Read more Nouri al-Maliki stories on Newserhttp://www.newser.com/taggrid/1170/nouri-al-maliki.html2009 - Newseren-usNewser Feed GeneratorTue, 24 Nov 2009 18:13:52 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/74294/iraq-halts-preparations-for-jan-election.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagIn a move that could derail both Iraq's fragile democracy and US plans to withdraw troops by next summer, all preparations for elections in January have ground to a halt. The Iraqi election committee stopped "all our activities and work" today after the country's vice president vetoed part of a...http://www.newser.com/story/74294/iraq-halts-preparations-for-jan-election.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagWed, 18 Nov 2009 7:00:48 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/72079/student-rape-murder-gang-shuts-iraq-u.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagOne of Iraq's leading universities has been shut down while authorities attempt to purge it of a sectarian student gang accused of carrying out a campaign of murder and rape. Professors, administrators, and fellow students have been targeted by the Students League, a shadowy group of Shia students said to...http://www.newser.com/story/72079/student-rape-murder-gang-shuts-iraq-u.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagTue, 20 Oct 2009 2:31:13 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/69474/mortars-rock-baghdad-during-bidens-visit.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagMortar rounds exploded near the US Embassy in downtown Baghdad today during a surprise visit by Joe Biden, the New York Times reports. The vice president was inside the embassy compound when two mortars struck apartment buildings across the street. Two more rounds landed near the compound but didn’t explode,...http://www.newser.com/story/69474/mortars-rock-baghdad-during-bidens-visit.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagTue, 15 Sep 2009 14:57:27 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/67610/iraqi-shiites-ditch-maliki-in-new-coalition.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagIraq’s major Shiite parties have formed a new coalition without Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki or his Dawa Party, they announced today. That means that unless Maliki finds new allies, he will likely lose his job following the January elections. If the new coalition wins a majority, he’ll be replaced by...http://www.newser.com/story/67610/iraqi-shiites-ditch-maliki-in-new-coalition.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagMon, 24 Aug 2009 9:41:00 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/66653/why-iraq-bombs-arent-sparking-civil-war.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagIraq was rocked by two deadly, possibly destabilizing bombings this weekend, but the proof is in the reprisals, Larry Kaplow writes in Newsweek —and there were none. “Iraq today is a different place than it was when ethnic conflict threatened to engulf the country in 2006,” Kaplow continues. “The powder...http://www.newser.com/story/66653/why-iraq-bombs-arent-sparking-civil-war.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagTue, 11 Aug 2009 14:04:19 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/65918/iraqi-officers-behind-48m-bank-heist.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThe Iraqi robbers who killed eight security guards and stole $4.8 million from a Baghdad bank this week were army officers, not insurgents, the Los Angeles Times reports. Iraqi police revealed today the arrest of four elite officers assigned to guard Shiite Vice President Adel Abdul-Mahdi. "It was a...http://www.newser.com/story/65918/iraqi-officers-behind-48m-bank-heist.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagSun, 02 Aug 2009 18:15:00 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/65457/gates-makes-surprise-visit-to-iraq.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagUS Defense Secretary Robert Gates has landed in Iraq for a surprise visit, the AP reports. He'll meet with troops stationed at a command post in southern Iraq who are largely serving as advisers. He's also expected to see Iraq Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki, and visit the restive Kurdish region.http://www.newser.com/story/65457/gates-makes-surprise-visit-to-iraq.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagTue, 28 Jul 2009 3:17:20 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/65053/iraq-pullout-on-target-obama-maliki.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagPresident Obama met with Nouri al-Maliki today and vowed to keep to his timetable that has all US forces out of Iraq by 2011, the Washington Post reports. The Iraqi prime minister said that his country’s security forces are now “highly capable” of handling the threat posed by insurgents—what...http://www.newser.com/story/65053/iraq-pullout-on-target-obama-maliki.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagWed, 22 Jul 2009 16:41:49 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/63435/biden-has-tricky-balancing-act-on-iraq-visit.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagHigh-level officials of Joe Biden's caliber usually stay in places like Iraq for a few hours, max. Biden, however, is now gearing up for the second day of his surprise visit. No wonder: In his new role as a sort of unofficial envoy to the nation, Biden has no small...http://www.newser.com/story/63435/biden-has-tricky-balancing-act-on-iraq-visit.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThu, 02 Jul 2009 18:33:35 CDT