Politics

Government formation stalemate deepens

Nouri al-Maliki's path to the premiership becomes increasingly unlikely as political power brokers struggle to contend with U.S. opposition and regional uncertainty.

Iraqi Prime Minister Mohammed Shia Al-Sudani (left) and former Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki (right) meet on Feb. 11, 2026 in Baghdad. (Photo credit: Prime Minister's Office)

Aug 12, 2009

Displaced take over government buildings

As U.S troops entered Iraq in 2003, displaced families everywhere occupied abandoned government buildings and converted them into shelters.

Aug 9, 2009

Revenge attacks scar Anbar peace

Legal justice doesn't suffice for some family members of victims of al-Qaida's worst murders.

Aug 9, 2009

Technical assessment of the INOC Law

A technical look into the young draft law to reestablish Iraq's national oil company.

Aug 3, 2009

Saleh as next KRG PM

Iraq’s Deputy Prime Minister Barham Saleh is slated to become Iraqi Kurdistan’s next prime minister.

Jul 31, 2009

Parliament on holiday without January’s election law

Instead of culminating in the grand finale that some had expected after a one-month extension, the first term of the Iraqi parliament in 2009 simply fizzled out.

Jul 30, 2009

Maliki’s Iraq

The Iraqi prime minister and the American vice president, who now heads up the Iraq portfolio, swapped state visits, but little has changed for Iraqis.

Jul 25, 2009

Major turnout in contested Kurdish election

Despite glitches, election deemed a success with large voter turnout in what is a major stakes election for Iraq's Kurdistan Regional Government.

Jul 17, 2009

Kurds seek new political opposition

Vote next week sets stage for possible new opposition to KDP and PUK, parties which now dominate politics in Iraq's north.

Jul 17, 2009

Desertification destroys Ninawa villages

Whole villages in Ninawa province are being abandoned as a result of drought and increasing desertification which is making life impossible for those who remain on the once arable land.

Jul 15, 2009

Iraqis relieved at American exit

City dwellers recall experiences of retreating US military with bitterness and, occasionally, admiration.