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Nouri al-Maliki defends Hashd al-Shaabi as inseparable part of Iraqi security system

Nouri al-Maliki of Iraq has quelled speculation regarding the future of the Popular Mobilization Forces (PMF), saying rumors of their dissolution are "unfounded."

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Maliki warns withdrawal from premiership bid will undermine Iraq’s sovereignty

Former Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki says his withdrawal of candidacy for the premiership would put the country’s sovereignty at risk.

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Iraq's former PM Maliki rejects ‘blatant US interference’ after Trump warning

Former Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki has rejected what he called “blatant US interference” in Iraq’s internal affairs, a day after Trump threatened to end support to Baghdad if he is reinstalled.

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Iraq’s dominant political bloc nominates Nouri al-Maliki for prime minister

Iraq’s Coordination Framework, the Arab country’s largest parliamentary bloc, announces that it has nominated Nouri al-Maliki for the post of prime minister.

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Iraqi politician calls talk of extended US presence an ‘illusion’

An Iraqi politician has dismissed discussions about prolonging the US military presence in Iraq as an “illusion,” saying that neither political factions nor the Iraqi public would accept any extension of the agreed timelines.

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Iraq political crisis: Sadr gives one-week ultimatum to judiciary to dissolve parliament

Prominent Iraqi cleric and seasoned politician Muqtada al-Sadr has given the country's apex court a one-week ultimatum to dissolve the parliament amid a deepening post-election political crisis gripping the country.

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