Maliki hails high election turnout, says balloting was ‘slap in face of terrorism’
Iraq's Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki said Thursday that a high turnout in parliament elections the previous day was a "slap in the face of terrorism" as government forces battle al-Qaida-inspired militants west of the capital, Baghdad. Addressing a news conference in Baghdad, al-Maliki also invited his critics, including onetime Shiite allies, to put the bickering […]Qassim Abdul-Zahra of The Associated Press reports:
Iraq's Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki said Thursday that a high turnout in parliament elections the previous day was a "slap in the face of terrorism" as government forces battle al-Qaida-inspired militants west of the capital, Baghdad.
Addressing a news conference in Baghdad, al-Maliki also invited his critics, including onetime Shiite allies, to put the bickering and rivalry of Wednesday's election behind them and join him in a majority government.
