haider al-abadi

New Iraqi Government: Less Than Meets the Eye?

Juan Cole / Truthdig Sep 9, 2014 The Iraqi parliament finally voted in the government of new Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi on Monday, in what U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry called a “turning point.” Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

What Do Iraq’s Sunni Arabs Have in Common With Ferguson, Mo., African-Americans?

Juan Cole / Truthdig Aug 21, 2014 If prime minister-designate Haidar al-Abadi in Iraq is to hope to defeat the so-called Islamic State (actually a kind of mafia made up of serial murderers and marauders), he must find a way to reincorporate Iraq’s Sunni Arabs into the government. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Can Al-Abadi Win Over Iraq’s Moderate Sunnis?

Juan Cole / Truthdig Aug 20, 2014 Arguably, the so-called Islamic State (actually a vicious gang of serial killers) could never have taken over northern and western Iraq if the largely Sunni Arab populations there had not been deeply alienated from the government in Baghdad by the openly sectarian politics of former Shiite Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

The Appeal of Intervention: New Iraqi Premier, Libyan Parliament Ask for International Troops

Juan Cole / Truthdig Aug 14, 2014 According to a spokesman for his Da’wa Party (Islamic Call or Islamic Mission), Iraq’s prime minister-designate Haydar al-Abadi is preparing a platform on the basis of which he will see to form a new government; one of the planks is a joint Iraqi-international military push against the so-called Islamic State in Tikrit. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Iraq: Al-Abadi Garners Iranian, U.S., Saudi Support but Can He Unite Iraq?

Juan Cole / Truthdig Aug 13, 2014 Middle Eastern regional powers joined the U.S. in welcoming the appointment of Haider al-Abadi as Iraq’s next prime minister, creating a dorm full of strange bedfellows. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )