Iraqi Prime Minister Al-Maliki to Step Down
Posted in Main Blog (All Posts) on August 15th, 2014 11:08 pm by HL
Iraqi Prime Minister Al-Maliki to Step Down
Embattled Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki announced Thursday night that he is stepping down, averting a political crisis at a time when Islamic militants have seized control of large swaths of the country. The Obama Administration has blamed Maliki and his Shiite-dominated government for sparking much of the sectarian strife that has gripped his country, as minority Sunnis have felt alienated and have sympathized with armed Sunni extremists calling themselves the Islamic State.