Iraq Shia bloc reiterates support for al-Maliki despite Trump’s threats
The Coordination Framework said that selecting a PM is an internal constitutional matter.
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![The ISIL crisis is an opportunity for Obama to bolster his foreign policy credentials, writes Denselow [Reuters]](https://aljazeeranews.edgeone.app/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/20149236175463734_20.jpeg?resize=570%2C380&quality=80)
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![Maryam Rajavi, president-elect of the National Council of Resistance of Iran, shows a banner with pictures of Iranian dissidents killed in Camp Ashraf in Iraq [Reuters]](https://aljazeeranews.edgeone.app/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/201491072036435734_20.jpeg?resize=570%2C380&quality=80)
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Is Turkey’s long game in Iraq a success?
The latest developments in Iraq have proven Turkey’s foreign policy strategy effective.
![Turkey's former foreign minister, Ahmet Davutoglu, has maintained good relations with various groups in Iraq, writes Kardas [AFP/Getty Images]](https://aljazeeranews.edgeone.app/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/2014939452442734_20.jpeg?resize=570%2C380&quality=80)
The tightrope of foreign intervention in Iraq
What is Western intervention in Iraq risking?
![Maliki's resignation might be one of the driving changes in Iraqi government and the Iraqi people's sentiments that could lead to the demise of ISIL. [Reuters]](https://aljazeeranews.edgeone.app/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/201481710257930734_20.jpeg?resize=570%2C380&quality=80)
Abadi as Iraq’s new PM
Iraq’s new prime minister has to move fast to bring unity to the country.
![Haider al-Abadi was nominated to form a new government on August 11. [EPA]](https://aljazeeranews.edgeone.app/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/2014815124718351734_20.jpeg?resize=570%2C380&quality=80)
Maliki’s political games
Iraq’s political crisis takes another dramatic turn, as Maliki refuses to go.
![Amid the political crisis, Iraqi PM Maliki still has direct control over the Special Forces, writes al-Khoei. [AFP]](https://aljazeeranews.edgeone.app/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/2014814509781734_20.jpeg?resize=570%2C380&quality=80)
From: Inside Story
Will IS campaign broaden sectarian divide?
Sunnis believed to have helped the Islamic State group are reportedly subject to revenge.
Published On 14 Sep 2014
From: Inside Story
Maliki’s departure to save Iraq?
Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki has agreed to step down at a time of national crisis and deep division.
Published On 15 Aug 2014
From: Inside Story
Has the Iraqi PM outstayed his welcome?
Nouri al-Maliki remains defiant in the face of increasing isolation and international pressure to step down.
Published On 14 Aug 2014
REPORTER'S NOTEBOOK
What’s behind Abbadi’s visit to Tehran?
With Shia militias gaining ground in the fight against ISIL, Iran’s influence in Iraq is on the rise.
REPORTER'S NOTEBOOK
What is the strategy to “degrade and defeat ISIL”?
Iraqis and Syrians caught in the middle of the conflict are waiting to know what the “complete strategy” will be.
Iraqi parliament meets as rival blocs vie for majority
Sadr-Abadi alliance claims it has majority of seats, which is contested by ex-Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki’s bloc.
