News Source: Asia Times Online
| 3 months ago
The Syria-Iraq crisis, which erupted after six attacks ripped through government buildings in Baghdad on August 19, seems to be snowballing on Iraq's side. Over the weekend, Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki called for an international tribunal to bring...
News Source: The Guardian
| 3 months ago
When terrorists struck a multitude of targets in Baghdad on 19 August (now dubbed "Bloody Wednesday"), little did they know that their actions, in addition to killing more than 400 Iraqis and wounding at least 1,000, would also create shockwaves in...
News Source: Lexington Herald-Leader
| 3 months ago
Government critics and independent legislators accused Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki on Tuesday of launching a purge of senior security officials in order to weaken political rivals ahead of winter elections. Al-Maliki ordered the dismissals of at...
News Source: Salon
| 3 months ago
Sept. 8, 2009 Al-Zaman reports in Arabic that the Islamic Mission Party (Da'wa) headed by Iraqi prime minister Nuri al-Maliki is holding public demonstrations against Syria over its alleged role in harboring Baathist terrorists that hit Iraqi...