Nuri al-Maliki Agrees to Step Down as Iraq P.M. by AFP August 15, 2014 by AFP August 15, 2014Divisive leader will back his replacement, Haidar al-Abadi, for consensus prime minister of Iraq. 0 FacebookTwitterRedditWhatsappEmail
Iraq President Nominates New P.M. by AFP August 12, 2014 by AFP August 12, 2014Nuri al-Maliki claims nomination is a violation of the constitution and accuses U.S. of undermining him. 0 FacebookTwitterRedditWhatsappEmail
Iraq Under Pressure to Form New Government by AFP July 2, 2014 by AFP July 2, 2014First session of parliament after establishment of Islamic State boycotted by Sunni, Kurdish leaders, resulting in lack of quorum. 0 FacebookTwitterRedditWhatsappEmail
ISIL Announces Islamic Caliphate in Occupied Territory by AFP June 30, 2014 by AFP June 30, 2014Militants declare Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi the caliph of ‘Muslims everywhere.’ 0 FacebookTwitterRedditWhatsappEmail
U.S. Mulls Airstrikes in Iraq by AFP June 12, 2014 by AFP June 12, 2014Militants continue to seize more territory, prompting U.N. to convene crisis talks. 0 FacebookTwitterRedditWhatsappEmail