Iraqi President asks Deputy Speaker of Parliament to replace PM Maliki, Maliki still not budging; al
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[URL]http://www.bbc.com/news/world-middle-east-28739975[/URL]
[quote][B]Iraq's president has asked the deputy speaker of parliament, Haider al-Abadi, to form a new government.[/B]Mr Abadi had previously been nominated prime minister by Shia parties, instead of the incumbent Nouri Maliki.
But Mr Maliki said Mr Abadi's nomination was a "violation of the constitution". Mr Maliki has made it clear he wants a third term in office.
Meanwhile the jihadist insurgency in the north of Iraq continues to cause international concern.
Fighters from the Islamic State (IS) group have made substantial gains in northern Iraq in recent months, forcing tens of thousands of people from religious minorities to flee their homes.
The US has begun supplying weapons to the Kurdish Peshmergas who are fighting the militants, senior US officials have told the Associated Press.
Iraq's security forces are also supporting the Kurdish fighters, and have already delivered three plane-loads of ammunition, a US official told the BBC.[/quote]
al-Abadi's resume:
[quote]Born in Baghdad in 1952, he is an electrical engineer by training, holding a PhD from the UK's University of Manchester
Lived in exile in London during the rule of Saddam Hussein, but was still active in Iraq's Islamic Dawa Party
Returned to Iraq following Hussein's toppling, served as Minister of Communications shortly afterwards
Served during Nouri Maliki's government as the head of the Iraqi parliament's finance committee[/quote]
And here's where the winner ratings come in:
[quote]The BBC's defence correspondent Jonathan Marcus says the arming of the Kurdish Peshmerga is a significant shift in US policy.
Until now, Washington has been reluctant to arm the Peshmerga for fear of accelerating a Kurdish break-away from Iraq, our correspondent says.
Washington has made clear that full-scale US support is contingent on new, more inclusive, governing arrangements in Baghdad.[/quote]
More Dakka for the Kurds so that they can Swiss Cheese the ISIS.
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