Maliki's postelection strategy suggests he is prepared for a long and bitter fight to hold on to power, even if it alienates the country's Sunni community and risks new sectarian warfare.
The Iraqi leader is trying all sorts of legal maneuvers to (...)
Maliki urged Monday other Arab countries to reopen their embassies in the capital in a show of support for his government as it cracks down on Shiite militias in Iraq.
His call came as US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice she said after a (...)
Maliki arrived in Turkey on Thursday for a two-day visit to discuss the deteriorating security situation in his country and Turkey's fight against Kurdish guerrillas.
Al-Maliki met Turkey's prime minister, Recep Tayyip
Erdogan, and also planned to (...)
Maliki
appealed Saturday for Iraqis to cast aside their sectarian,
ethnic and political differences and embrace his national
reconciliation plan.
The appeal came as Iraqi security forces announced they
will dig trenches around Baghdad in an (...)
