Iraqi Court Rules Guardian Defamed Nouri Al-Maliki, Iraq Prime Minister
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...
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...
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...
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. ...
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...
William Bradley | Posted 09.05.2009 | World
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?
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...
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...
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...
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...
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 ...
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 ...
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...
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...
Tom Engelhardt | Posted 12.21.2008 | Politics
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.
John Bruhns | Posted 11.23.2008 | Politics
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.
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...
Talking Points Memo | Posted 09.25.2008 | Home
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Paul Abrams | Posted 07.27.2008 | Politics
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.
Adam Blickstein | Posted 12.08.2008 | Politics
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?
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...
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...
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...
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 | 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...
The Guardian | Martin Chulov and Julian Borger | Posted 11.11.2009 | World