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Is Maliki plotting return to power with Kurdistan visit?

Former Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki's visit to Sulaimaniyah has sparked rumors of his hopes of regaining the premiership.

Mohammed A. Salih
Mohammed A. Salih
Aug 3, 2016
Iraq's Vice President Nouri al-Maliki (L) and new Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi shake hands during the session to approve the new government in Baghdad, September 8, 2014.Iraq's parliament approved a new government headed by Haider al-Abadi as prime minister on Monday night, in a bid to rescue Iraq from collapse, with sectarianism and Arab-Kurdish tensions on the rise. REUTERS/Hadi Mizban/Pool (IRAQ - Tags: POLITICS) - RTR45G35
Former Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki (L) and Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi shake hands during a session to approve the new government in Baghdad, Sept. 8, 2014. — REUTERS/Hadi Mizban

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