Maliki’s Sectarian Arrests Fuel Another Political Crisis in Iraq | Parliament’s Human Rights Committee head slams raids
Maliki’s Sectarian Arrests Fuel Another Political Crisis in Iraq
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Iraq’s Maliki Accused of Detaining, Torturing Hundreds of Political Opponents
Prime Minister Nouri al Maliki's security forces have detained and brutally tortured more than 1,000 political opponents in secret prisons and denied them access to legal counsel, according to allegations by Iraq's former prime minister. Ayad Allawi, the secular...
Iraqi Militia Refuses to Lay Down Arms, Despite US ‘Withdrawal’
A Shi'ite militia that fought U.S. troops in Iraq said Tuesday it will not lay down its arms immediately due to concerns about the remaining American presence and an unstable Iraqi government. The U.S. has approximately 17,000 personnel based at its embassy in...
US Military Contractors ‘Trade Group’ Presses Clinton to Intervene in Iraq Arrests
US Military Contractors ‘Trade Group’ Presses Clinton to Intervene in Iraq Arrests | Reports: Maliki ordered hundreds of contractors arrested
Kurdistan Won’t Hand Over Iraqi VP to Maliki
Kurdistan Won’t Hand Over Iraqi VP to Maliki | Calls for Maliki to accept trial outside of Baghdad
Gov. Perry Vows to Reinvade Iraq if Elected
Gov. Perry Vows to Reinvade Iraq if Elected | Congressional authorization still on the books
Iraq Interior Ministry Presses Kurds to Hand Over VP
Iraq Interior Ministry Presses Kurds to Hand Over VP
Emergency Session of Iraqi Parliament as Boycotting MPs Return
Emergency Session of Iraqi Parliament as Boycotting MPs Return | High stakes talks on potential Hashemi arrest, future of power-sharing
US Approves of Maliki’s Consolidating Dictatorial Power in Iraq
The U.S. ambassador to Iraq has expressed approval of Prime Minister Nouri al Maliki's quest to detain Iraq's vice president on terrorism charges, despite almost everyone else recognizing it as part of a troubling pattern of consolidating dictatorial power. "There is...
Terror Charges Abound as Iraq Political Crisis Grows
Terror Charges Abound as Iraq Political Crisis Grows | Iraqiya denies talks with Iran, slams allegations against Talabani
