{"id":52775,"date":"2014-07-01T08:35:44","date_gmt":"2014-07-01T12:35:44","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/valorguardians.com\/blog\/?p=52775"},"modified":"2014-07-01T08:35:44","modified_gmt":"2014-07-01T12:35:44","slug":"iraq-parliament-to-decide-on-new-pm","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.azuse.cloud\/?p=52775","title":{"rendered":"Iraq parliament to decide on new PM"},"content":{"rendered":"

The Associate Press<\/a> reports that the Iraqi parliament newly elected in May will meet today to decide who will be the Prime Minister since most of the country has lost confidence in Nouri al-Maliki suddenly since the ISIS, now known as Islamic Nation, has swept across northern Iraq;<\/p>\n

“There are many issues that need to be discussed today, but I believe that the most important one is to restore security and stability to Iraq, which is an essential condition for reform and development,” said Mahdi al-Hafidh, who as the legislature’s oldest member chaired the session.<\/p>\n

“The main problem that Iraq faces is how to prepare the suitable atmosphere to practice democracy to fight sectarianism by respecting all sects,” al-Hafidh said, before announcing a break to give lawmakers time to meet.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

In another AP link<\/a>, the UN released their estimates of the Iraqi casualties over the last few weeks;<\/p>\n

The figures issued by the U.N. mission to Iraq put last month’s civilian death toll at 1,531, with 886 security forces killed. UNAMI added that 2,287 Iraqis, including 1,763 civilians, were wounded.<\/p>\n

The figures exclude deaths in embattled Anbar province, which is largely controlled by Sunni militants.<\/p>\n

The second deadliest month this year was May, with 799 Iraqis killed, including 603 civilians. April’s death toll was 750.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

These figures are released as the President announced the introduction of 200 more US troops to the mission in Iraq. Of course, that was in reaction to the Russian and Iranian aid<\/a> to Iraq;<\/p>\n

Iran has deployed hundreds of troops from its elite Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps to reinforce its Shiite ally, and Russia last week delivered the first Sukhoi fighter jet to Maliki the day after vowing that it won’t stand by while Iraq collapses. <\/p><\/blockquote>\n

The US has been promising support for Iraq for more than six months, support that hasn’t appeared yet. So, the vacuum has been filled by the Russians and Iran. That’s what happens when the US dithers.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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