Trump threatens US support for Iraq
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China’s Sinoma Overseas Development has completed a key construction milestone at the United Qadisiyah for Nitrogen & Chemical Chemicals (UQNCC) cement project in Iraq, topping off the […]
Baghdad says it will prosecute and try militants from the Islamic State group who are being transferred from prisons and detention camps in neighboring Syria to Iraq under a U.S.-brokered deal
He was ousted in 2014 as Iraq fell into chaos, but has spent the last decade regaining power, recently winning support from key Shi’ite factions. US President Donald Trump has called on Iraq to prevent the appointment of former Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki as prime minister.
Faced with political deadlock, open American meddling and the threat of war across its borders, is Iraq being dragged back to
President Donald Trump is warning Iraqi officials that the U.S. would no longer support the country if its former prime minister, Nouri al-Maliki, returns to power.
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Ex-prime minister Nouri al-Maliki is often seen as responsible for sectarian tensions and military mismanagement that made the "Islamic State" possible in Iraq. He's just been nominated as Iraq's next prime minister.
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