Nouri Al Maliki

Iraqi Court Rules Guardian Defamed Nouri Al-Maliki, Iraq Prime Minister

The Guardian | Martin Chulov and Julian Borger | Posted 11.11.2009 | World


An Iraqi court has ordered the Guardian to pay Nouri al-Maliki damages of 100m dinar (£52,000) after supporting a complaint by the Iraqi prime minist...

Obama, Maliki To Meet In Oval Office

AP | Posted 10.20.2009 | World


WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama meets with Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki (NOO'-ree ahl-MAHL'-ih-kee) in the Oval Office on Tuesday mo...

George Will: If Iraq Troop Surge Didn't Work, U.S. Forces Must Come Home Sooner

washingtonpost.com | George F. Will | Posted 10.19.2009 | Home


If there is a worse use of the U.S. military than "nation-building," it is adult supervision and behavior modification of other peoples' politicians. ...

Shiite groups form new alliance excluding Iraqi PM

AP | By KIM GAMEL and QASSIM ABDUL-ZAHRA | Posted 09.24.2009 | World


BAGHDAD — The Iranian-backed Shiite parties that helped propel Iraq's prime minister into power three years ago dumped him Monday as their candi...

Obama's Cairo Address: Two Months On

William Bradley | Posted 09.05.2009 | World


William Bradley

It's been two months since Obama delivered his address to the Muslim world in Cairo, promising a new era of respect and engagement. How's his opening to the Muslim world going so far?

Obama Maliki Meeting: Iraqi PM To Seek US Investments

AP | CHRISTOPHER TORCHIA | Posted 08.21.2009 | World


BAGHDAD — Bombs killed at least 18 people and wounded dozens in Iraq on Tuesday in a sign that insurgents, though weakened, remain intent on des...

Obama, Maliki To Meet In DC Next Week

AP | Posted 08.15.2009 | World


WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama will meet at the White House next week with Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki. A statement announcing ne...

Iraqi Prime Minister Calls For Unity

AP | PATRICK QUINN | Posted 07.28.2009 | World


BAGHDAD — Iraq's prime minister said Saturday that the full withdrawal of U.S. combat troops from cities and towns was a message that his countr...

Iraqi Officials Start Referring To Maliki As "Master," Reminding Some Of Saddam Era

New York Times | Posted 07.13.2009 | World


Iraq's civilian leaders held a meeting on Thursday with the 300 top Iraqi military commanders from around the country to discuss the withdrawal of Ame...

Iraq Resisting US Pleas To Reconcile With Saddam Hussein's Political Party

New York Times | SAM DAGHER | Posted 05.26.2009 | World


On April 18, American and British officials from a secretive unit called the Force Strategic Engagement Cell flew to Jordan to try to persuade one of ...

Iraq Faces A New War That Threatens To Complicate Obama's Withdrawal Plans

The Independent | Patrick Cockburn in Mosul | Posted 03.26.2009 | World


A new war is threatening Iraq just as the world believes the country is returning to peace. While violence is dropping in Baghdad and in the south of ...

Iraqi Prime Minister al-Maliki Is Big Winner In Elections

AP | ROBERT H. REID | Posted 03.08.2009 | World


BAGHDAD — Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki's allies swept to victory over Shiite religious parties during last weekend's provincial elections in I...

Iraq Rejects Draft Law Letting Non-US Troops Stay

AP | PATRICK QUINN | Posted 01.20.2009 | World


BAGHDAD — Iraq's parliament rejected for the second time Saturday a draft law allowing foreign troops from countries other than the United State...

Stuff Happens: The Pentagon's Argument of Last Resort on Iraq

Tom Engelhardt | Posted 12.21.2008 | Politics


Tom Engelhardt

In a nutshell, the Pentagon's argument couldn't be simpler or more red-bloodedly American: We have too much stuff there to leave Iraq any time soon.

The Obama Challenges

John Bruhns | Posted 11.23.2008 | Politics


John Bruhns

As President, Obama will need to confront two costly wars, global terrorism, an economy on the brink and a serious energy crisis. Don't expect immediate change.

Iraqi Prime Minister Jeopardizes Withdrawal Agreement By Ousting Negotiators

LA Times | Ned Parker | Posted 09.30.2008 | Politics


At the "make-or-break" stage of talks with the U.S. on the withdrawal of American troops in Iraq, Prime Minister Nouri Maliki has swept aside his nego...

Bush, Maliki Clash Over Status Of Withdrawal Agreement

Talking Points Memo | Posted 09.25.2008 | Home


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The McCain Campaign is Over: Ended by Iraqi PM, Nouri al-Maliki

Paul Abrams | Posted 07.27.2008 | Politics


Paul Abrams

As reported in these pages, Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki has endorsed Barack Obama's 16-month withdrawal timetable. The McCain campaign is effectively over.

Withdrawing from the Empty Rhetoric on Iraq

Adam Blickstein | Posted 12.08.2008 | Politics


Adam Blickstein

If the Iraqi government caves to Bush administration demands and agree to vaguer language on American withdrawl, then what message does that send to the Iraqi people?

White House Claims Iraqi Demand For Withdrawal Timeline Is Transcription Error

Think Progress | Posted 07.16.2008 | Politics


Today, Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki suggested having a timetable for the withdrawal of coalition troops. "The direction we are taking is to have a m...

Iraqi PM to neighbors: Stop terrorists from crossing borders

AP | QASSIM ABDUL-ZAHRA | Posted 04.30.2008 | Politics


KUWAIT CITY — Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki said Tuesday he was disappointed that neighboring countries have not done enough to his war-t...

Iraq PM to Expand Crackdown on Militias

AP | ROBERT H. REID | Posted 04.11.2008 | Politics


BAGHDAD — Iraq's prime minister pledged Thursday to expand his crackdown on Shiite militias to Baghdad, despite a mixed performance so far again...

Shiite Fighting In Iraq Exposes Weakness Of Iraqi Security Forces

Washington Independent | Spencer Ackerman | Posted 04.10.2008 | Home


This week, the final U.S. Army brigade deployed to Baghdad as part of the troop surge returns to the United States. And that's only appropriate, as th...

AP: Iraqi Prime Minister Left Politically Battered And Humbled

AP | ROBERT H. REID | Posted 04.08.2008 | Home


BAGHDAD — Rockets fell on the Green Zone and random machine gun fire rang out Monday in the southern city of Basra as Shiite cleric Muqtada al-S...