personally defying Iraqi law to release 36 wounded hostages at his disposal-presently used politically. Does Mr.
"Massive fraud": US puppet Maliki to send 50,000 Iraqis to UK, US universities @$1 bn paPuppet Maliki speeches ignore threats, discharges, forced migration, mass kidnappings, assassinations of Iraqi academics, destruction of educational institutions & archaeological sites, the looting of Iraqi musea...
"At least 101 people were killed and between 500 and 1,000 wounded in a series of mid-morning blasts, which coincided with the sixth anniversary of the deadly bombing of UN headquarters in Baghdad." The Times-24 August "Maj. Gen.
Iraqis Take the Lead, With U.S. Trailing Closely - NYTimes.comLieutenant Zaman was more cleareyed. "We're only 85 percent ready," he said. "Fortunately we have a bigger army now and a smaller number of terrorists."
Psst! We May Never LeaveIraqi PM Nouri Maliki has hinted that US forces could stay in Iraq beyond the current deadline of 2011.
Iraq To U.S. Troops: Thanks, But No Thanksexcerpt: ""On June 30th, the first phase of America's withdrawal from Iraq began as U.S.
Maliki Declares "Sovereignty Day" In Iraq As US Forces Withdraw From The CitiesThe celebration has begun – quite real in Iraq where Maliki has declared Sovereignty Day to mark the withdrawal of US forces from the cities – to bases which are often not very far from the bases they occupied just days ago – and Iraqi forces take responsibility for their c …
Why'd Obama switch on detainee photos? Maliki went ballisticPresident Barack Obama reversed his decision to release detainee abuse photos from Iraq and Afghanistan after Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al Maliki warned that Iraq would erupt into violence and that Iraqis would demand that U.S.
Iraqi PM: No delay on withdrawal of US forcesIraqi Prime Minister Nouri Maliki has said the recent wave of attacks in the country were isolated incidents which did not threaten overall security improvement, and would not delay the withdrawal of American forces.
Iraq's Maliki says Biden criticism "out of date"Iraqi Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki took issue with the new U.S. administration on Tuesday, calling Vice President Joe Biden's criticism of the slow pace of reform in Iraq "out of date".
US Opens New Iraq Embassy, Moves to Normalise TiesThe United States opened its new embassy building in Baghdad on Monday, a step meant to symbolise its transition from occupying power to an ally of a sovereign Iraqi government. More Articles
Iraq won't be used to threaten neighbors: Maliki We were told when the Iraqis stand up we would stand down. I would say they've stood up.
Three Turkish soldiers killed in PKK attackDIYARBAKIR (AFP) – Kurdish rebels launched a deadly attack in southeastern Turkey hours after the Turkish and Iraqi prime ministers vowed a fresh clampdown on the separatists, officials said Thursday.
Iraq pledge cooperation against PKKANKARA (AFP) — The prime ministers of Turkey and Iraq vowed Wednesday to step up their cooperation in the fight against Turkish Kurdish rebels whose presence in northern Iraq has cast a shadow over relations.
'Subtle Shift' to US Role in IraqThe commander of the US military in Iraq has written to troops to announce a "subtle shift" in how they conduct operations in the country.
Iraqi Parliament Sets Hard Timeline for US Troop WithdrawalIraq's parliament on Thursday approved a landmark military pact that will see all US troops withdraw by the end of 2011, eight years after the invasion that toppled Saddam Hussein and plunged the country into chaos.
Iraq Status of Forces Agreement - before Iraq's Parliament is through with itThe status of forces of agreement between the United States and Iraq is now called the withdrawal agreement, and that's exactly what it is: an ultimate end to the U.S.-led occupation of Iraq.
When to call the soldiers homeWhy it is in America's own interest to let the Iraqis have their way
Obama's Iraq Plans Vindicated as US Agrees to Pull Out by 2011Iraq and the United States have finally agreed on a security pact which would mean that US forces would withdraw from Iraq by 2011, American and Iraqi officials said yesterday.
Turkish Jets Bomb Kurds in IraqTurkish warplanes have bombed Kurdish rebel positions in northern Iraq, Turkey's military says. More Articles
Iraqis Get Ready for Local Elections - A Milestone | The Boston Globe...in adopting the law by a unanimous vote last week, members of the Iraqi Parliament made it clear that they recognize the benefits of waging their power struggles by purely political means. More Articles
Iraqi Fighters Against Al Qaida May Get U.S. Visas | World TribuneThe U.S. military is considering options to allow Iraqi fighters, who played a key role in destroying the Al Qaida network, the right to emigrate to the United States. More Articles
U.S. plotting to oust Maliki, report says - Middle East TimesA secret report obtained by Dubai newspaper Gulf News from a major Kurdish political party in the central government said Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki's position on the U.S. troop presence in Iraq and his apparent collaboration with the Iranian regime prompted U.S.
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