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Maliki’s visit to Sulaimaniyah deepens split among Iraq's Kurds

Former Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki visited Sulaimaniyah to welcome the coalition between the Patriotic Union of Kurdistan and the Movement for Change, deepening the dispute between Sulaimaniyah and Erbil.

Ibrahim Malazada
Ibrahim Malazada
Jul 25, 2016
Iraq's then Vice President Nuri al-Maliki speaks during a news conference in Baghdad in this file photo taken November 29, 2014. The U.S. and Iran have formed an unlikely tacit alliance behind Iraq's prime minister as he challenges the ruling elite with plans for a non-political cabinet to fight corruption undermining the OPEC nation's economic and political stability. Local calls for Haider al-Abadi's removal -- including one by his predecessor as prime minister al-Maliki -- had been growing as he pursued
Nouri al-Maliki speaks during a news conference in Baghdad, Nov. 29, 2014. — REUTERS/Ahmed Saad

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