Maliki hits back at US critics
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Iraq's PM hits back at US senators Hillary Clinton and Carl Levin, who have called for him to be removed.
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Iraq's beleaguered prime minister lashed out Sunday at his U.S. critics, saying they don't appreciate the country's achievements and fail to understand how difficult it is to rebuild after decades of war and dictatorship.
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U.S. President George W. Bush's national security adviser has raised serious doubts about Iraqi Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki's ability to control sectarian violence, The New York Times reported on Tuesday.
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A senior U.S. commander in Iraq yesterday criticized the Shiite-led government of Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki for "foot-dragging" in failing to hire thousands of Sunni and other volunteers needed to expand and balance the police force.
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President George W. Bush, under pressure to change strategy in Iraq, meets Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki on Wednesday after making clear he does not support calls for U.S. talks with Iran or withdrawing American troops.
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Iraqi Prime Minister Iyad Allawi denounced as &quot;repugnant&quot; the ordeal of British hostage Kenneth Bigley at the hands of Islamic extremists, and criticised the way the media has covered the story.
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Prime Minister Nuri Kamal al-Maliki today criticized U.S. senators and other officials who have called for his ouster.
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Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki condemned a U.S. raid Saturday in Baghdad's Shiite Sadr City slum &#151; a politically sensitive district for him &#151; in which American troops searching for Iranian-linked militants sparked a firefight the U.S. said left 26 Iraqis dead.
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Iraqi Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki suggested on Wednesday the U.S. embassy stop using American security firm Blackwater after a deadly shooting, saying he would not allow Iraqis to be killed in "cold blood".
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Iraqi PM Nouri Maliki shrugs off US criticism of slow progress saying it is understandable in the face of violence.
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Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki said Thursday he would raise the issue of U.S. military behavior with American officials in hopes of curbing incidents of abuse &quot;that we see every day&quot; in Iraq.
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Iraq's Shi'ite Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki defended his government's record on Sunday and urged neighboring countries to work together to stop what he called "evil" from destabilizing the region.
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Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki told lawmakers Monday that Iraqi forces were not ready to take over security from the U.S. military across the country.
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The Iraqi president on Sunday sharply criticized the bipartisan U.S. report calling for a new approach to the war, saying it contained dangerous recommendations that would undermine his country's sovereignty and were "an insult to the people of Iraq."
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Senior coalition partners US President George W. Bush, and British Prime Minister Tony Blair found themselves facing harsh criticism this past weekend over their handling of the situation in Iraq.
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Iraq's embattled prime minister defended his government Sunday against American critics, saying they underestimate the problems facing this country and fail to appreciate his achievements "such as stopping the civil and sectarian war."
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Republican presidential hopeful John McCain criticized Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki on Friday, calling his government a disappointment.