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Friday, June 20, 2014

Iraqi Factions Jockey to Oust Maliki, With U.S. Support

Iraqi Factions Jockey to Oust Maliki, With U.S. Support
Alarmed over the Sunni insurgent mayhem convulsing Iraq, the country’s political leaders are actively jockeying to replace Prime Minister Nuri Kamal al-Maliki, American and Iraqi officials said Thursday.
The political leaders have been encouraged by what they see as newfound American support for replacing Mr. Maliki with someone more acceptable to Iraq’s Sunnis and Kurds, as well as to the Shiite majority.

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http://www.nytimes.com/2014/06/20/world/middleeast/maliki-iraq-.html?emc=edit_na_20140619

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