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Opponents of Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki have been pushing for his removal from power for much of his second term in office. In recent months, Kurdistan Regional Government President Massoud Barzani and leaders from the Iraqiyya list have turned to an effort to withdraw confidence in Maliki as prime minister.
June 1, 2012-June 8, 2012
by Ramzy Mardini
Sadr Goes To Iran, Pressure Likely To Increase
June 9, 2012-June 15, 2012
by Ramzy Mardini
Sadr Returns To Najaf, Speaks With Maliki
High-level outreach between the U.S. and Afghan governments and the senior Taliban leaders hiding in Pakistan has caused the various factions in the movement to turn against each other.
President Bashar al-Assad’s regime held parliamentary elections in early May in an effort to create a narrative of democratic transition and to offer fence-sitters the belief that peaceful reform was possible.
Sadr To Soleimani: Leave My Home, Maliki’s Cabinet Tour Leaves Mosul,Iraqiyya Defectors Cry Foul
Hashemi Trial Begins, Mutlaq Returning To Cabinet Sessions,15-Day Ultimatum Ends
This week, negotiators from the United States, Britain, Russia, China, France, and Germany gathered in Baghdad to continue discussions with Iranian negotiators over Iran’s nuclear program.
Efforts To Remove Maliki Intensify, MP Withdraws From Maliki’s Coalition, Sadr Turns Heads
As expected, issues relating to the war in Afghanistan were front and center during the NATO Chicago Summit, which concluded Monday evening.