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  Nouri al-Maliki urges Iraqi political blocs to back Abadi

  World | August 28, 2014 7:33 IST

  Baghdad: Iraq's outgoing Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki called on the political blocs to decrease their demands and hepl form the government lead by Haider al-Abadi."Some of the blocs' demands are violating the constitution and others

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  Iraq forces look to claw back city from insurgents

  World | June 29, 2014 14:55 IST

  Baghdad: Iraqi forces backed by tanks and helicopter gunships have started battling insurgents in Saddam Hussein's hometown of Tikrit, one of two major cities seized by Sunni militants during a rapid advance across the north

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  Iraq leaders under mounting pressure to pick PM

  World | June 28, 2014 14:59 IST

  Baghdad: Iraq's feuding political leaders are under mounting pressure to set aside their differences after a call by the country's most revered Shiite cleric for an agreement on the next prime minister before parliament meets