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Iraq to take legal action over Haditha killings
January 26, 2012 by Rebecca DiLeonardo
A media adviser to Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki said Thursday that the government will take legal action on behalf of the victims of the November 2005 Haditha killings, in which 24 Iraqi civilians were killed. Government spokesman Ali al-Moussawi expressed displeasure with the outcome of.... [more]
Federal judge dismissed charges against indicted Blackwater guards [this day at law]
December 31, 2011 by Cody Harding
On December 31, 2009, Judge Richardo M. Urbina of the US District Court for the District of Columbia dismissed voluntary manslaughter and weapons charges against five Blackwater guards indicted for their involvement in the deaths of 17 Iraqi civilians in September 2007. Following the dismissal,.... [more]
Iraq PM accepts resignation of lead corruption watchdog
September 11, 2011 by Maureen Cosgrove
Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki on Saturday accepted the resignation of the country's lead corruption watchdog, Raheem Uqaili. Uqaili was the chairman of Iraq's Integrity Commission, an independent corruption monitoring agency that investigates officials from the Defense Ministry and other.... [more]
Bill allowing reinstatement of ex-Baath party members became law [this day at law]
February 3, 2011 by Dwyer Arce
On February 3, 2008, the Iraqi Presidency Council announced the approval of legislation allowing most former members of Saddam Hussein's Baath party to be reinstated to public life despite disagreement among the three-member council. The Accountability and Justice Law, passed by the Iraqi.... [more]
Rights group accuses Iraq of running secret prison
February 2, 2011 by Matt Glenn
Human Rights Watch (HRW) on Tuesday accused military officials overseen by Iraqi Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki of running a secret jail in Iraq that is not subject to inspection by international groups and torturing suspects in another detention center. The report claims that the Iraqi Army's 56th.... [more]
Iraq PM defends ruling placing key institutions under government control
January 31, 2011 by Dwyer Arce
Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki on Sunday defended an Iraqi Supreme Court decision finding that several independent agencies must be placed under the control of the government. Among the agencies affected are the Central Bank of Iraq, the Supreme Commission of Human Rights, the Independent.... [more]
Iraq parliament approves national government unity agreement
November 15, 2010 by Carrie Schimizzi
Iraqi parliamentary officials on Saturday unanimously approved a power-sharing agreement whereby Shiite Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki and President Jalal Talabani will remain in power for an additional term, despite tension over governmental power positions for the country's minority Iraqiya.... [more]
Iraq PM files procedural challenge as recount begins
May 3, 2010 by Matt Glenn
The coalition led by Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki requested Monday that an election court delay a recount of votes from the March 7 parliamentary elections that began Monday morning, claiming that the procedures currently in place fail to protect adequately against irregularities. Head of.... [more]
Iraq detainees tortured in secret prison: HRW
April 28, 2010 by Zach Zagger
Iraqi detainees were repeatedly tortured in a secret prison in Baghdad, Human Rights Watch (HRW) said Tuesday. HRW says that detainees held at the Muthanna facility, run by Iraqi authorities, were hung upside-down, deprived of air, kicked, whipped, beaten, given electric shocks, and sodomized.... [more]
Iraq election commission orders Baghdad ballot recount after fraud allegations
April 19, 2010 by Patrice Collins
The Iraqi Independent High Election Commission (IHEC) on Monday ordered a manual recount of Baghdad province ballots cast in the March 7 parliamentary elections, following fraud allegations. The election commissioner for the IHEC informed the public that the Baghdad recount would begin.... [more]
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