Iraqi Factions Jockey To Oust Maliki, With U.S. Support - NYTimes.com

Iraq Leaders Trying To Oust Embattled PM
WASHINGTON, DC - NOVEMBER 01: Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri Al-Maliki looks on during a meeting with U.S. President Barack Obama in the Oval Office at the White House November 1, 2013 in Washington, DC. Al-Maliki was expected to request additional U.S. assistance in battling a rising wave of violence in Iraq. (Photo by Olivier Douliery-Pool/Getty Images)
WASHINGTON, DC - NOVEMBER 01: Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri Al-Maliki looks on during a meeting with U.S. President Barack Obama in the Oval Office at the White House November 1, 2013 in Washington, DC. Al-Maliki was expected to request additional U.S. assistance in battling a rising wave of violence in Iraq. (Photo by Olivier Douliery-Pool/Getty Images)

BAGHDAD — Alarmed over the Sunni insurgent mayhem convulsing Iraq, the country’s political leaders are actively jockeying to replace Prime Minister Nuri Kamal al-Maliki, American and Iraqi officials said Thursday.

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